David Knox says of his series 'The Portrait Collages', "These collages, set in the mid 19th century American South, are created from 3 centuries of photography and reference the portraits of both European court paintings and early American folk art. The cryptic stories of the characters, trapped in a netherworld,  are unriddled by symbolism, giving insight into themes of survival, nature, sexuality, spirituality, and death. 

My interests lie in the flawed processes and haunting subjects found in the daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes and carte de visites of early photography. The rigid poses and pensive expressions, the formal attire, the lush landscapes, and the architectural ruins become the elements I use to tell their stories. 

In this process I extract fragments from historic photographs and imagery and then combine them with elements from my own photography.  The final collage containing dozens of layers is merged together and printed onto brushed aluminum. Bio:
David Knox has traveled throughout the American South documenting the region for 30 years. His current work combines his photography with historic imagery to create large scale, multi layered, digital photo collages in the realm of historical fiction."

Knox completed his MFA at the San Francisco Art Institute in 2005 and his work has been shown in galleries and museums throughout the South. In 2018 he won the Louisiana Contemporary Best in Show and Helis Foundation Art Prize at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. In 2019 he was awarded the Fine Art Photographer of the Year by the International Photography Awards and his series, The Lost Prophets, won first place in the digital collage category. 

He was also selected as a finalist in the LensCulture Visual Storytelling Awards. In 2020 he had two pieces selected to be included in the Louisiana Contemporary exhibit at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. In 2021 he was selected as a finalist in The Critical Mass Awards.  He has taught photography through continuing education since 1996 and currently is an instructor at the Houston Center for Photography. He is represented in Louisiana by Cole Pratt Gallery in New Orleans.

 IMAGES FOR SALE-


Willy - 40"H x 30"W
Archival aluminum print
$1,850 with 3/4" float bracket on back
Limited edition of 12
Signed on back



The Visitation - 40"H x 30"W
Archival aluminum print
$1,850 with 3/4" float bracket on back
Limited edition of 12
Signed on back



The Confession - 40"H x 30"W
Archival aluminum print
$1,850 with 3/4" float bracket on back
Limited edition of 12
Signed on back


Contact David Knox -  Knoxphoto@gmail.com

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