The Box

Description

Focused on themes of isolation, desire, conflict and empowerment, Ron Amato’s photographic series and book, The Box, speaks to human experiences of self-discovery and community building. Using a series of boxes to create visual metaphors, Ron echoes his development from adolescence to adulthood through over 100 color, and black and white photographs. Evoking first his youth in Brooklyn, New York during the 1960s and 1970s, moving through his coming out as a gay man and to his present position as a respected professional photographer and teacher, Ron creates a vivid portrait of struggle and triumph. Individually the photographs evoke powerful responses. However, they achieve the scope of their power only in relation to each other. Reflecting the square of the boxes in the photographs, this 96-page book is designed in a 10-inch square format. Review: A Profound Celebration of the Male Form - Auguste Rodin said, "Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can be looked upon with joy by the people of all ages." In "The Box" project, photographer Ron Amato has produced a deeply moving and timeless work. The box motif, depending on the image, evokes intimacy, fear, longing, desire, connection, loneliness, estrangement, joy, and many other emotions. All of this is conveyed with exceptional composition and lighting skills. Those compositions, those models… wow! Spectacular! The book itself is very high quality, printed on heavy weight pages. A fine addition to your art collection. Highly recommended. Review: Five Stars - Ron is an amazing talented photographer. Loved his book. He is a truly inspirational.