Untitled #19 from Laura Letinsky's The Dog and the Wolf series
Today's dog art is conceptual rather than literal. Laura Letinsky's new series of photographs is entitled The Dog and the Wolf, but as far as I can discern, there are no dogs in the photographs. The title is based on an Aesop's fable of the same name, but...
[A]lso refers to the French phrase L'heure entre chien et loup -- the time between dog and wolf is seen when dusk becomes night. This is a mysterious time when day and night exist together, when a dog is no longer a dog but not fully a wolf. Exploring this concept, Letinsky is now photographing in twilight as opposed to the morning light that permeated her earlier work. The subject matter of her recent still life photographs mirrors the darker lighting and mood with a grotesque beauty. Dead hares, birds, and even an octopus more typical of this historical genre share the stage with lollipops, candy canes, and half-eaten fruit from the artist’s own daily life.
On view now until March 13, 2010 at Monique Meloche in Chicago.
