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Michael Kenna
迈克尔·肯纳
Facts
- Life
- born 20 November 1953
- Nationality
- British
Awards
Style, as we read it
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Minimal black-and-white landscapes made with long exposures at dawn or night: a single tree in Hokkaido snow, posts in silky water, fog erasing everything but shape. Square, small, and silent.
- Colour
- Black and white.
- Composition
- Square, minimal, one element in vast emptiness; horizon placed low or high.
- Light
- Dawn, dusk, night; soft and diffuse.
- Tone
- Delicate greys, smooth gradients, modest contrast.
- Texture
- Silky water and sky from long exposure; fine grain.
- Mood
- Silent, meditative, Zen.
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