Richard Misrach, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Harry Callahan!

Winston Wächter fine art Seattle WATER!

Winston Wächter Seattle is proud to present three of the most prestigious photographers of our time, Richard Misrach, Harry Callahan and Hiroshi Sugimoto, and their individual relationships with Water. The exhibition will open May 18, with a celebratory open house, Saturday May 21, 1-4pm.

For each artist, the conversation is personal, and differs greatly from the others. Harry Callahan began his exploration with his life on Lake Michigan, and continued his conversation when moving to the shores of New England. Callahan saw water as the abyss, the unknown, the “edge of nothingness”, where every artist strives to go. He states, “That is why I have always kept going back, and that is what still keeps me going today – keeps me alive.”

Hiroshi Sugimoto sees not only the ocean, but water and air, the two elements necessary to sustain life. They go unnoticed to most everyday, yet are so attractive that we continually search our solar system for a similar perfect balance. For Sugimoto, they are the “mystery of mysteries”.

Similarly, Richard Misrach saw the ocean as something directly related to humans. His rare figurative series crisply focuses on individuals, adrift in the vastness, giving no indication if they are moving towards or away from the shore. There is a peacefulness and surrender to the power of the ocean.

Water has been a subject explored by artists throughout history. There is something mysterious, powerful and simultaneously comforting about water that continues to fascinate. Winston Wächter Seattle continues the conversation May 18 – July 12, 2016.

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Cover: Richard Misrach, Untitled (July 28, 2012 3:57PM), 2012, pigment mounted print to dibond, 63.75 x 83.5 inches Opposite: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Sea of Japan, Oki, 1987, gelatin silver print mounted to board, 60 x 71 5/8 inches

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Hiroshi Sugimoto, Bay of Sagami, Atami, 1997, gelatin silver print mounted to board, 20 x 24 inches  

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Tyrrhenian Sea, Priano, 1994, gelatin silver print mounted to board, 20 x 24 inches  

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Sea of Galilee, Golan, 1992, gelatin silver print mounted to board, 60 x 71 5/8 inches  

Richard Misrach, Untitled (July 27, 2013 4:10PM), 2013, pigment print, 63.75 x 83.5 inches  

Richard Misrach, Untitled (July 28, 2012 3:57PM), 2012, pigment print, 63.75 x 83.5 inches  

Richard Misrach, Untitled (Blackwater 1), 2012, pigment print, 63.75 x 83.5 inches  

Harry Callahan, Eleanor, Chicago, 1949, gelatin silver print, 7.75 x 6.75 inches

Harry Callahan Cape Cod 1973 gelatin silver print 8 x 10 inches

Harry Callahan Cape Cod

1972 gelatin silver print

11 x 11.5 inches

Opposite: Harry Callahan Lake Michigan 1953 gelatin silver print 8 x 10 inches

Harry Callahan Cape Cod 1972 gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches

Opposite: Harry Callahan Eleanor, Lake Michigan 1952 gelatin silver print 8 x 10 inches

Harry Callahan Horseneck Beach 1974 gelatin silver print 11 x 12 inches

All Harry Callahan photographs © The Estate of Harry Callahan; courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York

All Richard Misrach photographs © Richard Misrach

All Hiroshi Sugimoto photographs © Hiroshi Sugimoto, courtesy of Pace Gallery, New York