Most Photo Challenges show a closely cropped version of a larger image. It’s usually an exterior shot from somewhere in Westport — the cupola of a school building, for example, or a garden most of us pass every day without really “seeing.”
Last week’s Photo Challenge was very different.
At first glance it looked like an aerial photograph of hundreds of people, arranged on a white surface — snow or ice? — to form the visage of Madonna. (The singer — not, despite the proximity to Christmas, the mother of Jesus. Click here to see.)
But there was far more there than met the casual eye.
The Photo Challenge showed Lynn Untermeyer Miller’s shot of a piece of art that hangs in Clarendon Fine Art, the exciting Main Street gallery.
It’s by contemporary artist Craig Alan. Like much of his work, the “people” forming Madonna (and other subjects, like Nelson Mandela and Ruth Bader Ginsburg) are actually intricately drawn characters.
All are unique. But together, they form a meaningful whole.
Mary Sikorski, Andrew Colabella, Arthur Hayes, John McKinney and Marcia Brooks all knew their art — or at least, their Westport art gallery.
This week’s Photo Challenge is also a bit out of the ordinary. It’s a cleverly designed Christmas scene. But where in Westport is it?
If you know, click “Comments” below.
And whether you know exactly where, think maybe you do, or have absolutely no clue: Happy Holidays, from all the photographers at “06880” to you.
(Photo/Jonathan Alloy)
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