1979 Al Souza "Paint Lines" 16 Color Photographs and Acrylic Paint in Wood & Glass Box

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Al Souza's photographic work titled “Paint Lines”. Al Souza was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1944 and currently resides in … more Al Souza's photographic work titled “Paint Lines”. Al Souza was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1944 and currently resides in Worcester, Massachusetts. He has exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally. His work is part of numerous collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Dallas Museum of Art, El Paso Museum of Art, Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Tyler Museum of Art, University of Houston, Houston Airport System, City of Houston, New Orleans Museum of Art, Mississippi Museum of Art, Montgomery Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Parrish Art Museum, DeCordova Museum, San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, and the University of Massachusetts.

In his early work Souza created what he called “photoworks”, small dioramas composed of photographs and related items mounted in wooden boxes; these pieces explored issues of perception and authenticity, and questioned the camera’s capacity to represent reality.

It is not uncommon that these early works will have some fading images due to the photographic process used.

Al Souza
Paint Lines
1979
16 color photographs and acrylic paint in wood & glass box
24" x 29" x 1 1/2" less