Purgatoire River, Parallel Brontosaur Trackways
1996; Mark Ruwedel; Gelatin Silver Print; 20 ½ x 24 ¼ inches; Collection of the artist; Courtesy of Gallery Luisotti and Yossi Milo Gallery.
Imprints: Photographs by Mark Ruwedel
On view June 12, 2010 to January 2, 2011
Located in the: Photography, Hilborn Gallery
Imprints: Photographs by Mark Ruwedel presents spectacular color and black-and-white images of dinosaur tracks and ancient human footpaths by preeminent American landscape photographer Mark Ruwedel. These works record the persistence of ancient tracks in the land over millennia and the strange and wonderful locations in which prehistoric evidence is found. In Ruwedel's photographs, footprints appear and disappear inexplicably, descending into gorges, crossing rivers and circling mountains -- mysterious mementos of peoples and animals from long ago. The photographs are beautiful and evocative, raising questions about the passage of time and the nature of photographic representation.
Images
Purgatoire River, Parallel Brontosaur Trackways
1996; Mark Ruwedel; Gelatin Silver Print; 20 ½ x 24 ¼ inches; Collection of the artist; Courtesy of Gallery Luisotti and Yossi Milo Gallery.
Paluxy River, Acrocanthosaurus Tracks
1994; Mark Ruwedel; Color coupler print; 8 x 10 inches; Collection of the artist; Courtesy Gallery Luisotti and Yossi Milo Gallery.
Salt Valley Anticline, Small Theropod Trackway
1999; Mark Ruwedel; Gelatin Silver Print; 16 x 20 inches; Collection of the artist; Courtesy Gallery Luisotti and Yossi Milo Gallery.
Chocolate Mountains, A Ceremonial Trail on an Ancient Terrace
2001; Mark Ruwedel; Gelatin Silver Print; 16 x 20 inches; Collection of the artist; Courtesy Gallery Luisotti and Yossi Milo Gallery.
Chocolate Mountains, Ancient Footpath, Towards Indian Pass
1996; Mark Ruwedel; Gelatin Silver Print; 16 x 20 inches; Collection of the artist; Courtesy Gallery Luisotti and Yossi Milo Gallery.
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Meet live animals from Curious Creatures and learn how they move and what tracks they leave behind. Create your own set of tracks and prints. For inspiration, visit Imprints: Photographs by Mark Ruwedel and see photographs of dinosaur tracks and human footpaths.
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