Bio:
Ellen Fisch was born and raised in Brooklyn, NYC. At a young age, Fisch began to use observations of her surroundings combined with her imaginative curiosity to create new and wonderful worlds. This all began when Fisch, aged 4, looked through an elaborate brass vent into her backyard and imagined that she had discovered a secret garden. Throughout years of studying photography, drawing, architecture and painting, Fisch learned to seamlessly blend the interdisciplinary arts into her photography. Later, as a professional photographer, artist and architectural draftsman, Fisch honed her skills in the vital mastery of sharing her distinctive visions with others.
Working in color, sepia and black and white photography, Ellen Fisch has presented numerous subjects to entice the viewer to observe what they see through new eyes. Showcasing a crumbling building as a wondrous antiquity or a wildflower as a remarkable spirit, gives Fisch fulfillment. The architectural art of humans and the majesty of nature provide endless opportunities for Fisch’s creative artistry to allow the viewer to enter unique and timeless worlds. On her website Ellen Fisch states: “Art Reimagines Reality” and this concept may be seen in her artworks.
Bio:
Ellen Fisch was born and raised in Brooklyn, NYC. At a young age, Fisch began to use observations of her surroundings combined with her imaginative curiosity to create new and wonderful worlds. This all began when Fisch, aged 4, looked through an elaborate brass vent into her backyard and imagined that she had discovered a secret garden. Throughout years of studying photography, drawing, architecture and painting, Fisch learned to seamlessly blend the interdisciplinary arts into her photography. Later, as a professional photographer, artist and architectural draftsman, Fisch honed her skills in the vital mastery of sharing her distinctive visions with others.
Working in color, sepia and black and white photography, Ellen Fisch has presented numerous subjects to entice the viewer to observe what they see through new eyes. Showcasing a crumbling building as a wondrous antiquity or a wildflower as a remarkable spirit, gives Fisch fulfillment. The architectural art of humans and the majesty of nature provide endless opportunities for Fisch’s creative artistry to allow the viewer to enter unique and timeless worlds. On her website Ellen Fisch states: “Art Reimagines Reality” and this concept may be seen in her artworks.
Artist Statement:
“Light creating form is the most essential element of my photography. When photographing subjects, I first concentrate on the natural light that is available and then look at how light brings forth forms that visually relate to each other to create a pleasing composition. In order to express my perception of my subjects, I use light, shadow, angles, curves and depth to bring three dimensionality to the two-dimensional photograph. Whether I am photographing architecture, landscape, street scenes or still life, the creation of form using light is the critical component of any of my compositions.”
Website: www.ellenfisch.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellenfischphoto/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellenfischphoto/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-fisch-30972511/
Photograph Descriptions:
“Stopping by Pear Blossoms:” During COVID, I was not able to do much architectural photography, so I turned to still life photography in my studio, which has Northern light exposure. My traditional background as a painter and photographer influenced the staging of my subjects to emphasize form, line and especially light. I occasionally add figurines into a still life for an enchantment and a dash of humor. Using sepia tones, this still life took on even more of a fanciful quality and softened the image. Adobe featured this photograph in an article about sepia photography.
“Mumbai:” India is an inspirational place for artists. Everywhere I looked when visiting there, I saw design, color, form. As an architectural and landscape photographer, I was drawn to many of Mumbai’s magnificent buildings most often in settings replete with trees, vines, flowers, and shrubbery. The beautiful and traditional Victorian Gothic architecture of Mumbai’s University is echoed in the trees and plants that enhance its beauty. I chose to create this photograph in Black and White in order to emphasize the way that nature and architecture can exist wonderfully together to complement each other.
“Atlas” This monumental statue of Atlas, ancient Greek mythological warrior doomed to hold up the world forever, is featured in the Art Deco motif of Rockefeller Center, New York City. A favorite style of architecture I photograph is Art Deco, especially in combination with other architectural gems. In my photograph taken from the back of enormous Atlas, you can see the magnificent spires of Gothic Revivalist St. Patrick’s Cathedral, one of the largest Catholic Churches in North America. My photograph is Black and White to compliment the powerful form of the statue and the exquisite details of the Cathedral.