Gang of Four, Very Charismatic and Contemporary Feeling Antique Tintype 1970s exhibition poster A curious old jointed monkey

A curious old jointed monkey

but certainly much of its inspiration comes from traditional Japanese pottery

but most pages are quite clean

I'm drawn like a magnet to antique hand-sewn toy balls like this

" then pulling up a central divider

Gang of Four, Very Charismatic and Contemporary Feeling Antique Tintype 1970s exhibition poster A curious old jointed monkeyThis antique tintype amazes me for how completely contemporary these four look. And, as I've noted before, I find that stark tintypes like this, more than any other sort of photographs, make the subjects feel as if they are just right here in the room, hearts beating. What a gang of four, immediately making me think of Clockwork Orange, and with the young man at top left and lower right especially seeming as if just walked out of a Peter Hujar