About the Artist
Marcus Pinto is an artist in New York City, and a BFA graduate of Hunter College. His recent
work in photography centers on reflections of people in relation to body image. The technique
of the work is influenced by André Kertész's 1933 photography which depicted funhouse
mirror reflections of the female nude. Pinto's photographs adopt a similar technique, using
himself and others as subjects of dysmorphic portraiture.
The reflections achieve autonomy,
creating images beyond the conventional control of the photographer and the model. The model
is no longer aware of the image he/she is projecting. The photographer's reaction is recorded
on film (not digitally manipulated). The viewer is forced to confront the image and accept it as
an unchangeable reality.
www.marcusnyc.com [website]
marcus@marcusnyc.com [e-mail]
