ENZO RAGAZZINI

Alfred Hitchcock - Perceptual Modulation, 1960s

Archival Giclée Pigment Print on Archival Paper
Limited Edition of 5
56 x 42 in
142 x 107 cm

US $ 8,900

This 1960s photograph of Alfred Hitchcock by Ragazzini captures the iconic filmmaker with a striking use of manipulated colors. Ragazzini employs vivid neon hues—pink and green—to distort and transform Hitchcock's portrait, giving it an otherworldly, almost eerie quality. The technique used, an optical distortion created in the darkroom, highlights Ragazzini’s pioneering approach to photographic manipulation. The image echoes Pop Art sensibilities in its bold, flat application of color and connection to celebrity culture, making Andy Warhol a more fitting comparison in its shared focus on fame, repetition, and bold use of contrasts.  ...more



  

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