A Sunburnt Country

The show has just closed, but the works of photographer Anthony Amos have garnered rave reviews from Connecticut art critic Leah Lopez Schmalz. Reviewing the group show, Natural Instincts, at the Erickson-Davis Gallery Schmalz wrote, "Some of the most eye-catching, vibrant, and powerful work comes by way of Anthony Amos. This was the first time I have seen Amos's photography, and I guarantee it will not be the last. In two rows, he displays Australian "Natives," which are handmade c prints (abbreviation for color coupler print) from 6x7 color negative film that have been produced and retouched by the artist in editions of five. Whether it is the graceful tilt of the New Zealand Ghost Bush and its accompanying dancing shadow, the stunning and textured bloom in Bank-sia Menzesaii Cone/Green?, the dried crimson tulip-like petals of Gymea Lily, or the florescent pink tentacles that caress an aqua background in Wash, he provides one glorious image after another."
A selection of these abstract photographs of native plants will feature in the forthcoming November/December issue of Vogue Living Australia. By the way, Tony Amos is my husband.