MAX
M C G E R R Y
530 West 25th Street, New York, NY
Taiwan-born and New York-based photographer Max McGerry explores the blurry line between fashion and fine art photography. Steeped in an aura of romantic mystery, McGerry’s pictures live in the realm of “dark fantasy,” a style blending elements of the fantastical with an edgy, gothlike aesthetic. His work has a painterly quality inspired by sci-fi, space opera, cyberpunk, steampunk, post-apocalyptic fiction, and parallel universes. Taking a softer approach however, McGerry portrays darkness alongside beauty, stripped of all notions of depravity and violence that traditionally make up these genres. A recent graduate of the School of Visual Arts, McGerry cites photographers Paolo Roversi, Steven Meisel, Juergen Teller, and David Sims as his biggest influences. At Agora Gallery, he presents a series called “New York on Pause,” a collection of cityscapes highlighting the architectural beauty of New York City at the height of the pandemic. The spaces captured by McGerry awaken a kind of reverential awe. As if walking down the aisle of an empty cathedral, we can hear the sound of our footsteps and the echo of our voices reverberating in the eerie silence. Whether fusing darkness and light, sacredness and foreboding, McGerry engages in a powerful dance of opposites, pushing the boundaries of the obvious and redefining where beauty lies.
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Dark Fantasy 2 Archival Pigment Print 20” x 16” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 0 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Dark Fantasy 5 Archival Pigment Print 20” x 16” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 0 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Dark Fantasy 9 Archival Pigment Print 20” x 16” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 0 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Dark Fantasy 7 Archival Pigment Print 20” x 16” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 0 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Dark Fantasy 8 Archival Pigment Print 20” x 16” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 0 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Dark Fantasy 3 Archival Pigment Print 20” x 16” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 0 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
New York on PAUSE 2 Archival Pigment Print 24” x 36” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
New York on PAUSE 4 Archival Pigment Print 24” x 36” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
New York on PAUSE 5 Archival Pigment Print 24” x 36” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
New York on PAUSE 1 Archival Pigment Print 24” x 36” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
New York on PAUSE 6 Archival Pigment Print 24” x 36” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
New York on PAUSE 3 Archival Pigment Print 24” x 36” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
New York on PAUSE 9 Archival Pigment Print 24” x 36” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
New York on PAUSE 8 Archival Pigment Print 24” x 36” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
New York on PAUSE 7 Archival Pigment Print 24” x 36” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
New York on PAUSE 10 Archival Pigment Print 24” x 36” Limited Edition of 10 $ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
As a fashion photographer who graduated from art school, I’ve been exploring the blurry line between fine art and fashion. People tend to perceive fashion photography from a purely commercial angle, yet there is much more to it than simply taking pictures of beautiful models. It is a challenging art form that requires creativity and talent. My style has a dark painterly quality I like to call “dark fantasy,” as it carries an aura of mystery and romance inspired by the fantastical. To me, darkness exists alongside beauty and here I sought to portray the power of the dark, by stripping it of any violent or bloody connotations. In my photographs I explore this dance of opposites; I push the boundaries of the obvious and redefine where the beauty lies.
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