I VA N F R A N C O F R A G A “Focal Distance”
“Focal Distance refers to a spec
found in photographic lense
specifications measure the d
from the center of the lens to
where the image is captured (se
cification
es. These
distance
o the plane
ensor, film, etc.),”
“Since I focused my work
on the photographic imag I have always looked for the characteristics of the photographic: blurs, film grain, black and white,”
k
ge,
“And the intention of it being photo- graphic is so that the observer questions the reality of what they’re looking at. When you see a drawing, you doubt its appearance. I make it look like a photograph instead of a drawing, even when framed... With this idea, the questioning of perception is raised. In the images, things are not what they seem.”
I VA FRAN FRA
“Fo c al D
AN NCO AG A
D i s t an c e”
ISO 200, 50mm, f/1.2, 1/100 seg. Graphite on Paper 55” x 43”
ISO 200, 50mm, f/1.1, 1/30 seg. Graphite on Paper 39” x 39”
ISO 100, 50mm, f/1.1, 1/60 seg. Graphite on Paper 29” x 29”
Bedroom
Graphite on Paper 29” x 29”
Girl with Braid Graphite on Paper 8” x 8”
Unfocused Hand Graphite on Paper 8” x 8”
Rose
Graphite on Paper 8” x 8”
Girl with Wet Hair Graphite on Paper 8” x 8”
Galicia 1920 Graphite on Paper 5” x 4”
Ceci N’est Pas Une Bougie Graphite on Paper 4” x 4”
Like a Polaroid Graphite on Paper 3” x 3”
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