Artwork copyright Gerard Albanese. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Gerard Albanese. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1985.

Kite Piece, 1982

Gerard Albanese
American (born 1942)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

Kite Piece is part of photographer Gerard Albanese's series titled 'Foto-Fantasy Foldouts.' These works explore constructed forms and conceptual themes. After encountering a young boy playing with a toy glider, Albanese combined several images into the form of a kite. He notes, "The strength of the work is not to be found in the individual photograph, but in the way these simple photographs are used collectively to form a 'piece.'"

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Arts Commission.

About the Artist

Gerard Albanese is a Washington-based photographer. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia and worked as a landscape architect before studying photography under celebrated photographer Diane Arbus in 1971.