The beautiful, often minimalist, panoramic photographs of Brian Kosoff
(born 1957) have been getting favorable attention around the country
for some time now. Although he is represented in a number of galleries,
his fine-art career only began in 2002. For some 25 years, he was a
very successful commercial still life photographer. He gave up his
Manhattan studio to pursue landscape work, and has since done very well
with his exhibitions. He now lives in Oregon.
| Kosoff writes regarding this work, "During
the day, when we look up and
assume that we are seeing infinitely, we are not. Our own atmosphere, a
bubble of gases and particles illuminated by the Sun, blocks our view
and because of that our perception of the universe and our place in it
is limited, we see no further than this "ceiling" over our heads.
During the day, it’s easy to feel greater significance because our
reach and scope seems so much more local, our impact so much greater.
But when one is out in the middle of nowhere, far away from cities and the unnatural environment of man and all one has for company is the howling of the coyotes and the countless stars, the perception of our place in the universe becomes far more obvious. It’s as though during the day we are indoors, safe and sheltered, in control of our immediate environment. But at night, with the skies now transparent, we are truly outside and at the whims of nature." |
 Dixon Cemetery, 2011 |
 Roadside Memorial, 2012 |
 Windmill, 2012 |
 Highway Lights, 2012 |
 Above the Trees, Follonica, Italy, 2012 |
 Pet Area, 2012 |
 Pelicans and Stars, 2012 |
 San Giorgio Maggiore, 2012 |
 Boats at Night, Scotland, 2011 |
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