Great Grandma on the Tie-Dye Rack

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Norm Diamond

(USA)

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The ViewPoint Gallery holds an annual jury-reviewed photography competition with one winning print displayed in our gallery each month.

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For June 2024, we are featuring a photography by Norm Diamond. 

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Website: normdiamondphoto.com

Instagram: @norm_diamond

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Artist Statement:
 

I became a fine art photographer late in life, after a long career as a physician. Making art required using a different part of my brain, which has enabled me to explore my inner self and expand my worldview. In my first project, I photographed estate sales. The poignancy, humor, and irony I saw in the various items for sale resonated with me. I realized that themes of memory, loss and mortality had roots in my past and would become the focus of my photography.
 

As for “Great Grandma on the Tie-Dye Rack,” I came across this scene in a “head shop” in Maine in 2014. Atop the rack where the owner created his colorful tee shirts stood an old black and white portrait of his stern-looking great grandmother. The juxtaposition of the nineteenth century photograph with the array of paint splatters demanded a photograph.

 

 

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