Fred Cray
Fred Cray (born 1957 in Evanston, Illinois), is an American artist based in Brooklyn, New York. In each series of work, Cray inquires into the persistence of the photographic image. Cray takes a narrative/impressionist tour of the world and his mind, manifest in multiple images, layered text, and surrealistic vision. Charming and yet often caustic, his photographs evoke a range of responses.
Cray ‘s “Two Minute Portraits” are large-scale self-portraits, inquiring into the persistence of the photographic image. His series of unique collage prints, “Travel Diaries,” are narrative/impressionist tours of the world and his mind.
In 2003 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and shortly thereafter received a Pollock-Krasner award. In 2008 he was awarded a Peter S. Reed Foundation grant.
His ongoing Unique Photographs project begun in 2008 has led to over 19,000 one-off photographs being placed around the world for people to find, sometimes furtively and often in the open. Some of these placements can be seen on the instagram feed. Several books relating to the Unique Photographs project have been published including Unique Photographs, Changing The Guard, Conversations, and Cray Cray. Additional Unique Photographs are made for the book projects and exhibitions.
Cray is represented by New York gallery, Janet Borden Inc.[1]
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External links
https://instagram.com/fredcrayuniquephotographs/