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Wagon Train
The Wagon Train series represents another significant evolution in Levinthal's artistic process. He developed his signature style in the early 1970s by photographing toys as loose figures within his own sets, adjusting the objects and their surroundings between shots. More recently, he has used pre-built dioramas -- some found, others commissioned -- as a different approach for capturing these narratives. Levinthal had the Wagon Train diorama here built in 2018. It represents the largest and most detailed diorama he has ever photographed. The resulting images on view illustrate the many different compositions Levinthal was able to construct from this one diorama. While both techniques offer a seemingly endless number of shots, Levinthal vows he will never abandon working with loose figures and his improvised sets for the flexibility they provide. |