For ellen Egger-Aimone and Katherine Duncan Aimone, with appreciation.
©2015, David Aimone, all rights reserved
Published by Aimone Art Press, Asheville, NC and Monhegan Island, Maine.
Catalog design: Steven Aimone. Typeface : BlairMdlTC TT. Printer: Modern Postcard.
Image, front cover: Tempest #1. 2014. Sony A7R full frame camera, Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 lens.
Image, Title Page: Roots, Bridge, Woodland Trail, Monhegan Island, Maine. 2014 Zero Image 45 4x5” zone
plate camera. Efke PL25M film developed in Pyrocat-MC developer.
Image, Back Cover: Monhegan Trail. 2015. 2014 Zero Image 45 4x5” pinhole camera. Arista EDU 100 film
developed in Pyrocat-MC developer.
Image, inside back cover (portrait of the artist): Penny Hoey
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An image reveals the intimate relationship between the photographer and
the subject, whether it is a figure, landscape, or still life. The result defines
the perspective of the photographer as he or she witnesses and
experiences life through time.
David Aimone’s images reflect on the very essence of human life. His is an
exploration between his own personal and intimate relationship with his
self—in body and mind—and his interaction with forms in the visible world.
A reminder of Hemingway’s man versus man, man versus nature, man versus
himself—Aimone’s intimate portraits allow the viewer to experience the
photographs’ inherent narrative content. With a soft pictorial approach
and a strong sense of romanticism, Aimone’s images depict his quest for and
fascination with beauty, whether he is portraying the figure in its
natural form, or so-called inanimate forms in nature.
At first glance, Aimone’s subjects are easily discernable. Then, the images
pull the viewer closer. Step by step, one is captivated by the detail--the
lighting that renders, the textures that seduce, the patterns that unify.
One of the artist’s goals is to portray a subject or theme in a way that is not
common, expected, generic.When working with the human figure, David
senses and responds to their individuality-- their inner essence--in search of
a deeper connection. The body is experienced as a figural landscape. One
experiences the form through the filter of the photographer himself.
Aimone re-presents his subject’s energetic essence, its inherent beauty, as
opposed to the layering that society expects to see in the figure,
expectations germinated through advertising, selling and other
stereotypical avenues.
To see, one only needs eyes. Meanwhile, to observe requires to look from
within. Closely.
...Adriana Teresa Letorney, cofounder, www.visura.co
Victoria in Window. 2014.
Chamonix 045n-2 4x5” view camera, antique
Voigtlander Heliar lens, Kodak T-Max 100 film
developed in Pyrocat-MC.
Calla Lilies #2. 2015.
Chamonix 045n-2 4x5” view camera, Nikkor-M
120mm Macro Lens. Efke PL25M film
developed in Pyrocat-MC.
Hannah, In the Woods. 2014.
Sony A7r full frame camera with Lomography 85mm Petzval lens.
Snook Kill #8, Wilton NY. 2011.
Chamonix 045n-2 4x5” view camera,
Rodenstock Sironar-N 150mm Lens. Efke PL25M film developed in Pyrocat-MC.
Bottom of White Head, from Little White Head, Monhegan Island, Maine. 2014.
Sony A7R full frame camera, Sony FE 24-70mm lens.
Calla Lilies. 2012.
Chamonix 045n-2 4x5” view camera, Rodenstock Sironar-N 150mm Lens. Arista EDU 100 film developed in
Pyrocat-MC.
Ana. 2014.
Mamiya RZ67 Pro medium format camera, 110mm Sekor lens. Kodak Tri-X 400 film developed in Rodinal.
White Sands, New Mexico. 2015.
Sony A7R full frame camera, Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 lens.
What is Real in this World? 2013.
Chamonix 045n-2 4x5” view camera, antique Voigtlander Heliar lens, Kodak Tri-X 320 film
developed in Pyrocat-MC.
Earth and Sea. 2011.
Chamonix 045n-2 4x5” view camera, Rodenstock Sironar-N 150mm Lens. Efke PL25M film
developed in Pyrocat-MC.
Near Pulpit Rock 2012. Monhegan Island, Maine.
Zero Image 45 4x5” pinhole camera. Arista EDU 100 film developed in pyrocat-mc developer.
Fluid and Unshakable #4. 2015.
Sony A7R full frame camera, Sony FE 70-200mm lens.
Kioshi Yang. 2014.
Mamiya 645 Pro medium format film camera, Sekor SF-C 145mm soft focus lens.
Kodak Tri-X 400 film developed in Rodinal.
Woodsy. 2015.
Kodak Hawkeye Brownie Flash camera with flipped lens.
120 format expired Arista EDU 100 medium format film developed in Caffenol-CL developer.
Nude on a Rock, in a Wood. 2014.
Mamiya RZ67 Pro camera, Fuji Acros 100 film developed in Caffenol CL developer.
Fogged In. 2014.
Welta Weltur 1936 medium format film folding camera. Fuji Acros 100 film
developed in Caffenol CL developer.
Minh-Ly. 2015.
Chamonix 045n-2 4x5” view camera, antique meniscus lens in modern Polaroid shutter.
Arista EDU 400 film developed in pyrocat-mc developer.
Still Life, Carina House. 2014.
Chamonix 045n-2 4x5” view camera, antique meniscus lens in modern Polaroid shutter.
Efke PL25M film developed in pyrocat-mc developer.
Alley, Sonvico. 2014.
Sony A7R full frame camera, Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 lens.
Breanna Marie. 2015.
Chamonix 045n-2 4x5” view camera, antique meniscus lens in modern Polaroid shutter.
Arista EDU 100 film developed in pyrocat-mc developer.
Hanna Grace. 2015.
Chamonix 045n-2 4x5” view camera, antique Voigtlander Heliar lens.
Efke PL25M film developed in pyrocat-mc developer.
Graveyard and Broken Fence, Monhegan Island, Maine. 2015.
Kodak Hawkeye Brownie Flash camera with flipped lens.
120 format Fuji Acros 100 film developed in Pyrocat-MC developer.
Bouquet. 2015.
Burke & James 5x7 View Camera with 150 year old Busch Petzval magic lantern brass lens.
Ilford FP4 film developed in pyrocat-mc developer.
Hanna Grace. 2015.
Sony A7R full frame camera, Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 lens.
CastleGrande Bellinzona, Switzerland. 2014.
Sony A7R full frame camera, Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 lens.
Bouys. 2015.
Kodak Hawkeye Brownie Flash camera with flipped lens.
120 format Fuji Acros 100 film developed in Pyrocat-MC developer.
Colleen. 2014.
Mamiya RZ67 Pro medium format film camera, Sekor 110mm lens. Kodak Tri-X 400 film developed in Rodinal.
David Aimone is a musician and photographer. Born into a
family of creatives, he says that, for him, music and images
are “essentially the same”. Working mostly with natural light,
his portraits, nudes and landscapes all share his dream-like,
fantasy aesthetic. He says of beauty: “... it can be found in the
subject itself, the lighting which renders the subject, the
textures in the images, or the patterns that make up the
image.”
Aimone’s works combine and synthesize modern photographic
technology with very traditional tools and techniques to
achieve a very personal and contemporary synthesis. The
photographer is intrigued with the expressive potential of this
merger, which offers a broad range of avenues to “re-present”
(rather than document) forms in the visible world..
He is now exploring traditional and historic methods of printing using digital negatives.
These methods include platinum/palladium prints, kallitypes, cyanotypes and color gum
prints on a variety of hand-coated papers. These prints are fascinating, blending the
origins of photography with contemporary techniques, and blurring the lines between
photography and other two-dimensional art forms. The blending of old and new, as well
as traditional photography and other artforms, is something the artist is interested
in. This began with shooting and developing film, continued with large format and the use
of old, sometimes “imperfect” lenses (by modern standards). He is attracted to soft focus
images and pictorialism. Pinhole and zoneplate cameras continued taking his work in a new
direction, and is now using alternative methods of printing on handcoated paper to create
images that are handmade, unique and expressive. Photographic sources range from
modern digital cameras through medium and large format film to pinhole, toy and
homemade cameras and lenses.
Aimone continues to explore new methods of creating images that present my subjects in
new and captivating ways. The end products stand as images to sense and experience
rather than narratives to be understood.
For more information about David Aimone, please visit : www.aimonephoto.com
Keep up with David Aimone on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidaimonephotography
All photographs are available for purchase at: www.aimonephoto.com
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