Originally trained as a painter, and then working as a collage artist, Marc Yankus began incorporating his own photographs into his artwork around 1999. However, when he did so, it marked a turning point in his career. In many of Yankus’ photographs, textures scanned from old tintypes, books, and other objects are digitally layered on top of the artist’s original images. The superimposition of the old and the new serves as an apt metaphor of Yankus’ wider conceptual interests. Throughout his work, the artist oscillates not only between the old and the new, the past and the present, but also between figuration and landscape. Establishing a rhythm and play between timeless portraits and beautifully still and quiet landscapes and cityscapes, Yankus’ achievement is a wonderful consistency of mood. Hushed, introspective, and at turns even melancholic, this body of work is ultimately a reflection of the artist’s personal past and his passage into the present time.
Marc Yankus | Portraits
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Kamy
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The Other Man
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Listening to the Wall
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James Running
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Lift
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Boy in Doorway, Paris
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Jesus in Costa Rica
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Prague Soldier
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Risk Factor
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Woodman
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Cesar
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Boy with Sled
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Little Girl by the Lake
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James at 11
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Caitlyn at Factory
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Robert Confession
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Jala
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Miro Smoking
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Boy Looking Down
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Woman Nude with Ponytail
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Lucas Up Close
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Brazilian Skater
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Anthony in the Tub
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Lucas Nude
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German Boy