Work
Style and Process
Gordon is best known for producing colorful photographic portraits [4] and still-lifes made from constructed tableaus. [5] Using a layered and almost circular process, Gordon creates temporary sculptures made from images mined from the internet that are printed, cutout, and remade into three dimensional objects. [6] Then, these objects, are staged before colorful or patterned backgrounds [7] with layered and altered shadows, [8] and photographed. [9] For many years, Gordon created these images using large-format cameras and film, [8] but during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, made the switch to using a digital camera. [10] Gordon’s process when applied to the human form renders fleshy and fragmented results that “stimulate[s] both attraction and repulsion.” [4] His portraits depict busts in profile, [11] and at times more confrontational figures. These almost anonymous amalgamations have been compared to Frankenstein's monster. [2] In his earlier years, Gordon explained how he used his constructed still-lives to try and "mimic reality" which he now has less of a focus in his artistic career. [12] Gordon’s images reveal their own making, he leaves hot glue streaks and the rough textures of torn paper in the images. “I’m more interested in…showing my hand and letting people see the imperfection,” the artist says. [13]
Notable Series
Gordon’s still-lifes feature potted house plants, fruits, vegetables, [3] and vases. [14] These compositions, which are often printed at larger-than-life scale, straddle the line between real and unreal, [15] representing space as both two and three-dimensional at the same time. [9] The resulting photographs combine aspects of sculpture, painting and collage. [16] His engagement with the still-life genre and use of color has inspired comparisons to the works of Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, [16] and Dutch still-life painting. [17]
Beginning in 2014, Gordon began exhibiting works from his screen selections series. These works are made from digital selections of Gordon’s still-lifes that are then blown-up and distorted, then used to create a repeated pattern. The resulting photographs, printed on canvas, resemble abstract paintings. [15]
Murals
In 2021, Gordon debuted his first public art commission at the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston, Massachusetts. [18] The exhibition featured a large-scale mural, several photographs, a twelve-foot sculpture of a vase of blue poppies, and flag-like banners. [19] The handpainted mural is a recreation from Grodons still-life series and stands at 70x76 feet. [20] The exhibition remained on view until May 2022. [18]
Sculpture
In his 2023 solo exhibition Free Transform at Kasmin Gallery in New York City, Gordon displayed his sculptures alongside his photographs for the first time. [3] Gordon also created sculptural work in his Orange Sunrise with Flowers, Fruit, and Vessels Exhibition. These sculpted vases, urns, and vessels were crafted based off of historical pottery that the artist frequently came across in his practice. Ink-jet prints are built up in a collage style to recreate the overall composition. The sculptures are meant to function separate from the artists photography. Their purpose is to serve as a three-dimesional representation of the link between physical and visual information. [21]
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