Two photographers linked by a high degree of manipulation in their work, Ruud van Empel and Matthew Brandt, appear in a conjoined show at Jackson Fine Art.
Dutch photographer Ruud van Empel is the epitome of the modern photographer working with the most sophisticated digital tools at hand to create remarkably mediated images. His strange, arresting photographs of children are like the spawn of Margaret Keane and Hummel. Their perfection is of the Dr. Frankenstein sort, created by digitally collaging hundreds of images in Photoshop to create creepy-gorgeous portraits.
