Tina Barney, Photographer, New York

Description

A woman stands centered among rows of red velvet seats in an empty theatre, wearing a voluminous strapless lilac gown adorned with large sculptural bows along the bodice. Her hands rest on her hips as she gazes forward with a calm expression. The theatre seats extend into the foreground and sides, creating deep perspective lines across the patterned carpet. In the background, the darkened stage and rigging equipment of the auditorium are dimly visible. Natural lighting from an overhead source illuminates the subject against the ambient darkness of the venue. This portrait was captured by photographer Tina Barney in New York.