Anderson & Low. Dragon Archer, 2009 (printed 2011). Digital inkjet print, Image: 50.8 x 67.6 cm (20 x 26 5/8 in.); Framed: 61 x 77.8 cm (24 x 30 5/8 in.). Purchased with funds donated by Amy and Neil Viny, 2017.112. Copyrighted undefined.

Dragon Archer

2009 (printed 2011)

Anderson & Low

Photography

Dragon Archer, 2009 (printed 2011). Anderson & Low. Digital inkjet print; image: 50.8 x 67.6 cm (20 x 26 5/8 in.); framed: 61 x 77.8 cm (24 x 30 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds donated by Amy and Neil Viny 2017.112 © Anderson & Low Manga Dreams captures an Asian street culture in which youths make themselves look like characters in Japanese manga (comics and graphic novels) and anime (animated films). Anderson & Low combined studio portraiture with digital postproduction in Photoshop to allow these individuals to be seen inhabiting the fictional worlds they adore. In these images, art imitates life, while life imitates art.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Anderson & Low
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: Digital inkjet print
Medium: digital, inkjet, print
Dimensions: Image: 50.8 x 67.6 cm (20 x 26 5/8 in.); Framed: 61 x 77.8 cm (24 x 30 5/8 in.)
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 2017.112
Credit Line: Purchased with funds donated by Amy and Neil Viny
Exhibitions: Beyond Truth: Photography after the Shutter
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined