Photographer Barbara Cole featured on CNN Style
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Barbara Cole's pool, where her photoshoots take place
Toronto-based artist Barbara Cole is featured on CNN Style in a compelling article by Ana Rosado. Titled "From Nirvana to 'weightless worlds," the article begins with a brief history of the evolution of the practice of underwater photography and highlights Cole as a major contributor to the practice. She is described as an artist who "ingeniously [uses] water as an artistic tool to transform reality" and "[takes] advantage of the submarine environment to create a dream-like alternate dimension."
My goal since I began to exhibit in 1984 was to push the medium -- to paint with a camera, resisting the realism that is normally expected of photography.
Alla Prima
From Figure Painting, Cole's most recent underwater series, photographed in 2017
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From Figure Painting, Cole's most recent underwater series, photographed in 2017
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