
Chris and Mike O'Neal 2005
36 x 29 inches
Introducing Coke Wisdom O’Neal.
In his most recent series of photographs it appears the artist has built a HUGE plywood cabinet (In his back yard? Where is this??) and photographed his sitters composed inside it. I can’t get enough of these. The playful scale, the compositions, the patterning in the plywood, the play of light inside the box.

Jessica Sue Layton 2005
36 x 29 inches

Misty 2005
36 x 29 inches

Untitled (25) 2005
51 x 41 inches
These came after a series of “found portraits” taken of medicine cabinets (get the connection?).

Stranger (Cranberry) 2003
24 x 14 1/2 inches

Friend of a Friend (Mario) 2004
29 x 16 inches
Coke O’Neal is represented by Mixed Greens which has a terrific website where you can see more of this work including portraits of cinematic icons -- photographs of actors he took directly off the tv-screen (hmm, people inside another kind of box…).
Comments (1)
Love it! What a clever idea to build gigantic frames to make the people look miniature. The first one of the formal couple with their dog is my favorite. I'm waiting for Coke O'Neal to wind up as huge as his art!