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PETER EATON GURNZ - UNDERWATER
Underwater Figure in Flowing White)
Artist: Peter Eaton Gurnz (American, contemporary)
Date: c. 21st century
Medium: Archival pigment print on paper
Dimensions: 57 × 43 cm
Ethereal underwater composition, Peter Eaton Gurnz captures a solitary figure submerged, enveloped in a billowing white fabric that unfurls in the surrounding water like liquid light. The subject’s face is partially obscured by the water’s surface distortion, creating an interplay between clarity and abstraction. Rippling reflections above mirror the shapes below, blurring the boundary between the corporeal and the ephemeral.
The weightlessness of the scene transforms the fabric into an extension of the body’s movement, evoking both dance and dream. Light refracts through the water, softening the palette into muted greys and luminous whites, while the fluid environment suspends the moment in perpetual stillness.
Artistic Context:
Peter Eaton Gurnz is known for his striking underwater photography, in which fabric, light, and human form merge to explore themes of beauty, transformation, and the subconscious. His work often dissolves the conventional spatial cues, placing viewers in an otherworldly environment that invites both introspection and wonder.
Underwater Figure in Flowing White)
Artist: Peter Eaton Gurnz (American, contemporary)
Date: c. 21st century
Medium: Archival pigment print on paper
Dimensions: 57 × 43 cm
Ethereal underwater composition, Peter Eaton Gurnz captures a solitary figure submerged, enveloped in a billowing white fabric that unfurls in the surrounding water like liquid light. The subject’s face is partially obscured by the water’s surface distortion, creating an interplay between clarity and abstraction. Rippling reflections above mirror the shapes below, blurring the boundary between the corporeal and the ephemeral.
The weightlessness of the scene transforms the fabric into an extension of the body’s movement, evoking both dance and dream. Light refracts through the water, softening the palette into muted greys and luminous whites, while the fluid environment suspends the moment in perpetual stillness.
Artistic Context:
Peter Eaton Gurnz is known for his striking underwater photography, in which fabric, light, and human form merge to explore themes of beauty, transformation, and the subconscious. His work often dissolves the conventional spatial cues, placing viewers in an otherworldly environment that invites both introspection and wonder.
