Description

The Exhibition
Phil Dike: A Bird’s Eye View features four seminal works (among others) by Phil Dike that evoke a high vantage point perspective of an object or location, creating the illusion of looking down from the viewpoint of a flying bird. The images convey a sense of observing from above, creating a feeling of divine observation and distance from the subject matter. This type of perspective has been popular since ancient times and gained significance in the mid-to-late 19th century in the United States and Europe through photographic prints. Dike was introduced to this perspective by the New York Social Realist artists he associated with, and possibly by the artists he met in Europe.

The exhibition is generously sponsored by Gould Asset Management LLC, with essential support also provided by Sandra and Bram Dijkstra, and Beth Booth Gertmenian.