{"product_id":"caprice-ii-2006","title":"John Opera: Caprice II, 2006","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn investigating the uncanny qualities of nature, John Opera has a unique ability to combine modernist photography with historical notions of the sublime in landscapes. His images are all taken in western New York—places he frequented as a child with his father, a retired geologist. They are fastidiously composed, eerie, beautiful, and undoubtedly contemporary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpera makes pictures in the spirit of transcendentalism. He does not intend to communicate the grandeur of nature, but to expose the subjectivity of experience and the ability of the banal to inspire feelings of interiority. Using a large format camera, his process centers on slowing down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpera was featured in Aperture’s second installment of the \u003cem\u003eMidwest Photographers Publication Project (MP3)\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eCaprice II\u003c\/em\u003e is a gorgeous and mysterious print that embodies the core dilemmas at play in Opera’s work. This is a perfect opportunity to add the work of a promising, emerging photographer to your collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42514069127302,"sku":"L0169","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/5399\/1302\/files\/Aperture-L0169-1_7808dfa9-8f30-4ab2-b826-5094950802dd.jpg?v=1763775543","url":"https:\/\/store.aperture.org\/products\/caprice-ii-2006","provider":"Aperture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}