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Arthur Tress

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Arthur Tress is a notable American photographer born on November 24, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. He is well known for his staged surrealism and exposition of the human body.
First photograph at age 12. Arthur Tress' first subjects were circus freaks and dilapidated buildings around Coney Island where he grew up. The youngest of three children in a divorced family, Arthur spent time in his early life with both of his parents: his father who re-married and lived in an upper class neighbourhood, and his mother, who remained single after the divorce and whose life was not nearly so luxurious. In high school, he also studied the art of painting.

After graduating from Bard College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1962, Arthur moved to Paris, France to attend Film School. While living in France, Arthur traveled to many locations, including Japan, Africa, Mexico, and through most of Europe. While on these journeys, he observed many secluded tribes and cultures. He was fascinated by the roles played by the shaman of the different people groups he visited. The cultures he was introduced to would play a permanent role in his later work.

Mosque, Agra, India

Girl Collecting Gold Fish, France

Girl with Dunce Cap, New York

Boy in Mickey Mouse Hat, Coney Island, NY

Boy in Burnt-out Furniture Store, Newark, NJ

Boy with Picture of Alice's Rabbit in Rockaway Playland, Queens, NY

Making Leaves, Cold Spring, NY

Boy in TV Set, Boston, MA

A Surfer Leans against Her Camper, Virginia Beach, VA

Boy Runs down Side of Support Arches of Bronx Whitestone Bridge, Bronx, NY

Hard Hat Construction and Office Workers Parade for America Day, Albany, NY

Cards and Checkerboard in Abandoned Locker Room for Railroad Workers

A Priest at St. John the Divine Seems to Be Flying, New York, NY

A Boy Sits under an Abandoned Railroad Track, Staten Island, NY

Black Children Dance to Rock 'n Roll in in Harlem's Mount Morris Park, New York City, NY

Victorian Valentine, New York

Last Portrait of My Father, New York City, NY

Blue Collar Fantasy, New York

Flood Dream

Flying Dream

Hockey Player

Bride and Groom

Claire de Lune

The Hemaphrodite

Boy With Chinese Mask

Girl with Turtles

Office Workers

But Life still seemed cold and dim..., 1980

Skateboarder with Wounded Shoulder, Los Angeles, 2005

Wounded Skateboarder’s Hand, Los Angeles, 2005

Paintball Player with Wounds, Los Angeles, 2005

Stormy Weather, California, 1995

Roll Me Over, California, 1995

Boot Fantasy, New York, 1979

Hose Catch, California, 1998

Off the Tracks, California, 1997

Wounded Skateboarder

Boy on Beach & Man from Sea

Peter on Fence, Spain, 1985

Teenage Runners, New York City, 1975

Adam in the Park, New York City, 1982