Aaron Siskind Chicago (Sex Symbols), 1952

A line and an elliptical, straight and wavy, man and woman: isn”t there always a conversation going on?

Homage to Aaron by Gerardo Francisco

A simple gesture can emanate from an inner energy that someone or something can interact and play with.

Aaron Siskind Jalapa 66 (Homage to Franz Kline)

Franz Kline’s passionate and vigorous expression is mirrored yet  given a violent and raw energy by Aaron Siskind  who always seeks order on a flat plane.

Homage to Aaron by Gerardo Francisco

An interplay of broad strokes hiding and revealing feelings of delight not knowing where it is coming form.

Aaron Siskind Gloucester 16A, 1944

“A blank eye, the hard profile, in a time of violence”…. AaronSiskind. His  statement reflects his consciousness of evil and violence  as veiled in society’s secret rituals.

Homage to Aaron by Gerardo Francisco

We can hide our true identity by wearing masks of different  personalities to suit the occasion or mood of the moment.

Aaron Siskind Facade Unoccupied Building, 1937

The two unboarded windows symbolize limited opportunities afforded only to certain social groups in a society. Is it an unwanted and inevitable consequence of capitalism?

Homage to Aaron by Gerardo Francisco

Window exit staircases dominate the facade of boarded windows in a surreal atmosphere of the picture frame.

Aaron Siskind Harlem Document, 1937

The solitary figure seems to be framed ambiguously inside or outside of the  door outlined by the shadowed wall.  The striking composition of the image  reinforces the idea of isolation of the man standing whose gaze and thoughts are focused completely beyond the confines of his immediate environment.

Homage to Aaron by Gerardo Francisco

I used similar pictorial techniques of Aaron Siskind to convey a lonely and alienating world as the young boy enters into the unknown future