Charles Sheeler was a modernist photographer who lived from 1883-1965. He was also a precisionist painter, an attribute that came out in his photography. He worked in the midst of the Industrial Age, which accounts for his subject matter.
Sheeler's work it very interesting in that at first glance, it seems simple and straightforward. But when you really look into it, you see that he is trying to convey certain messages. His images are mainly comprised of machinery and man-made material things and structures.
What is strangely ironic about his photography of these machines is that there is usually no sign of human presence. There are giant structures of iron and steel, obviously constructed by man, and yet no people are found around these machines. They stand alone is if they are just a part of nature and have always been there. His imagery really causes you to think.
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