Tom Baril

TOM BARIL - Monograph

The 1997 debut and also only book release published by 4AD Records, London. This book features the work of photographer Tom Baril.

176 page Monograph of Tom Baril's Photography containing 80 Tritone images printed by Allethaire Press. Cloth Bound. The book is designed by Paul McMenamin (former v23-designer). First limited and only edition of 2500 copies.

TOM BARIL - While attending the School of Visual Arts, Tom Baril began working as Robert Mapplethorpe's printer. Working closely with the photographer he developed the lush quality of Mapplethorpe's definitive works.

Although primarily known as a printer, Baril was quietly making his own pictures. Avoiding the studio, to distance himself from Mapplethorpe's work, he focused on the urban landscape and architecture.

Finally moving into the studio with a pinhole camera he began to photograph flowers and make still life photographs of curious objects. Today he continues in the studio making meticulous botanical studies and is also producing unique nature photographs with the pinhole camera.

His work is in numerous public and private collections including The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Brooklyn Museum New York, The Fogg Museum, Harvard University, and The Center for Creative Photography, Tucson. He has had solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and New York.