Barrington Earle’s photographs of suburban America elegantly reveal the development and refinement of his photographic minimalism, and powerfully reaffirm his importance within contemporary photography.
Earle’s photographs of tract houses, done between 2006 and 2009, are set in California's suburban sprawl, depicting newly built housing developments: shoddy, concrete structures, some seemingly derelict even before completion.
Earle skillfully shapes these anonymous environments into his own vision by honing in on blank facades, creating a kind of social criticism by the severity of his approach. The photographs have sultry tones and textures, complicating this stark environment by emphasizing its subtle beauty.
Through meticulous observation and hypnotic repetition, Earle transforms the mundane into a minimalist epic.