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Ryan McGinley’s Moonmilk

by | Dec 15, 2009 | PHOTOGRAPHY

Moonmilk has the feeling of a mind-bending sixties flick like The Trip, except it is in a cave, not a party and there are no drugs involved but the colors dammit, the colors! At base level, the images are of naked friends diving, holding, crawling, swimming in a maze of tunnels with primary colors lighting the way. Delving deeper, a visual metaphor of mental and sexual exploration inside a giant melting brain? Mental inside the mental right? We are all about it.

Moonmilk has the feeling of a mind-bending sixties flick like The Trip, except it is in a cave, not a party and there are no drugs involved but the colors dammit, the colors! At base level, the images are of naked friends diving, holding, crawling, swimming in a maze of tunnels with primary colors lighting the way. Delving deeper, a visual metaphor of mental and sexual exploration inside a giant melting brain? Mental inside the mental right? We are all about it.

More at www.ryanmcginley.com

R. Anthony Harris

R. Anthony Harris

In 2005, I created RVA Magazine, and I'm still at the helm as its publisher. From day one, it’s been about pushing the “RVA” identity, celebrating the raw creativity and grit of this city. Along the way, we’ve hosted events, published stacks of issues, and, most importantly, connected with a hell of a lot of remarkable people who make this place what it is. Catch me at @majormajor____

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