Abelardo Morrell

Abelardo Morrell is a Cuban-born artist whose art delivers visual surprise and wonder.  He arrived in the United States in 1962 with his family and received a scholarship at Bowdoin College in Maine, and later attended Yale University.  . He began his career with still life works, focusing on simple, basic items, like childen’s toys or a glass bottle. As a teacher, he wanted to teach his students the basic concepts behind photography.  He demonstrated, in a class setting, how light could transform any space or room into a camera.  This was a career turning point for him and as a result of this lesson to his students, Morrell has produced, using his camera obsura, an original and interesting collection of contemporary photography.  He has perfected this technique and uses this primitive method of making images as the basis for his more recent collections, which include New York City panoramas and warm Italian vistas. "I want to refresh how people see the world," says Morell and after having viewed his works through this assignment, I think he certainly has done that.