Memphis, Tennessee photographer Franks brings to mind O'Keeffe
with close and intimate views of flowers, reminding us each variety
had meaning beyond their identifying name. Each composition
emphasizes color, shape, and texture over a more traditional
representation. In this manner, the viewer is left to interpret a nearly
abstract form, as Franks says "to make his/her own contemporary
definitions."
with close and intimate views of flowers, reminding us each variety
had meaning beyond their identifying name. Each composition
emphasizes color, shape, and texture over a more traditional
representation. In this manner, the viewer is left to interpret a nearly
abstract form, as Franks says "to make his/her own contemporary
definitions."
Erie artist Joseph Allen Popp exhibits thirteen of his recent digital
photomontages. Iconic images from across cultural boundaries
combined in a manipulated symmetrical world.
photomontages. Iconic images from across cultural boundaries
combined in a manipulated symmetrical world.
Twenty three works from New Orleans collaborators
Louviere+Vanessa's Slumberland series are featured.
The Photomedia Center spoke with Louviere + Vanessa to gain
additional insights into their work and to discuss their methodology.
Click on the link to view works from the series and read the
interview with the artists.
Louviere+Vanessa's Slumberland series are featured.
The Photomedia Center spoke with Louviere + Vanessa to gain
additional insights into their work and to discuss their methodology.
Click on the link to view works from the series and read the
interview with the artists.
Select works are available for view online from the twenty national
and international artists who participated in the 2004 Open Photo
Exhibition at the Urraro Gallery.
and international artists who participated in the 2004 Open Photo
Exhibition at the Urraro Gallery.
Robert E. Brown pushes the visual envelope to its breaking point
with his ambitious and overwhelming photomontage prints. "Court
of the Animal Gods" showcases eight of his supremely detailed
works, featuring thousands of layered images.
with his ambitious and overwhelming photomontage prints. "Court
of the Animal Gods" showcases eight of his supremely detailed
works, featuring thousands of layered images.
National juried exhibit of student work. Ten pieces from the
Schuster Gallery summer show are represented here.
Schuster Gallery summer show are represented here.
Since 1975, Steven Meyers has been experimenting with
radiological photograms. Eighteen black and white prints from his
expansive body of work are represented. Meyers achieves striking
results by using x-ray instead of light as in normal photography.
Included alongside the exhibit are Meyers' comments about his
technique for achieving the final print.
radiological photograms. Eighteen black and white prints from his
expansive body of work are represented. Meyers achieves striking
results by using x-ray instead of light as in normal photography.
Included alongside the exhibit are Meyers' comments about his
technique for achieving the final print.
Pittsburgh artist Todd Scalise showcases ten prints: a
contemporary collage of photography, painting, and digital art. An
interview with Scalise accompanies the exhibition.
contemporary collage of photography, painting, and digital art. An
interview with Scalise accompanies the exhibition.
New York photographer Brian Oglesbee exhibits black and white
photographs, created in the studio on large format film. Oglesbee
notes: “There is no manipulation, digital or otherwise, after the initial
exposure.”
photographs, created in the studio on large format film. Oglesbee
notes: “There is no manipulation, digital or otherwise, after the initial
exposure.”
French artist Andre Sanchez's digitally manipulated photographs
explode with color and vibrate with emotion. Sixteen of his designs
are featured online.
explode with color and vibrate with emotion. Sixteen of his designs
are featured online.
NYC artist overlaps images within the camera before processing to
achieve panoramic landscapes dense with activity. Bowen says,
"The multiple exposures give an expanded sense of the captured
moment, they cause the flow of events to pause and be revealed."
achieve panoramic landscapes dense with activity. Bowen says,
"The multiple exposures give an expanded sense of the captured
moment, they cause the flow of events to pause and be revealed."
Hiroshi Hayakawa, Louviere+Vanessa, and Javier Lopez Rotella
showcase work dealing with the human form using alternative
process techniques. “It takes a strong constitution to face what this
exhibit is trying to tell us. If you are ready to confront the transience
of beauty and of life, and the myriad of immobilizing forces that
encumber each one of us, then you’ll find it to be a transformative
encounter.”–Karen Rene Merkle, Erie Times-News
showcase work dealing with the human form using alternative
process techniques. “It takes a strong constitution to face what this
exhibit is trying to tell us. If you are ready to confront the transience
of beauty and of life, and the myriad of immobilizing forces that
encumber each one of us, then you’ll find it to be a transformative
encounter.”–Karen Rene Merkle, Erie Times-News
Matthew Chase-Daniel’s photo-assemblages alter our traditional
view of landscapes. His meticulously gridded compositions
restructure elements from a particular scene into a cohesive whole
that becomes a reinterpretation of the very same scene.
view of landscapes. His meticulously gridded compositions
restructure elements from a particular scene into a cohesive whole
that becomes a reinterpretation of the very same scene.
Perry Dilbeck documents the vestiges of local farmers in his
hometown of McDonough, Georgia. Years of growth and sprawl
overshadow individuals who typically own less than forty acres of
land and who grow food for their family. Now local agricultural
survival becomes dependent upon selling any surplus at local
farmer’s markets, along the roadside from the back of a truck, or at
a simple backyard stand.
hometown of McDonough, Georgia. Years of growth and sprawl
overshadow individuals who typically own less than forty acres of
land and who grow food for their family. Now local agricultural
survival becomes dependent upon selling any surplus at local
farmer’s markets, along the roadside from the back of a truck, or at
a simple backyard stand.
Jackie Cytrynbaum’s images amplify the inherent rhythm and
movement of the city's trains and crowds. Carefully attuned to each
subterranean environment, she reconstructs the spaces and blends
perspectives to give an emotional impact much like music–a
symphony of color, lines, and shapes that emerge from the speed
and propulsion of the trains, the metal, concrete, and colored glass
structures where strangers gather for communal transport.
movement of the city's trains and crowds. Carefully attuned to each
subterranean environment, she reconstructs the spaces and blends
perspectives to give an emotional impact much like music–a
symphony of color, lines, and shapes that emerge from the speed
and propulsion of the trains, the metal, concrete, and colored glass
structures where strangers gather for communal transport.
Yuri Marder has imagined a place where the decaying present
intertwines with the living past, a place where rooms are haunted
with flashes of American history. Ellis Island is a photographic
meditation on the complexities of national identity, and an attempt to
decipher the many contradictory pieces of our immigrant mythology.
intertwines with the living past, a place where rooms are haunted
with flashes of American history. Ellis Island is a photographic
meditation on the complexities of national identity, and an attempt to
decipher the many contradictory pieces of our immigrant mythology.
The light source in Ursula Sokolowska’s photographs comes from
a bright image projected onto a partial figure. The projections wrap
around the contours of the subject and play across its surface,
masking its inherent texture—as if “tattooing” the body with light.
With a very low-tech approach, Sokolowska shows the indistinct
line where humanity and technology meet.
a bright image projected onto a partial figure. The projections wrap
around the contours of the subject and play across its surface,
masking its inherent texture—as if “tattooing” the body with light.
With a very low-tech approach, Sokolowska shows the indistinct
line where humanity and technology meet.
Sixty-seven works by thirty-eight U.S. and international artists were
selected by juror Mike Tkach for exhibition this year, exclusively
online.
selected by juror Mike Tkach for exhibition this year, exclusively
online.
Kerry Stuart Coppin avoids the usual exploration of race, focusing not
on large urban North American Black communities, but rather "the
larger community of Black people, isolated from their African
ancestry, living in 'exile' in the Western World." This directed Coppin
to photograph the lives and experiences of people of African descent
living in Senegal, Cuba, and other forgotten places.
on large urban North American Black communities, but rather "the
larger community of Black people, isolated from their African
ancestry, living in 'exile' in the Western World." This directed Coppin
to photograph the lives and experiences of people of African descent
living in Senegal, Cuba, and other forgotten places.
Jing Zhou creates visual dialogues between eternity and transience,
oneness and variety, existence and emptiness. As a Chinese artist
living in the western world, she utilizes her comprehensive
understanding of Chinese philosophies delicately balanced with
western art, literature, spirituality, and philosophies to describe
what is the true nature of beauty and life.
oneness and variety, existence and emptiness. As a Chinese artist
living in the western world, she utilizes her comprehensive
understanding of Chinese philosophies delicately balanced with
western art, literature, spirituality, and philosophies to describe
what is the true nature of beauty and life.
The photographs featured in this group show all rely on a distinctive
environment to reveal their secrets. The camera’s exploration of a
sense of place is integral to tell a story, to illuminate particular
surroundings, or to visually investigate a new discovery.
Twenty-two works by eleven photographers are included.
environment to reveal their secrets. The camera’s exploration of a
sense of place is integral to tell a story, to illuminate particular
surroundings, or to visually investigate a new discovery.
Twenty-two works by eleven photographers are included.
Dorthe Alstrup’s photographs portray the nuances of human
relationships and the tensions that result from their interactions.
Alstrup states: “Although the characters may exist within the same
visual frame, they may find themselves in different worlds
psychologically. What happens between the characters is never
completely clear. The narrative is left unresolved...when elements of
reality exist in the same space as elements of fiction.”
relationships and the tensions that result from their interactions.
Alstrup states: “Although the characters may exist within the same
visual frame, they may find themselves in different worlds
psychologically. What happens between the characters is never
completely clear. The narrative is left unresolved...when elements of
reality exist in the same space as elements of fiction.”
At the last patch of farmland at the end of the world, a bizarre tale
unfolds. Time is out of joint. A king has abandoned his memory of his
kingdom, a menacing trio of pigs brutalize the folk of the land, and a
ragtag band of chimps conspire to restore the forward flow of time.
King’s work confronts the viewer with a world haunting and
beautiful. Twenty pieces from his work-in-progress are available for
viewing.
unfolds. Time is out of joint. A king has abandoned his memory of his
kingdom, a menacing trio of pigs brutalize the folk of the land, and a
ragtag band of chimps conspire to restore the forward flow of time.
King’s work confronts the viewer with a world haunting and
beautiful. Twenty pieces from his work-in-progress are available for
viewing.
This two-person show examines the media’s depiction of “the
model” and how it influences women’s self-perception. Giving a
male and female perspective, both artists play with the concept of
beauty, glamour, and the signals females receive on a daily basis
from youth on. Included are works from Ron Gershman's "The
Secret Lives of Mannequins" series and Sara Rytteke's "You're
Such a Doll."
model” and how it influences women’s self-perception. Giving a
male and female perspective, both artists play with the concept of
beauty, glamour, and the signals females receive on a daily basis
from youth on. Included are works from Ron Gershman's "The
Secret Lives of Mannequins" series and Sara Rytteke's "You're
Such a Doll."
Marcie Jan Bronstein takes images of children in their formative
years and selectively colorizes parts of negative images with a
hand-painting process. This combination of positive and negative,
color and black and white, gives a unique re-interpretation of our
visual world. Several of her images from the "Illuminating the
Negative" series are on view.
years and selectively colorizes parts of negative images with a
hand-painting process. This combination of positive and negative,
color and black and white, gives a unique re-interpretation of our
visual world. Several of her images from the "Illuminating the
Negative" series are on view.
The third annual Open Exhibition features eighty-seven works from
fifty-one U.S. and international artists, selected by juror Gary Cardot
for exhibition in this year, exclusively online.
fifty-one U.S. and international artists, selected by juror Gary Cardot
for exhibition in this year, exclusively online.
Fourteen images from Annette Fournet's "Sticks, Stones, and
Bones" series are available for viewing. These stark and haunting
images depicting Eastern European landscapes illustrate how "all
change is inevitable, things transform or decay, are lost, and are
swept away by death and/or evolution."
Bones" series are available for viewing. These stark and haunting
images depicting Eastern European landscapes illustrate how "all
change is inevitable, things transform or decay, are lost, and are
swept away by death and/or evolution."
By merging images of found places and urban spaces, Lester Weiss
creates an imaginary sense of environment. These transformative
visuals focus on reflective surfaces as their primary medium of
communication. His work transcends a mere documentation of the
city, revealing the pulse of a place, where "vandalized surfaces
become expressions of passion and spirituality, and torn,
weathered, and aged posters become poetic messages."
creates an imaginary sense of environment. These transformative
visuals focus on reflective surfaces as their primary medium of
communication. His work transcends a mere documentation of the
city, revealing the pulse of a place, where "vandalized surfaces
become expressions of passion and spirituality, and torn,
weathered, and aged posters become poetic messages."
For the past fourteen years, Texas artist Paul Greenberg has been
exploring the social documentary aspects of street corners.
Using a Widelux Panorama camera, an unusual camera for street
photography, Greenberg's images give us a vantage point which
provides views of occupants on two adjacent stages, separated by
the corner, unaware of each other, yet combining to form a
cohesive, whole experience.
exploring the social documentary aspects of street corners.
Using a Widelux Panorama camera, an unusual camera for street
photography, Greenberg's images give us a vantage point which
provides views of occupants on two adjacent stages, separated by
the corner, unaware of each other, yet combining to form a
cohesive, whole experience.
Doug Landreth applies a painterly technique, distressing and
texturing the subjects and the surrounding scene. The images
represented here give a distinctive "Old West" meets "Old East"
feel, as the artist notes, "creating a cinematic scene that
communicates my sense of wonder at life and where we live it."
texturing the subjects and the surrounding scene. The images
represented here give a distinctive "Old West" meets "Old East"
feel, as the artist notes, "creating a cinematic scene that
communicates my sense of wonder at life and where we live it."
As companies phase out black and white film and papers, focusing
the marketplace on digital, color equipment, Wainwright's
hand-crafted, large format prints evoke a sense of quietness and
contemplation. What was once the mainstay of early photographic
masters, he creates limited edition selenium toned, silver prints
from 4 x 5 negatives which may soon come to be viewed as an
"alternative process" in our modern world view.
the marketplace on digital, color equipment, Wainwright's
hand-crafted, large format prints evoke a sense of quietness and
contemplation. What was once the mainstay of early photographic
masters, he creates limited edition selenium toned, silver prints
from 4 x 5 negatives which may soon come to be viewed as an
"alternative process" in our modern world view.
The 2006 Holga Show celebrates photographers using the Holga
camera to create fine art photography. It is sponsored, in part, by
Light Leaks magazine and features the work of more than fifty
artists. Works contained in the show were added to the Photomedia
Center's permanent collection. Best of Show Awards were named in
three categories, honoring the work of Veneta Zaharieva, Adrienne
Defendi, and Ramoncito Bucud.
camera to create fine art photography. It is sponsored, in part, by
Light Leaks magazine and features the work of more than fifty
artists. Works contained in the show were added to the Photomedia
Center's permanent collection. Best of Show Awards were named in
three categories, honoring the work of Veneta Zaharieva, Adrienne
Defendi, and Ramoncito Bucud.
Big Top Photo Show presents a collection of over the top images by
several contemporary photographers who know how to put on a
good show. The work of Gabriel Goldberg, W. Brandon Voges, and
Sarah Small features directorial portraiture that references
everything from fashion, religion, sex, and a few more surprises
thrown in. Each photograph is a carefully crafted piece of eye candy.
Step right up, and peek under the tent.
several contemporary photographers who know how to put on a
good show. The work of Gabriel Goldberg, W. Brandon Voges, and
Sarah Small features directorial portraiture that references
everything from fashion, religion, sex, and a few more surprises
thrown in. Each photograph is a carefully crafted piece of eye candy.
Step right up, and peek under the tent.
Hazy black and white images, scratched surfaces, dreamlike
environments, and hovering birds instantly identify Blue Mitchell's
earthy photographs. Blue states: "My intent is to capture a world
that's been subverted by our intellect" mostly only visited in our
dreams.
environments, and hovering birds instantly identify Blue Mitchell's
earthy photographs. Blue states: "My intent is to capture a world
that's been subverted by our intellect" mostly only visited in our
dreams.
Juror: Deb Vahanian
Glass Growers Gallery
Over fifty artists and nearly 100 works are represented in our annual
open exhibition. Juror's Awards were given to Galina Kurlat, Linda
Frost, Ursula Sokolowska, William John Smith, and include the
Photomedia Center Purchase Award for Christina Rothgeb.
Glass Growers Gallery
Over fifty artists and nearly 100 works are represented in our annual
open exhibition. Juror's Awards were given to Galina Kurlat, Linda
Frost, Ursula Sokolowska, William John Smith, and include the
Photomedia Center Purchase Award for Christina Rothgeb.
The Holga Show 2.0 is our second annual show of fine art
photography produced from toy cameras with plastic lenses, such
as the Holga. Thirty-seven images by thirty-three artists were
selected for exhibition from the entries received from our open
call. Best of show honors were awarded to Tread, James Arnold,
Nicolas Bellion, and Kelsey Jarboe. Version 2.0 of the show also
ups the ante by showing "Repetition Compulsion," by Louviere +
Vanessa, a first-of-its-kind short film created with 900 stills from a
Holga camera.
photography produced from toy cameras with plastic lenses, such
as the Holga. Thirty-seven images by thirty-three artists were
selected for exhibition from the entries received from our open
call. Best of show honors were awarded to Tread, James Arnold,
Nicolas Bellion, and Kelsey Jarboe. Version 2.0 of the show also
ups the ante by showing "Repetition Compulsion," by Louviere +
Vanessa, a first-of-its-kind short film created with 900 stills from a
Holga camera.
Stephen Althouse's luxurious black and white prints of tools and
shrouds showcase the power behind everyday objects. Their worn
and weathered appearance, undoubtedly like the hands that had
held them to accomplish hard work, demands attention to the detail
found on their surface. Some wrapped in, some concealed under
white linen—the two become a study in contrast between the hard
and the soft. These images are meditations on the lives of the
workers who have used the tools and the distance these items have
traveled over time to be displayed before us in such a noble manner.
They are tales of binding and loosening, the tension between
freedom and restraint.
shrouds showcase the power behind everyday objects. Their worn
and weathered appearance, undoubtedly like the hands that had
held them to accomplish hard work, demands attention to the detail
found on their surface. Some wrapped in, some concealed under
white linen—the two become a study in contrast between the hard
and the soft. These images are meditations on the lives of the
workers who have used the tools and the distance these items have
traveled over time to be displayed before us in such a noble manner.
They are tales of binding and loosening, the tension between
freedom and restraint.
Brian Buckley creates abstract light drawings with Polaroid type 809
color film, often a product of multiple exposures. After arranging
various-sized glass filters or other organic material on the surface
of the film in complete darkness, he then exposes it to light and
processes the film. The results are a blend of soft shapes and
luminescent colors which move across the surface of the print with
depth and fluidity. "
color film, often a product of multiple exposures. After arranging
various-sized glass filters or other organic material on the surface
of the film in complete darkness, he then exposes it to light and
processes the film. The results are a blend of soft shapes and
luminescent colors which move across the surface of the print with
depth and fluidity. "
Using the wet collodion process — popular in the 1800s during
the American Civil War — Ellen Susan takes portraits of U.S.
Army service men and women who have deployed to Iraq. The
unique plates made from long exposures provide an intense
gaze — a counterpoint to the anonymous representations in the
media of soldiers who are repeatedly sent into a war zone.
the American Civil War — Ellen Susan takes portraits of U.S.
Army service men and women who have deployed to Iraq. The
unique plates made from long exposures provide an intense
gaze — a counterpoint to the anonymous representations in the
media of soldiers who are repeatedly sent into a war zone.
Blurring the line between fiction and autobiography,
Julie Blackmon’s photography explores the wonder found in
daily life. The constant chaos of a household full of children and
the need to escape is ever present. By fusing the real and the
imagined, Blackmon shows us that sometimes the best
vacations are the ones not far from home. Blackmon discusses
her Domestic Vacations series in an interview with the
Photomedia Center.
Julie Blackmon’s photography explores the wonder found in
daily life. The constant chaos of a household full of children and
the need to escape is ever present. By fusing the real and the
imagined, Blackmon shows us that sometimes the best
vacations are the ones not far from home. Blackmon discusses
her Domestic Vacations series in an interview with the
Photomedia Center.
Juror Anthony LaSala selected 13 artists to feature in this year's
Open show. Their work is represented by 22 pieces that emphasize
the interplay between indoor and outdoor spaces. Works in this
year's show loosely thread a theme of humans and their connection
to and encroachment upon the natural world.
Open show. Their work is represented by 22 pieces that emphasize
the interplay between indoor and outdoor spaces. Works in this
year's show loosely thread a theme of humans and their connection
to and encroachment upon the natural world.
Alone and vulnerable at a given moment of time, several individuals
are halted by the camera and the weight of life in their heavy
struggle with the human condition. The scenes portrayed ache
with lonely desperation. Clinically, aphasia is the loss or impairment
of the ability to understand words or speech, usually resulting from
brain damage. Looking at Hijano’s images makes the viewer wonder
about the hidden wounds of these individuals.
are halted by the camera and the weight of life in their heavy
struggle with the human condition. The scenes portrayed ache
with lonely desperation. Clinically, aphasia is the loss or impairment
of the ability to understand words or speech, usually resulting from
brain damage. Looking at Hijano’s images makes the viewer wonder
about the hidden wounds of these individuals.
As with many full-contact fighting sports, Muay Thai focuses
strongly on body conditioning and intensive training, designed
specifically to promote the toughness required for ring competition.
Of interest is how Liu trains his lens particularly on the youth who
are hoping to achieve success in the ranks of Thailand's national
sport.
Muay Thai, also known as "The Art of the Eight Limbs," is deeply
ingrained in Thai culture. It remains the salvation of those who have
no other means of livelihood.
This series is included in INSIGHT Vol. 3.
strongly on body conditioning and intensive training, designed
specifically to promote the toughness required for ring competition.
Of interest is how Liu trains his lens particularly on the youth who
are hoping to achieve success in the ranks of Thailand's national
sport.
Muay Thai, also known as "The Art of the Eight Limbs," is deeply
ingrained in Thai culture. It remains the salvation of those who have
no other means of livelihood.
This series is included in INSIGHT Vol. 3.