Sunday, October 17, 2010

PhotoMidwest - Robert and Shana Parkeharrison - Lecture *TONIGHT*


October 17th, 7:00 P.M.
Location TBA

Robert and Shana Parkeharrison will be giving a lecture at Photomidwest this fall, I would recommend the drive to Madison Wisconsin to have a chance to hear these photographers speak. 



About the ParkeHarrisons:

"The husband and wife team of Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison have received international recognition for their fine art images that poetically explore human influences on the environment. The photographs embody aspects of theatre, sculpture, painting and photography. The center of their elaborate constructed scenes of fabricated machinery and primitive contraptions is Everyman, a solitary figure dressed in a simple suit, who interacts with the earth's landscape. Everyman patches holes in the sky, creates rain machines, uses giant needles to mend the earth, and listens to the earth's needs. In addition to building the objects featured in image, their process to create finished prints utilizes paper negatives, photo montage and hand-painting techniques.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the ParkeHarrison's unique genre of photography has been featured in over 18 solo exhibitions and more than 30 group exhibits world-wide, including Japan, Canada, Italy and Ireland. In 2000, the monograph of their work, The Architect's Brother was named one of the 10 Best Photography Books of the Year by the New York Times. Listen to the Earth, a handbound book with 11 platinum prints was created in 2003, and most recently a collection of color work, counterpoint has been published. Their allegorical works can be found in numerous collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Fine Arts-Houston, the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian and the George Eastman House.

The ParkeHarrisons have degrees in fine art from Missouri universities, and Robert currently teaches at Holy Cross College in Massachusetts."

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Chicago Cultural Center - Jon Fjortoft: Photographs - Gallery Talk

From the Chicago Cultural Center:
Thursday June 3rd, 2010

Location:
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St, Michigan Avenue Galleries
Chicago, IL 60602

"Photographer Jon Fjortoft leads a gallery talk through the exhibition of his work Jon Fjortoft: Photographs.


This exhibition looks at two bodies of work by the Chicago-based photographer, his landscape portraits of manufacturing plants and his “street photographs” of people in downtown Chicago."



Friday, May 14, 2010

Gage Gallery- Jerry Pritikin:San Francisco in the 1970s

From Gage Gallery


June 3 - Aug. 13, 2010
Opening reception June 3, 5-8pm


Roosevelt University Celebrates June Pride Month. Opening reception will take place from 5-8 pm in the Roosevelt University Gage Gallery. The show runs through August 13, 2010.



Tuesday, May 11, 2010

William Eggleston: Democratic Camera - Exhibition Overview *TODAY*


From the Art Institute of Chicago:


TODAY - May 11th 12:00-12:45 PM
Modern Wing, meet in Griffin Court
Free with admission

"Exhibition Overview

William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961–2008

Join the curator for a guided walkthrough of this special exhibition."

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Art Institute of Chicago - William Eggleston: Democratic Camera - Curator Walkthrough

From the Art Institute of Chicago:
May 11th 12:00-12:45 PM
Modern Wing, meet in Griffin Court
Free with admission


"Exhibition Overview


William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961–2008


Join the curator for a guided walkthrough of this special exhibition."



Saturday, May 1, 2010

Schneider Gallery- Portrait Group Show: A New Angle

From the Schneider Gallery
May 14- July 3, 2010

Opening Reception
Friday, May 14, 2010
5:00-7:30pm

The Schneider Gallery is pleased to present the work of four young artists, Jowhara AlSaud, Jess T. Dugan, Jennifer Greenburg, and Ursula Sokolowska. These exceptional women photographers all explore the power of the portrait.

The portrait is personal, and when effective, goes beyond depiction- it commands presence, it reveals the quality and character of the sitter. The portraits by AlSaud, Dugan, Greenburg, and Sokolowska allow us the unique pleasure to do more than look but to engage a world that we may otherwise not feel invited into. Each artist captures their subject with such ease and grace that we too feel to have an intimate relation with them. We do not see as a voyeur, rather as friend, confidant, or equal. We are welcomed to comfortably wander, even inhabit the frame.

Saudi Arabian artist Jowhara AlSaud works with purpose. She begins with images of daily life- snapshots of family and friends- and works subtractively, scratching into the emulsion of the negative itself. Through elimination she employs a visual language that reacts directly to the process of censorship.

Jess T. Dugan takes interest in identity and self definition. She explores how activities, collections, and place act as mirror to the self. Dugan both asks and answers the question- how are our passions, interests, and pursuits reflected in the environments we inhabit. A seemingly simple question is handled with sincerity, delight, and insight into the figures and the spaces illuminated.

Jennifer Greenburg explores the subculture of the American Rockabilly in frames that inherently have documentary quality, but work beyond the limits of the genre. The Rockabillies live within the parameters of mid-twentieth century America. Judgment, critique, and skepticism of those living this adopted lifestyle fall away; our engagement with the figures is both personal and direct.

Ursula Sokolowska’s latest work is subtle yet weighty. No removal exists between the viewer and subject. The immediacy and rawness of the individuals depicted allows for an instant contact with the space, charac-ter, and subsequent narrative. If we were not allowed to hide ourselves in shadow our meeting with the figures would almost be abrupt.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Continental Picture Show Part II - Iowa Bird Story - Alec Soth

From the New York Times this morning.

The second part of the Continental Picture Show, photographed in Des Moines IA.  Alec Soth is a Minneapolis based photographer.

Enjoy the video here.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Catherine Edelman Gallery- Michael Kenna Venice/China/Japan/Egypt/Etc.

From the Catherine Edelman Gallery
May 7- July 10, 2010



Michael Kenna is undoubtedly one of the most exhibited and collected photographers working today. With more than 35 monographs dedicated to his work, Kenna has proven time and again that his vision knows no boundaries. Whether working in his native England, the Giza pyramids in Cairo, the snow covered landscape in Hokkaido, or the shores of France, Kenna seeks places of solitude which speak volumes about humanity and the haunting beauty found in nature.

His newest monograph, Venezia, is being released to coincide with a retrospective of his work at Palazzo Magnani Museum (Reggio Emilia, Italy) this Spring, and features more than 30 years of work he has done in the region. The resulting images are both romantic and eerie, two attributes often associated with Venice. From a fog-lined pier, to unoccupied gondolas waiting in the harbor, to a foot bridge shimmering in street lights, Kenna captures the mystique often associated with one of the worlds most beloved places.

Alongside images from Venice, our current show will feature photographs from Japan, the Huangshan Mountains in China, the pyramids in Cairo, mussel and oyster beds in the Chausey Islands and rock formations in Punta Brava. Whether photographing in his hometown of Seattle or halfway around the world, Michael Kenna has developed a signature style this is un-mistakenly his own. Void of people, he invites viewers to meander with him through places that are both remote and heavily trafficked, reminding us of the beauty we tend to over look.


The Image below is from a past show.

Teotihuacan, Study 2, Mexico, 2006

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

PhotoMidwest - Robert and Shana Parkeharrison - Lecture

From PhotoMidwest:

October 17th, 7:00 P.M.
Location TBA

Robert and Shana Parkeharrison will be giving a lecture at Photomidwest this fall, I would recommend the drive to Madison Wisconsin to have a chance to hear these photographers speak.



About the ParkeHarrisons:

"The husband and wife team of Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison have received international recognition for their fine art images that poetically explore human influences on the environment. The photographs embody aspects of theatre, sculpture, painting and photography. The center of their elaborate constructed scenes of fabricated machinery and primitive contraptions is Everyman, a solitary figure dressed in a simple suit, who interacts with the earth's landscape. Everyman patches holes in the sky, creates rain machines, uses giant needles to mend the earth, and listens to the earth's needs. In addition to building the objects featured in image, their process to create finished prints utilizes paper negatives, photo montage and hand-painting techniques.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the ParkeHarrison's unique genre of photography has been featured in over 18 solo exhibitions and more than 30 group exhibits world-wide, including Japan, Canada, Italy and Ireland. In 2000, the monograph of their work, The Architect's Brother was named one of the 10 Best Photography Books of the Year by the New York Times. Listen to the Earth, a handbound book with 11 platinum prints was created in 2003, and most recently a collection of color work, counterpoint has been published. Their allegorical works can be found in numerous collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Fine Arts-Houston, the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian and the George Eastman House.

The ParkeHarrisons have degrees in fine art from Missouri universities, and Robert currently teaches at Holy Cross College in Massachusetts."

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Chicago Cultural Center - Jon Fjortoft: Photographs - Current Exhibition

From the Chicago Cultural Center:
Dates: 4/3/2010 - 6/27/2010


Gallery Talk, Thursday June 3rd


Location:
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St, Michigan Avenue Galleries
Chicago, IL 60602






"This exhibition looks at two bodies of work by Jon Fjortoft, a largely self-taught, Chicago-based photographer.


First, his landscape portraits of manufacturing plants in the suburbs show pared down compositions and strange landscapes that emphasize the surreal quality of these relics. These are accompanied by Fjortoft’s “street photographs” that use his strong sense of formal composition to reveal keen observations of people in downtown Chicago."