All art we see influences our imagination as we look through our viewfinder the next time we pick up our cameras Bill Wishner Today we first discussed a non-photographer artist Brian Dettmer, who re-purposes books with an intricate series of steps including carving through the book to release words and pictures ultimately leading to a three dimensional work of art...see above and the TED talk linked below https://www.ted.com/speakers/brian_dettmer So what does his work and his creative narrative relate to photographers... 1. his need to prevision the final result 2. his approach of "dissecting" the images 3. his end result is a consistency of his final art form 4. his work is a metaphor of our layers in Photoshop 5. his need to "dig" into the details of his work (paraphrased from Brian Dettmer’s statement on his website) “The age of information in physical form is waning. As intangible routes thrive with quicker fluidity, material and history are being lost, slipping and eroding into the ether. History is lost as formats change from physical stability to digital distress. By altering physical forms of information and shifting preconceived functions, new and unexpected roles emerge. Through meticulous excavation or concise alteration I edit or dissect communicative objects or systems. The medium’s role transforms. Its content is re-contextualized and new meanings or interpretations emerge.” We then briefly discussed Wen Wenders new documentary based on life and work of Sebastian Salgado entitled "Salt of the Earth" Mark reminded us of the history of one of the the worlds most recognized pictures created by Charles O'Rear..."Bliss" the screen saver for Microsoft XP Check out his interview on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVXY8OEZAEQ Last, but not least, Steve presented a PowerPoint presentation on Edgewater "The Reserve"...an architectural project Unfortunately I could not copy pictures from the presentation and the file is too big to attach REMINDER PasadenaPhotographyArts Forum #3 Thursday / April 16, 2015 / 7pm Building Relationships and the Art of Exhibiting Your Photographs Speaker: Eli Consilvio, MAMA Gallery Mr. Consilvio has been involved in the field of photography for over 20 years, with the past seven years focused on advising both artist and art collectors through his consulting business. He recently opened a contemporary art gallery called MAMA in the LA arts district. This is a free event! RSVP is Required [email protected] Where: Keystone Art Space / ArtLab 2558 N. San Fernando Road Los Angeles, CA 90065
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