In 2015, the Getty Museum featured the seminal exhibition, Light, Paper, Process, a show that celebrated the spirit of invention and discovery at its point of departure, focusing on “investigations on the light sensitivity and chemical processing of photographic papers, challenging us to see the medium anew and provide a glimpse into the continued interrogation […]
Archives for January 2020
Meg Roussos: New Vistas: Photographers working with the Landscape
Since her completion of the three major U.S. long distance hiking trails photographic artist, Meg Roussos has pursued work that engages in a dialogue about what it means to physically experience the landscape. The economy of effort is highly regarded through her process, material, and installations, often hauling equipment through difficult terrain, dragging a treadmill […]
Esther Macy Nooner: New Vistas: Photographers working with the Landscape
Two years ago I saw Esther Nooner’s work online, and was instantly a fan, knowing that we were kindred artists in our desire to disrupt the traditional and romanticized. This past fall I had the privilege of getting to know Esther and seeing her work in person at Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Esther’s work is […]
Anderson Wrangle: New Vistas: Photographers working with the Landscape
The Outer Banks in North Carolina is considered to be a popular holiday destination, but it is also a place deeply threatened by rising sea levels. Photographer, Anderson Wrangle’s Outer Banks project reveals the fragility and sublime beauty of the place. It is evident that there is great importance in his practice to contemplate nature […]
Amanda Musick: New Vistas: Photographers working with the Landscape
Growing up in Los Angeles, much of my consideration of landscape came from the faux realities of stage sets and created worlds within Disneyland. The happiest place on earth imprinted the Matterhorn and the Grand Canyon on my psyche long before I ever experienced them in person. I met photographic artist Amanda Musick at CENTER’s […]
Christopher Russell: Cascades
Photography has experienced some seismic shifts since it’s inception and today the surface of a photograph has ruptured in ways exciting and unexpected. Artist Christopher Russell continues to use the photographic process as a foundation for his artwork, starting with out-of-focus color photographs that he creates by limiting the functionality of the lens. But his […]