I first saw Alejandro‘s La Creciente at Yossi Milo gallery when I traveled to New York sometime in 2011. The images were stunning; it felt like I was looking at still shots from a movie set. I later found out that he also worked as a cinematographer, and I was not surprised at all. He […]
Constructed Realities
Kate Petley: The Very Thing
Artist Kate Petley is opening the exhibition, The Very Thing, at the Von Lintel Gallery on March 14th. Kate’s approach to her art making collapses “the boundaries between sculpture, photography, and painting.” Starting with ordinary materials, she photographs small constructions and then prints the enlarged image on canvas, providing the potential for interventions with a […]
Fran Forman: The Rest Between Two Notes
“I communicate with the world by creating visual narratives of composited photographs, often illuminating that in-between moment in time. It is how I explore dreams deferred, connections to prior generations, the natural world and our place within it. Making art is my psychological release, my obsession and my salvation. – Fran Forman” Fran Forman has […]
Frazier King: The Collector’s Eye
It’s always fascinating to peek into the flat files and onto the walls of photography collectors. And even more interesting, is to examine the compilations made by collectors who are photographers themselves. Frazier King, lawyer-turned-photographer, 15-year board member of the Houston Center for Photography, and avid photography collector is releasing a book based on his […]
Art + Science: Lost Ground : Linda Alterwitz
This week, our Art + Science Editor, Linda Alterwitz, shares the work of photographers making work about the phenomenon of Nature and Nurture, where nature is a force for healing and renewal, but also a force that needs care and consideration. Linda states: It has been medically proven that when immersed within nature, one’s anger, […]
Santiago Vanegas: UN TE ST ES O AM R CA
The work of Santiago Vanegas addresses mankind’s most challenging issues. Following a visit to Antarctica he created a major body of work concerning climate change. So it is no surprise that his latest project, UN TEST ES O AM R CA reflects the damage being done to traditional American values in today’s polarizing political climate. […]