On the heels of Halloween, who better to feature than “the Father of American Surrealism,” Clarence John Laughlin? Born in 1905, Laughlin is best known for his haunting images of decaying antebellum architecture in his hometown of New Orleans. His work is the subject of an exhibition at the High Museum in Atlanta, Strange Light: […]
Surrealism
Sarah Hadley: Lost Venice
So much of what we are drawn to comes from the stew of our growing up, and in the case of Sarah Hadley, there is a direct line from her childhood to her project and now book, Lost Venice. As she states in her bio, “When I was just four years old, my father became […]
Josephine Sacabo: Moments of Being and Structures of Reverie
Josephine Sacabo has been very busy, but honestly, I don’t know of a time that she hasn’t been consistently creating spectacular work and books. Her approach is mysterious, full of romance and memory, each effort bringing something unique and otherworldly to her art making. She has been a long time explorer of the world alternative […]
PhotoNOLA: Richard Alan Cohen: Moonlit and Waterline
The photographs of Richard Alan Cohen require some imagination. When Richard sat down at my table at PhotoNOLA, I wasn’t sure what I was looking at, but I enjoyed his inventive spirit and way of considering our planet. Growing up on the fringes of Hollywood where stage sets and amusement parks developed my love of […]
Art + Science: Art of Healing: Dora Maar
Dora Maar (1907-1997) was a French artist and poet. At age 19, she attended photography school and studied alongside Henri Cartier-Bresson. In the 1930’s, she became an integral member within the surrealist circles, using photography as a medium to explore the unconscious and fantasy realms. In the darkroom, she examined recurring surrealist motifs (for example […]