Photographic artist Renate Aller has a long legacy of recontexualizing the natural world with her projects “Ocean and Desert”, “dicotyledon” and the long term project “Oceanscapes – One View – Ten Years”. All support the artist’s investigation into the “relationship between Romanticism, memory and landscape – in the context of our current socio-political awareness.” She […]
Landscape
Elliot Ross: Plainsmen
In Elliot Ross’s series, Plainsmen, we are called to the interior American West—a place which, from an outsider’s perspective, is generally romanticized and oversimplified. The region is too often ignored unless it is politically convenient, and it is sometimes flippantly referred to as flyover country. As a person who grew up in rural Colorado, Ross […]
DEVELOPER: Madeline Cass
I had the pleasure of talking to Madeline Cass, an artist who seems almost impossible to characterize given the incredible breadth of her practice. Looking at her work excites me, always instilling within me a sense of wonder, serenity, and connection to the world we are all surrounded by. As social conversations encompass identity, intimacy, […]
Robert Treat: Dom and Joshua Stones
Some of us among the members of the San Diego photography community, especially those of us in Snowcreek*, have lovingly come to refer to Robert Treat‘s work as having the “Treat-ment” to describe the way in which it doesn’t matter the medium (Robert is also a gifted painter) or the subject matter, you know that a […]
Sara Silks: Leaving Terra Firma and Natsukashii
“My work investigates concepts of fragility, vulnerability, and determination. I use darkroom printing processes, large and small format photography, and digital tools in my work. Using alternative and historical photographic processes allows me to make personal statements in my work by using my drawing and printmaking background.” – Sara Silks After years of teaching photography […]
Thomas Alleman: The Nature of the Beast: Flora
Los Angeles photographer Thomas Alleman has a legacy of looking at Los Angeles with the unique perspective of a visual hunter. As he traverses the city on foot or by car, his projects reflect the visual connections to it’s history of Noir and movie making, but he also investigates the ubiquitous visual assaults of advertising, […]