Jim Rohan featured on Holga Jen









"Vernal Pool"
©Jim Rohan


Jim Rohan's beautiful black-and-white Holga images were profiled on the blog, Holga Jen, earlier this week.

Rohan uses the Holga to balance out his work of painstaking exactitude as a digital printmaker. His technical and professional experience in photography and printmaking inform his artistic choices, but he has found the Holga is particularly well-suited to capture a certain type of visual magic occuring constantly in front of our eyes, that sometimes goes unnoticed. Now Rohan carries at least one of his plastic cameras wherever he goes.

The recent surge in the popularity of film and lower-tech cameras like the Holga are proof that art is in the eye of the creator; it doesn't take a lot of fancy, new digital gear to create beautiful images. Someone with a great eye, like Rohan, could use anything at his disposal.

More images from Jim can be found on his Flickr stream.

~Lys

"Durante / Fucigna" at 22 Haviland Street in Norwalk

"Durante / Fucigna" is an exhibition of collaborative and individual works by Chris Durante and Joe Fucigna at 22 Haviland Street Gallery in South Norwalk, CT.

Both Durante and Fucigna are art professors at Norwalk Community College, and have exhibited extensively. Fucigna's work is mainly sculpture, and his drawings seem to hold volume. Durante's eye is informed by graffiti, comic book art, and found marks, and his line is pure and confident. Their abstract drawings on Claybord feature similar shifting shapes, and the feel is almost juicy. As the works were passed back and forth several times, Durante said that the individual contributions became less recognizable, even to the artists themselves. The distinction between the artists may not always be obvious, but watching the resulting conversation play out on the wall is total eye candy.

The exhibition runs from April 16 to May 30, and there will be an opening reception on Friday, April 16 from 6-9 pm. A talk with the artists will be held on Sunday May 2 at 2 pm.

WilderImages to hold photowalk workshop at Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center

Photographer Ken Wilder and artist Lois Wilder, of Wilderimages located in Southbury, CT, will hold an on-location digital photography workshop Saturday April 24th starting at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury at 9:00 a.m. and continuing onto the green outside the museum in the afternoon.

The morning session will concentrate on the focus and exposure features of each person's digital camera and how to photograph inside museums using local historic artifacts on display at the Mattatuck. Participants will learn how to use their digital cameras in low light situations, how to isolate a subject and tell a story with their images, as well as minimize reflections in a museum setting.

The afternoon session will begin with a review of the Mattatuck's current Frederick Stone Exhibit of turn-of-the-century photographs and postcards followed by an outdoor photowalk around Waterbury Green and portions of the "main street" business district photographing some of the same structures featured in the exhibit but a century or more later. Many are still there, some have a new face and some have been replaced by something new.

For fee information and to register, call Wilderimages 203-267-1090 or email class@wilderimagesonline.com

Mark

June Bisantz - "Turning Pages" at the Willimantic Public Library

©June Bisantz

June Bisantz could be considered the queen of public art in Connecticut. She often works big, and uses public spaces to challenge peoples' relationships with everyday objects and situations. Billboards, buses, and traffic signage often fall under her spell. 

Her current exhibit "Turning Pages"  is an interactive light projection on the facade of the Willimantic Public Library, 905 Main St., Willimantic, CT. It will be viewable from 8pm - midnight April 12-16. A preview of the project is online on Bisantz's website. 

In "Turning Pages," text becomes luminous--optically, and as it ignites the imagination of the reader who approaches the library. The projection is a metaphor, as the beauty of reading depends on inner visualization, on the words coming off the page. Its existence highlights people's relationship with reading, and cleverly acknowledges the new roles libraries (and readers) must take on as electronic media changes what people think of "book" and "text".  

From the press release: “Reading has saved my life many times”, says Bisantz, “A good book offers escape, high drama and great adventure. Turning Pages is about the excitement and anticipation of reading a new story.” 

In addition to being an exhibiting artist, Bisantz is a teacher of digital art and design at Eastern Connecticut State University, and is a jazz musician.  

~Lys


The Collaboration of Gene Gort and Ken Steen Tonight April 8 on CPTV

Gene Gort and Ken Steen will be discussing their work on "All Things Connecticut", on CPTV tonight, April 8 at 8 pm. Producer Ed Wierzbicki visited the artists during their residence at the I-Park Artists' Enclave in East Haddam during the summer of 2009.

During tonight's episode, Wierzbicki explores the theme "Technology--Changing the Way We Live" by showing the collaboration between Gort and Steen, who use visual media, musical composition and technology to create their work. Gene Gort is a professor of art at Hartford Art School in Hartford, CT and is a working artist in video, photography, sound, and electronic media. Ken Steen is a composer and professor of music at Hartt School of Music in Hartford, CT.

Their new work, "Each to Each" is a "new media chamber opera in one act for Soprano, Tenor, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano, keyboard sampler, Max/MSP/Jitter, video projections and other visual elements". Their prior project, the "Reliquary of Labor" was created for for the opening of the New Britain Museum of American Art in November, 2006.

In addition to their creative collaborations, Gort and Steen have launched an online resource for artists who work in new media and composition. New Media New Music New England hopes to be a networking and promotion hub that will connect artists to venues, and will foster new projects in the northeast.

Check your local or digital listings to find your CPTV station.

~Lys

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Lys

Free screening of "An Unlikely Weapon- The Eddie Adams Story"

There will be a free screening of the documentary "An Unlikely Weapon" the Eddie Adams story, April 14th, 2010 at Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT, White Hall, Viewing Room #1 on the midtown campus.
There will be a short talk/presentation by Professor Marcy May from the WCSU History Department on photography and it's impact on our historical memory before the start of the movie.

The talk will start promptly at 7pm with the movie beginning immediately after.

Free and open to the public.

Edith Borax-Morrison featured in "Beauty Marks" at Fairfield Library

Edith Borax-Morrison will be exhibiting three drawings in the group show "Beauty Marks" at the Bruce S. Kershner Gallery at Fairfield Public Library in Fairfield, CT. The gallery features ten Connecticut artists--Borax-Morrison, Anne Doris-Eisner, Judy Henderson, Paul Kaiser, Peter Konsterlie, Jak Kovatch, M.G. Martin, James Reed, Nomi Silverman, and Karen Sorenson, and was curated by Janine Brown.

The gallery's website says of Morrison, "Addressing the linear in a different way, Edith Borax-Morrison uses a woven sheath of free flowing strings and fibers to create references of women in her pen and ink pieces, "Ensnared" and "Wired Woman." Her intensely intricate, visionary abstract drawings must be seen in person to understand completely what is meant when they are described as "mind fibers".

The opening reception is Saturday, March 27 from 5-7 pm. There will be a brief talk by the curator and artists at 6 pm. The show runs until May 16, and is viewable during normal library hours, so there is ample opportunity to view it.

Fairfield Public Library is located at 1080 Old Post Rd., Fairfield, CT.

Still River Editions now offering print mounting

Still River Editions

is pleased to announce that we are now offering cold-mount mounting for all prints produced by us. We have two choices for mounting, 3/16" Gatorfoam

®

and 3/4" and 1 1/2" Stand-Outs. Stand-Outs offer a great way to finish off your prints, giving a rigid support and a ready to hang solution. Stop by to see some samples and for more information and pricing visit our

website page on mounting

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Mark

AIPAD Photography Show - New York City







© Monroe Gallery


It is that time of year again. If you have never been to this show it is well worth the admission. All the major photo galleries from around the world have booths filled with every famous and some still unknown photographer's works, all for sale. If anything it is just a great place to view (and actually handle) this much photography at one time. Click here for more info.

NY Times story here.

Mark

Joey Lounsbury's Nature Photography at Wild Birds Unlimited


Joey Lounsbury will be showing selections of his color nature photography at Wild Birds Unlimited, with an opening reception this Saturday, March 6, at 2 pm. Wild Birds Unlimited is located at 317 Federal Road, Brookfield, CT

Many of Lounsbury's photographs were taken locally, and highlight his interest in bird behavior and flight.

It'd be a good day to go check out the show, and pick up some bird seed--according to WBU's website, the time birds begin to nest in early March coincides with food supplies being the lowest for the year.

See the article in the Danbury News-Times

~Lys

Muci Clemens' "Reflections of Light" at Artists Guild Gallery, Vero Beach, Florida







"New Dawn"
©Muci Clemens



Client Muci Clemens is exhibiting oils and pastels in a solo show called "Reflections of Light" at Artists Guild Gallery, Vero Beach, Florida. The gallery is at 1974 14th Ave., Vero Beach, FL. There is an artists reception Friday, March 5th, from 5-7 pm.

Clemens works in still life, landscape and portraiture, and says of her own choice in subject and mood, "There is much pain in the world, so to choose to focus on the positive - on light, color and uplifting themes - is a conscious choice."

I wish her good luck and hope she'll report back from Florida with some pictures of the gallery.

~Lys

Edith Borax-Morrison and Nancy Lasar in Silvermine Guild Group Show

Clients Edith Borax-Morrison and Nancy Lasar are participating in the current Silvermine Guild show titled "Inside/Out."

While the opening has already passed, the exhibition will remain up until April 9, 2010. There will be a lunchtime gallery talk on Friday, March 5 at 12:30.

Other artists include Linda Adato, Jocelyn Braxton Armstrong, Nina Bentley, Binnie Birstein, Martha Bloom, Karen Brussat Butler, Miggs Burroughs, Leslie Giuliani, Phyllis Clamage, Heidi Lewis Coleman, Carol Nipomnich Dixon, Kathy Draper, Lois Flint Eldridge, Robert Gregson, C.J. Guerin, Kim Hanna, Karin Hillmer, Hyun Joo Jung, Jane Ingram, Peter Lampke, Yen-Hua Lee, Kristina Kuester-Witt, Nancy Moore, Enid Munroe, Olivia Munroe, Susan Newbold, Heidi Palmer, Roxanne Faber Savage, Susan Sharp, Alan Shulik, Arle Sklar Weinstein, Karen Sorensen, Florence Suerig, Marjorie Wolfe, Torrance York, Ed Yuhas, Michael Zack and Florence Zolan.

The Silvermine Guild Arts Center is located at 1037 Silvermine Road New Canaan, CT 06840-4398.

Harrison Judd: Signs Along the Way at Silver Circle in Putnam, CT










© Harrison Judd


Photographer and multi-media artist Harrison Judd is exhibiting "Signs Along the Way" at Silver Circle Studio in Putnam, CT. Judd's photographs are witty and colorful, and document often overlooked remnants of commercial culture through Judd's curious lens.

The opening reception will be Friday, March 5 from 6-8 pm. The exhibit will be on display until April 3, 2010. Silver Circle Studio is located at 75 Main St. 3, Putnam, CT 06260.


If you can't make it to the exhibition, the body of work is on Judd's website.


~Lys

Shelby Lee Adams in the March 2010 Issue of Smithsonian Magazine





"The Home Funeral"
© Shelby Lee Adams, 1990




Photographer and writer Shelby Lee Adams is profiled in this month's issue of Smithsonian Magazine. The story is titled "Capturing Appalachia's 'Mountain People". Adams' photograph of a country home funeral is a jumping off point to introduce his style and discuss his background. Adams' history and current relationship with his subjects could possibly change how a viewer interprets his images, so it is essential that context is explored.

The way Adams unites two distinct scenes on opposite sides of a wall in "The Home Funeral" is striking. Within the image, the multiple generations represented give the impression of the strength of family, and a kind of ease with death. An image like this makes me ask questions I can't necessarily answer, and creates a bit of wonder as I try to match up the story in my head with the information given by Adams.

~Lys

Spring Ahead Reprint Sale - 30% off

Still River Editions is having a sale. Save 30% on reprints, or all additional copies of new work printed in March 2010.

Now is a great time to stock up for spring art fairs and exhibitions, and get birthday presents for friends and loved ones who have been bugging you for a print of yours. Dig up those CDs and DVDs we gave you and bring them in, or upload the files using one of our easy file upload applications. To see if we have your files archived here, just give us a call or e-mail us.

Discount valid March 1 - March 31, 2010 only

All past reprints must be from files Still River Editions provided you or we have archived. Additional prints from new work started in March 2010 qualify, but first print pricing applies to first print and additionals from new work must be of equal dimensions or smaller than first print. Discount applies to giclee / inkjet prints only and cannot be combined with other discounts or shipping costs.