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May 21 - June 15, 2008
Clouds
Peter Marr picks his favorite
photos of the show All images copyright by the individual photographers
Clouds Series #P35 Rather than
comment on one particular image as the "best" in this exhibition, I
would rather reflect on the exhibition as a whole, leaving each
viewer to decide on their own, which print is most meaningful to
them. Daniel
Crozet's unique, sublime images and transformations are exquisitely
presented on inkjet paper, canvas, and most delicately on silk
fabric, especially created by Jane Ellen B. As an added bonus, some
of the images are accompanied by thought-provoking poems by Alicia
Vandevorst. One has to marvel at the wonderful way that Daniel has
captured fleeting moments in time, and how he has interpreted these
images in the digital media. These weightless clouds float away,
ever-changing, and transport us into a sea of wonder and
anticipation, divine moments, caught in time. We see clouds that are
soft, serene, powerful, majestic, gentle, awe-inspiring. We see a
spectrum of dramatic, vibrant color and shape all the way to an
almost monochromatic burst of light in the dark sky, all beautifully
captured in Daniel's prints. Nature uniquely models these shapes in
the sky. The sun constantly interacts with the subject, the wind
billows and caresses, sometimes lovingly. Other times more
menacingly, all combining to give us unique portraits, which
constantly change with every second of time. One is left breathless,
by how nature can be so powerful, so majestic, yet can be delicate,
fragile and enchanting. Daniel has captured and molded these
fleeting images into the exquisite and delightful prints that we see
in this outstanding exhibition.
Elsa Kettinger has a delightful evocative talent, shown in a
display of delicate, painterly portraits that are visually stunning
and though-provoking. The graphic design and artistic inspiration is
very evident in all of the prints, and I really love the wonderful,
pastel rendition of the rose. I have chosen the print of the little
girl to comment further on, for this lovely portrait emphasizes all
of Elsa's photographic and printing talents. The soft, delicate,
pastel-inspired portrait captures the true innocence of youth, the
fragile nature of life, and the vision of the future through the
eyes and reflection of a dandelion bloom. The delicate background of
exquisite pale greens to light pinks augment the portrait so
wonderfully. This is just an outstanding composite image, that any
master painter of the impression-post impression era would have been
proud to have painted. A beautiful image.
Fast Tracks to Nowhere Brian's display of traditional color prints show
a large gamut of subject matter, largely monochromatic, all
beautifully photographed and presented. The "Fast Track to Nowhere"
is a print that encourages the viewer to pause and look into for
quite a while, and to explore the mystery which is the decisive
element in this print. In the mind, the print goes dramatically back
in time, to the age of steam engines, railway transportation, travel
and exploration. How the pioneers forged west after the early
settlers, certainly into the unknown, so wonderfully captured with
the ghostly colored glow as the rail lines disappear into the
distance. Hopefully this may not be an omen of the future,
where rail may eventually go away, but that it is a symbol of the
mist and fog lifting, and the trains once again becoming the
transportation of the future. Certainly this is an image that can
both excite and mystify, one which each viewer can come up with
their own vision of what it means to them.
Peter was born in
England in 1935 and came to live in the United States in 1968. He worked for the Eastman Kodak Company for 34 years, retiring
in 1998. During his employment and continuing into retirement,
he has been an enthusiastic amateur photographer. His
photography has won him numerous awards throughout Kodak and in
International Salons, including 5 George Eastman Medals, which
is the top honor awarded to the most outstanding picture in the
Annual Kodak International Salon. He has served as a judge in
both local and international photographic competitions for the
past 20 years, and is a Past president of the Kodak Camera Club
and past chairman of many of the Kodak Camera Club
organizations. In the past five years or so, he has devoted his
photographic skills and interest into nature photography,
notably bird photography. His bird photography has been the
subject of several one-person exhibits, the most recent being at
Ding Darling NWR, in Sanibel, Florida, The Roger Tory Peterson
Institute in Jamestown, New York, and at the Webster Public
Library in Webster, NY.
We are pleased for
this show to have an exhibit of some of his bird photographs
masterfully taken and printed as one of our guest photographers. | ||||||||||
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