EXHIBITION DETAILS
Black and White
May 23- July 12, 2014
Public and Artist Reception June 6, from 6-9 p.m.
Exhibiting artists: Maria Abadia, Sasha Andruzheychik, Lewis Bailes, Preston Buchtel, Maija Burnett, James Chrzan, Rich Cortez, Jim Crowley, Robert Curl, Raynor Czerwinski, Corinne DiPietro, Michael Donnor, Frang Dushaj, Robert Earp, Benoit Fournier, Randolph Fritz, Michael Frye, Pauline Gola, Paul Greenberg, Bill Harbin, William Harper, Wolfgang Hastert, Jane Heater, Brett Henrikson, William Hughes, Elizabeth Ireland, Susan Jacobs, Andrew Jennings, Goran Jovic, Jim Kazanjian, Scott Lerman, Catherine Liberda, Anita Licis-Ribak, Erika Materson, Alyssa Minahan, Ehsun Mirza, David Morel, Bronwyn Morrison, Mary Mulford, Dale Niles, Dustin Panzino, Anuar Patjane, Steve Pearlman,
STATEMENT
There is a strong element of water, love and life within the photographs that I have selected for the Black + White 2014 exhibition at the Center for Fine Art Photography. Is that supposed to mean something? I’m not entirely sure.
Hands, reflections, legs, and leaps of faith––each photograph as good as the next. It was very hard to narrow down over 4,000 images to the 50+ images in the exhibition. Just when I thought I had a great edit, I realized there was more work to do––back to the drawing board.
Overall, as I was looking at the work, I was thinking about uniqueness––I was thinking about how patrons and collectors are always looking for something new and fresh––something unique. That’s how I think as well, whether I am looking at a box of photographs at a portfolio review event, or in a one-on-one meeting with someone at my gallery, or if I am looking for a new piece for my collection at an exhibition, auction or art fair.
Something strange occurred when I went back through the images to look at my final edit: I noticed many images worked well with some of my other selections. In some instances, I noticed pairings, and some images that worked well as triptychs. There are two hearts on wrought iron chairs, a spiral that forms a heart, and a photograph of a heart shape cut out of wood. A hand reflected on a chair mimics the hand of a woman reaching upward while underwater. The man diving underwater mirrors the chaos of the water droplets as they stretch out from above the surface. What drove me to select these specific images? Might it be the same feeling you get when you look through your viewfinder and decide to take a photograph? Instinct, emotions, thoughts, feelings, personal experiences––they all play into why we like, love and enjoy photography.
A great quote from photographer Harold Feinstein continues to remind me “A good black and white photograph has all the colors of a rainbow.” Don’t you agree?
~Jason Landry
