Thursday, August 14, 2008

Through These Lenses . . . Independently

Photography as you have never seen it! August 13 through September 7, 2008

Sandra Whitton Gallery
253 Ontario Street

Kingston, Ontario
613-531-0968


Gallery hours ~ Wednesday - Friday, 11am- 6pm; Saturday and Sunday 11am - 5pm

This exhibit of art photography at the Sandra Whitton Gallery brings into focus
the Art of Photography. Curated by Bernard Clark, these six artists show us a
timely and fascinating perspective of the world seen through a discriminating lens.

Come to the opening reception Thursday, August 21, 2008, 5 - 8 pm


Bernard Clark

Do Not Operate is from a series on Decayed Walls taken in 2008. "In this body of work I wanted to show the beauty that has been created through years of neglect and exposure to the elements. I have tried to emphasize surface texture, geometric shapes and tonal variations."

Other work to be seen at the Gallery Show includes images from Tattooed Individuals, a series taken in over 30 cities in North America.



Randy deKleine-Stimpson

A childhood in small town Ontario allowed Randy time to develop a rich imagination and creative personality. After experiences that allowed studies and self-development, Randy was introduced to the K1000, and, as they say, the rest is history!

Randy's work "is based on found objects and settings, shot as I find them. There's a permanence to some and a fleeting nature to others. The only commonality is a thread of randomness to it all."







Chris Miner

Studies in Applied Photography at Sheridan College and Film at Queen's University led Chris to persue a career in photographic art.

"I seek to represent or emphasize narrative events through photography. As a result, I hope to give viewers back more as they invest time viewing these photographs.
Working with large format film provides detail and tonality that is congruent with the intent of much of my work."








Preston Schiedel

My work is the visual product of an interest in the concept of nature and of humankind's interaction with the land. The images are records of both past and future events. They are slow transformations of places caught between the will of man and the power of nature. These are not majestic places of grandeur and awe. They are reflections of my thoughts and a testament of our place. Artistically, I am attracted to the richness of the visual elements of the subjects. Aesthetically, I am attracted to the various readings that the images offer the viewer. And philosophically I am drawn to the irony of the photographic medium as a tool for documentation. As with most photographs, my images are as much dependent on what I excluded from the ground glass as they are on what was captured on the film.



Stephen Wild

Come and explore the visual in Wild's photographs. About perception, interpretation, diversity, expression, manipulation, emphasis, art, colour, light and darkness, these photographs capture the beauty of the human form.
"Stephen is attracted to individual personalities and how people are expressed through imagery. From fashion photography to commercial production, to the erotic, people offer an endless canvas of photographic opportunities."

Come and share the diversity of this body of work, spanning everything from blown glass to rock stars.







Tristan Willis

"I think that when many people think of natural beauty they envision towering mountain ranges, redwood forest, or secluded beaches. There is no doubting the beauty or importance of dramatic landscapes such as these. I feel however that an appreciation of the local landscape is also important. When I photograph a landscape I try to record the landscape as a whole as well as the intricacies that I find interesting. These intricacies, I find, are what makes nature so engaging. When you see a landscape as a whole it is beautiful but when you start to look at it closely it is overwhelming. Each tree is unique; each leaf dries and curls into a different shape, each beaver pond has its own atmosphere and every day the mud holds a different imprint. I find this infinite detail, and constant change fascinating. I think today we hear a lot of statistics and reports concerning the destruction of the natural world. Rarely when thinking on such a monumental scale do we stop and consider what we are losing, the immeasurable richness present in each natural area, lost forever."



If you can't make it to the opening reception, come and view this show of art photography at the gallery Wednesday, August 13 until Tuesday, September 7, 2008. Open Wednesday to Friday, 11 am - 6 pm and Saturday and Sunday 11 am - 5 pm.