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The Quest for Absolute Black at Tilt Gallery
This just in from Tilt Gallery in Phoenix; Jean-Claude Mougin Platinum/Palladium Prints in “Le Noir”, opening in their spiffy new location on Main Street. “Le Noir” by Jean-Claude Mougin In his quest for absolute black – “Le Noir”, the French … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Process, Artists, Events, Galleries
Tagged Jean-Claude Mougin, Platinum/Palladium Process, Tilt Gallery
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Joy-sucking drones of the universe (you know who they are…)
“Disembodied mouths that have seemingly infinite time on their hands, lots of opinions, few qualifications … and balls of solid brass.” Behold the joy-sucking drones of the art world. They are the talking heads, not even heads really. Disembodied mouths … Continue reading
Photo Competitions – An Update
“Photography competitions, as we have known them, are reaching a point of crashing and burning… and/or transformation.” fotosavant has previously explored the shift in burden/benefit sharing (to the photographer) in gallery-sponsored photography competitions. Continuing comments from readers led us to revisit the … Continue reading
Posted in Art Criticism, Calls for Work, Curators, Events, Galleries, General Photography, Shows
Tagged calls for entry, cost shifting, judging, jurors, Photography Competitions
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Melting Boundaries = Greater Opportunities
When it comes to showing and selling their work many emerging handcrafted photographers think first of galleries which specialize in photography. In so doing they are cutting themselves out of a much broader and often a much more welcoming market, … Continue reading
At the MMA this Fall
Among the notices streaming in for photography shows, one from the Metropolitan Museum of Art caught our eye; “Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop.” While an exhibition cannot be judged before its opening (October 11, 2012 in The Howard Gillman … Continue reading
Disturbing New Trend, Follow-up
“Is a culture of fear in the artist/gallerist relationship so prevalent?” The item last week on the trend of some galleries forcing artists to submit through the expensive (for the artist) and cumbersome (for all involved) venue of the Photo … Continue reading
Susan de Witt – Interview
Portland (Oregon) area visitors will have the good fortune to be able to see 32 examples of photographer Susan de Witt’s Lith work starting today at the i witness gallery at the Northwest Center for Photography. Readers may recall that Ms. … Continue reading
Review – Tom Persinger at Tilt
Two years ago Pittsburgh photographer Tom Persinger was invited to create a series of photographs to accompany a live performance of Robert Schumann’s song cycle “Dichterliebe” (translated into English – A Poet’s Love). He responded to the open-ended challenge with … Continue reading
Posted in Art Criticism, Artists, Events, Galleries, General Photography, Historical Process, Shows, Uncategorized
Tagged Dichterliebe, Salt Prints, Schumann, Tilt Gallery, Tom Persinger
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Review: Janet Matthews – “Vignettes”
We’ve been aware of the work of photographer Janet Matthews for some time, but have been waiting for the right moment to feature her on fotosavant. With the debut of her portfolio – “Vignettes” that moment has happily arrived. While … Continue reading
Art Intersection: A New Paradigm & Call for Entries
Art Intersection, a joint venture of many efforts, spearheaded by Carol Panaro-Smith and James Hajicek is more than just the latest artists’s cooperative, it has invented a new blue-print for the grass-roots arts organization. It is a membership-based organization that … Continue reading