The more than $1 million cost of pouring concrete pads exceeds the budgeted amount. Locations on city property are under consideration.
New homes sought for roundabout sculptures
The big picture: surreal shadow play with Maurice Tabard
The avant-garde artist and gallerist ELT Mesens was crucial to the spread and promotion of surrealism in 1920s Paris and Brussels – and later in 1930s London. A friend of André Breton and Man Ray and “soulmate” of René Magritte, he was instrumental in (briefly) bringing together the rival Belgian and French artists in the group. The occasion for this was a special June 1929 edition of the Belgian magazine Variétés, for which Mesens was art director. The magazine featured essays by Sigmund Freud (on jokes) and Louis Aragon and illustrations and images by Magritte and Max Ernst.
It was thought that much of the original archive of Variétés had been lost, but 30 years ago, in the archive of the Flemish daily newspaper Vooruit, a large cache of vintage prints from the magazine was discovered, miraculously preserved. The magazine had featured images by all the pioneers of surrealist photography including Man Ray, Berenice Abbott and László Moholy-Nagy.
An exhibition of images from the Variétés archive is currently on display in Amsterdam. It includes this 1929 print by the French photographer Maurice Tabard, who had worked as a fashion photographer in New York in the early 1920s before returning home. Tabard was, for a time, Man Ray’s assistant and helped to pioneer many of the techniques that became associated with the movement – solarisation, multiple exposures, the burning of negatives, all of which were designed to bring chance and free association into photographic practice.
This picture references the surprises and accident of collage. The shadow hand, here reaching for the daily paper had, by then, become a signature of surrealist imagery, often appearing to operate autonomously, detached from brain and intent, a strange and uncanny creative force with a revolutionary mind of its own.
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Variétés. Photography and the Avant-Garde is at Huis Marseille, Amsterdam until 22 October
Photo exhibit at Sacramento City College shines light on victims of trauma
SACRAMENTO — Spotlighting resiliency and hope — that’s the message behind a new photography exhibit at a hall at Sacramento City College.
It shines a light on victims of trauma and how they have learned to thrive.
Human trafficking, sexual assault and domestic violence are just some of the trauma the faces in the exhibit have dealt with. The concept is called trauma-informed photography.
“It’s basically a collaboration and celebration of the survivors,” Tamara Knox said.
Knox is the photographer and curator of the exhibit. Through a grant awarded by the Office of Arts and Culture, Knox created the gallery for a book she’s writing.
A portion of that book on display features people who she calls “thrivers.”
“They’re actually to the point where they can help other people in the community,” Knox said.
These victims of trauma are now helping survivors of trauma by sharing their stories, all in hopes that victims can relate to thrivers and find the light to overcome a dark past.
“As a survivor, you can kind of get cautious to who you can trust in your life and it makes it easier if a thriver is there,” Knox said.
On Saturday, several thrivers featured on the display were at its opening. In the front of the room was a memories board sharing past and present.
For Knox, a trauma survivor herself. hopes to soon work with victims in the future using photography.
“I feel like the book will be an added tool to at least when I’m working with my participants,” she said.
If you would like to check out the exhibit, it will be in the Russ Solomon Gallery on campus until the end of October.
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Out & About: Sculpture dedicated to former Westmoreland Museum curator
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has received the gift of a sculpture by the late Pittsburgh artist Aaronel deRoy Gruber, in honor of former chief curator Barbara L. Jones. The sculpture titled “Alumascape III” is installed outside the Greensburg museum’s north entrance and was dedicated during a program and
What is happening to Folk Art Market leadership?
As longtime volunteers and supporters of the International Folk Art Market, we were disappointed and saddened, yet strangely not terribly surprised, at the recent news of Melissa Mann’s departure as market CEO. This is the fourth CEO of the market in recent years and the third consecutive leader who has left the position after a brief tenure. For any healthy organization, the logical question to ask is: “What is going on between the board and staff that causes this level of turnover?”
Mann was exceptionally skilled at managing the plethora of challenges IFAM presents, including fundraising, staff development, outreach to the community and dealing with the hundreds of issues that arise during market. She managed all of that with a wonderful air of constant support to her staff and uplifting spirit. Adding to the annual challenges was the recent herculean effort to move away from Museum Hill to the Santa Fe Railyard in the center of town.
Naturally there were glitches, but they were drowned out by the tsunami of great acclaim. Importantly, the market broke attendance, sales and revenue records. Most importantly, the average take-home revenue for each artist was the highest it has been. Yet still Mann found it untenable to stay.
Seventy-five printmakers from different states churned out rare gems during a six-day national printmaking workshop
Art takes countless forms, each one telling a unique story. One such intriguing form of artistic expression is printmaking, a dynamic process that combines technique, imagination, and innovation.
‘Southern Fried Funeral’ served; printmaker to give talk
Dewey Frye is dead, leaving the rest of his family to pick up the pieces — if they don’t kill each other first — in “Southern Fried Funeral” by Little Rock native J. Dietz Osborne and Nate Eppler. It’s onstage at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock.
An international project comes to West Michigan to honor Korean War Veterans through photography
Volunteers helping Project Soldier say that they would not be alive, or have a free country, if it wasn’t for the service of these veterans
WYOMING, Mich. — The Korean War is sometimes thought of as the “Forgotten War.” To Project Soldier, and the veterans that Rami Hyun photographs, the Korean War is nowhere near forgotten.
Project Soldier began in 2013 when Hyun sought to honor active duty soldiers in South Korea by capturing portraits, but that mission has now grown into photographing Korean War Veterans from the 22 nations that came to South Korea’s aid over 70 years ago.
“Everybody here, including me, say we want free country. The freedom to us was not a duty, it was a right for us because somebody sacrificed, especially Korean War veteran sacrifice of freedom for us is the reason my mom, my father, are still alive because they sacrificed themselves,” said Hyun.
Close to 20 Korean War Veterans came to Hahn-In Church in Wyoming, where they had portraits taken of themselves and their families. They were able to sign helmets used during the Korean War that will be displayed in South Korea, along with being able to share their stories with fellow veterans and volunteers from Michigan’s Korean American community.
Anne Kong said she was volunteering at the event because she wanted to hear the stories of the veterans who defended the country where she was born.
“It’s not easy, let alone fighting for your own country, but other countries. So we’re very thankful, and we don’t think that we would have the freedom that we have today without their efforts,” said Kong
The Korean War began in 1950 when North Korea invaded U.S. Allied South Korea. The fighting ended in an armistice in 1953, and claimed the lives of over 36,000 U.S soldiers.
Robert Burnett served in the First Calvary Division with the Seventh Regiment, and said that he never expected to be treated the way he was at by Project Soldier and the volunteers.
“I can’t imagine anything like this ever happened and my wildest imagination, I couldn’t believe this stuff like this should happen. Shows you people do respect the veterans,” Burnett said.
George Stark served in Korea in the Fifth Regimental Combat Team. He served in Korea in the months leading into the armistice, and says he is proud to have defended a country that is now prospering.
“When they sometimes say that Korea was a forgotten war, we like to call it a forgotten victory,” said Stark.
Hyun says that taking portraits of these veterans captures their story, and he can see the change in how they view themselves when they see their photographs.
“They have a lot of guilt because they survived the war, but the picture is not taken just outside, pictures are taken inside too, so when they see their own portrait they will realize they are not a coward, they are actually a hero,” Hyun said.
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Iconic Colorado photographer passes away after cancer battle
John Fielder photographed Colorado’s beauty for 50 years.
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. — Award-winning nature photographer John Fielder died Friday after a battle with cancer.
Fielder had documented the Colorado landscapes through his camera lenses since 1973. He’s probably best known for his “Colorado 1870-2000” photograph book series that he made in partnership with History Colorado. In that series, Fielder matched photos taken by William Henry Jackson more than 100 years prior.
>Video above: interview with John Fielder about his photography donation to History Colorado.
Fielder was also a strong supporter of nature preservation efforts around the state. His photographs moved people and garnered him recognition and awards including the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award in 1993 and the Aldo Leopold Foundation’s Achievement Award in 2011. He was the first individual to be awarded the latter award.
Earlier this year, Fielder announced he was donating 5,000 photographs to History Colorado.
Below are some of Fielder’s photographs that were entrusted to the museum.
John Fielder photography
“My goal was always to reveal and preserve the essence of the place that I think is the most beautiful on Earth: Colorado,” Fielder said in January. “I am humbled that these photos have inspired others and spurred the passage of numerous environmental protection projects and laws across this beautiful state that I love and cherish.”
Gov. Jared Polis released the following statement on Fielder’s passing:
“I am saddened by the loss of John Fielder, who captured Colorado’s iconic beauty during his 50 years as a nature photographer. His unique talent and work allowed him to showcase our state to millions across the world and he will be dearly missed. My condolences to his family and friends. I hope that we can all follow his example to appreciate and preserve our outdoor lands.”
Fielder’s family will hold a private memorial service at a later date, according to a report from Summit Daily.
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John Fielder, famous Colorado photographer, dies at 73
John Fielder, Colorado’s preeminent nature photographer, has died at the age of 73.
His daughter, Kay Fielder, confirmed his death to multiple media outlets. She said he died on Friday after a struggle with pancreatic cancer.
Gov. Jared Polis released a statement mourning the photographer.
“I am saddened by the loss of John Fielder, who captured Colorado’s iconic beauty during his 50 years as a nature photographer. His unique talent and work allowed him to showcase our state to millions across the world and he will be dearly missed,.
“My condolences to his family and friends. I hope that we can all follow his example to appreciate and preserve our outdoor lands.”
Fielder may best known for his “Colorado 1870-2000” photograph book series that he made in partnership with History Colorado. In that series, Fielder matched photos taken by William Henry Jackson more than a century earlier.
In January, Fielder donated his Colorado photography to History Colorado. The museum will be home for a collection of more than 7,000 photos distilled from 200,000 he made since 1973, and which are now available to the public for personal and commercial use.
Just last month — on July 22 — the History Colorado Center in downtown Denver unveiled a new exhibit called “REVEALED: John Fielder’s Favorite Place.”
Visitors are invited to virtually explore “a location that few have ever experienced,” according to a news release, “a location that Fielder feels is the most sublime in all of Colorado.”
The location is Sunlight Basin deep in western Colorado’s Weminuche Wilderness. Fielder has long spoken fondly of the wilderness, considered the state’s most remote reaches.
Choosing a favorite place, Fielder said in July, “was merely a function of evoking” what he calls his “geologic psychology.”
He explained that with his favorite sensations of nature above treeline: “the sounds of cascading water, the steely taste of snowmelt, the cold sensation on the fingertips of water just off the snow, the smell of the alpine, tundra flowers wafting across my face.”
On his website, Fielder said he first visited Colorado at the age of 14 during a school field trip from North Carolina:
“In all my life, I have not forgotten my first sight of the Rockies rising up before me over the plains. I was simply smitten by this wall of snow-capped peaks above a treeless plain. And the word C-O-L-O-R-A-D-O, it was the most poetic name for a place I had ever heard. I realized at that moment that someone or something had guided me to this place, and that I belonged here for the rest of my life.”
His awards included the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award in 1993 and the Aldo Leopold Foundation’s Achievement Award in 2011. He was the first individual to be awarded the latter award.
Fielder leaves behind two daughters Ashley and Katy, and six grandchildren. John lost his wife Gigi to Alzheimer’s disease in 2005 and their son J.T. in 2006.
Fielder requested donations be made to Sierra Club, Conservation Colorado, Colorado Open Lands and Save the Colorado.
The family will conduct a private memorial service at a later date.
