Thursday, December 24, 2009

Happy Holidays from Exposure 2010

On behalf of Exposure 2010 have a happy holiday season.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Economic Breakthrough


When Steven Friedman started out he was an economic consultant. That is until the day he went out hiking in the Gatineau hills and literally stumbled upon a waylaid camera and took his first photograph. That discovery prompted a photographic journey that is going strong.

Known for his photographic interpretations of the natural world, Friedman was a finalist for the 2009 Hasselblad Masters Awards.

His carefully printed works (on rag paper) will be exhibited in Canmore during Exposure 2010.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Calgary Banff Canmore - The World?


Exposure 2010 will officially kick off at Triangle Gallery on Feb. 4th with an exhibition of photography from Japan.

Counter-Photography: Japan's Artists Today is an impressive display of contemporary works by a roster of Japan's leading artists.

It underscores how a regional festival, such as Exposure, can embrace the art of photography from across the world.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

It's Pithy


When a new gallery shows up in Calgary and photography is being exhibited you know I'm there.

Tomas Jonsson, curator of an upcoming exhibition contacted me the other day asking about getting involved with Exposure 2010. The result: another venue, and an exhibition of photography that will explore how we understand informally organized and contested places.

In February the work of Adrian Blackwell, Stefan Canham, Rufina Wu and Ossi Kajas will be shown.

Pith itself was until recently a bottle depot in the Calgary neighbourhood of Inglewood. Now it's an affordable space for "irreverence, experimentation, and practices that challenge our present conceptions of contemporary art."

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Polaroids Process and More


There will be so many great photography exhibitions on display in February that I haven't even had time to mention the show at Illingworth Kerr Gallery at Alberta College of Art + Design.

Polaroids of models taken by Attila Richard Lukacs, these images help viewers get inside the creative process but also stand as works of art in their own right.

In the not-too-distant past Lukacs was referred to as the "bad boy" of the Canadian art world.

Not sure if that label still fits, but artist does.

Friday, December 4, 2009

From Rock to Ruins


Dean Turner has been involved in photography for three decades. A self-taught photographer his work has covered rock/punk performances to the ruins of Palenque in the Chiapas Mountains.

A student of history and military affairs, his photography is guided by a curiosity that often explores the darker side of human nature.

Watch for new works by Dean Turner in Calgary during Exposure 2010 in February.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

From the Backseat Looking Out


I have to admit I didn't know much about artist Stev'nn Hall, but his images do captivate me.

Perhaps it's the wanderlust they suggest. Photo-based works, they often start out with Stev'nn photographing the passing landscape from a vehicle.

He enlists his training and experience in photography, painting and filmmaking to create these pieces which will be shown in Canmore during Exposure 2010.

They are fleeting fragments of freedom contained, if only for a moment, in a frame.