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The intention of my work is to approach the differences between what has been identified in our culture as organic and inorganic, and to clarify the impression of empathy between viewer and object through the transforming qualities of photography.
As most of the plant and animal life seen today have evolved to their present state due to continual environmental changes. Lately the primary focus of my work has been to depict the adaptation of our landscape in conjunction with the changes we constantly make to the way we view ourselves. The most recent body of work primarily acts as a record of these continual changes. The scale, in both size and complexity, is intended to capture a diverse range of urban ecosystems, and is used simply as a photographic reference or transcription of seemingly common (although often uncommon) events.
The suggestion of photography has become a constant in my work. Since the pursuit of landscape transformation began by making direct reference to nature publications, I took a new interest in the interpretation of the image (from a second-hand perspective) by the substitution of alternative mediums. Although more apparent in the larger works, the attempt of creating this barrier through the once effective presence of a lens, invokes a feeling of detachment between the viewer and object; creating a contingency between what has been studied to the fullest extent and what we have yet to see.
With the motive of pulling away the extremities to reveal the structure, most of the subjects in these drawings appear to be at their most compromised points of existence. With these new images I hope to recover the empathy lost between viewer and object by developing an alternative way of seeing pictures through the omission of the omni-present camera. |
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| BIOGRAPHY |
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B. Little Rock, Arkansas.
Attended Memphis College of Art and the California College of Art, San Francisco.
Graduated from MCA with BFA of high distinction.
Currently living in Seattle. |
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| EDUCATION |
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Memphis College of Art 2003-2006 (BFA 2006)
California College of Art 2005-2006 |
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| REPRESENTATION |
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Monarch Studio
312 South Washington Street (Tashiro-Kaplan building)
Seattle, WA 98104
www.monarchartstudio.com
William Bennett Gallery
65 Greene St. New York, NY 10012
www.williambennettgallery.com |
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| SOLO EXHIBITS |
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2008
"New American Landscapes" solo show at the William Bennett Gallery, New York, NY; November (upcoming)
"New Paintings" solo show at the William Bennet Gallery, New York, NY; April
2007
Sean Bloemer Gallery, Memphis, TN; March
2006
Ameriprise Gallery, Germantown, TN; July
GMAC Gallery, Memphis, TN; June
2005
Recent Works, MAM Gallery, Memphis, TN; November
2004
The Complex Gallery, Memphis, TN; October
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2009
"Headwaters of Industry" , Erin Morrison + Sarah Kavage, Vermillion Gallery, Seattle, WA; April
2008
"West, Wester, Westest" group show at the FECAL FACE DOT GALLERY, San Francisco, CA; October (upcoming)
2007
Premier opening of the William Bennett Gallery. New York, NY; September
2006
Memphis Originals Gallery, Memphis, TN; June
NO EXIT Gallery, Memphis, TN; May
2005-2006
Painting Exhibit - Lower Gallery, Memphis College of Art; March
2004-2006
Horn Island Exhibition, Memphis College of Art; August
2005
Annual Juried Exhibition MAM Gallery, Memphis, TN; April
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| ARTICLES |
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vivalanetwork \ Claudia Sandoval \ Brooklyn, NY USA \ 09.24.09
Sixth Finch \ Fall issue \ Rob MacDonald \ USA \ 09.09
TITLE Magazine \ issue 3 \ Ryan Miranda \ Orange County, CA USA \ 05.25.09
boooooom.com \ Jeff Hamada \ Vancouver, BC CA \ 05.25.09
WWW.FECALFACE.COM \ Mini Interview \ Ryan Travis Christian \ San Francisco, CA USA \ 04.24.09
The Stranger \ Visual Art Listing \ Jen Graves \ Seattle, WA USA \ 04.23.09
Culturepublic \ Derek Powazek \ USA \ 04.04.09
EMPTY Magazine \ issue 15 \ AU \ 03.09
MyArtSpace \ ArtSpace Talk \ Brian Sherwin \ USA \ 02.07.09
Spray Graphic \ Sprayblog \ Chuck Banaszewski \ USA \ 11.03.08
ART+AUCTION \ USA \ 05.08
SOHO Journal \ SohoJournal.com \ John Coakley \ Memphis, TN USA \ 04.26.08
Memphis Commercial Appeal \ Gratifying Farewell \ Fredric Koeppel \ Memphis, TN USA \ 12.08.06
Memphis Flyer \ Memphis, TN USA \ 09.05 |
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