I was lucky to get a sneak peak at this year’s photographs and artworks as jpegs arrived for Photorama 2011. I definitely fell for some of my picks early on in our preparations, but my list includes images I saw during installation too. Here it goes…
Hudson Hayden, The Photoshoot, C-print, 2011. $400 framed (Edition 1/10), $200 unframed (1 available)
This image appeals to me on a number of levels; as a photographer I love that the subject is a photographer at work. But it also takes me on a sensory journey, I can feel the wind rustling the grasses and the cool waves lapping at the shore. The seemingly remote waterside locale really appeals to the escapist part of me.
Nathan Cyprys, Untitled, C-print, 2011. $390 Framed (Edition 1/8), $340 Unframed ( left)
The deep blues of this image and their sharp contrast to the pale peachy tones of the swimmer’s flesh really draw me into this image. The effect of refraction on human appendages is really intriguing, as is the smooth, glossy appearance of the water.
Kathryn Gaitens, The spot was exactly as she described it, Chromogenic on acrylic, 2009. SOLD OUT (Edition 1/15)
Here’s another image employing that deep cool blue. This image concerns me because I assume the all too familiar paint splotches on those trees mean that they are cited for removal. The trees are so thin and young, this image stands as a reminder of the fragility of nature.
Steve Payne, Lewisporte #1, from the series ‘Front’, C-print, 2010. $250 A/P, $175 (5 available)
This is a curious image to me. It’s colouring and theme remind me of Stephen Shore’s Uncommon Places (http://www.303gallery.com/artists/stephen_shore/index.php?exhid=98&p=images). At first glance the structure seems alone in the landscape and its rusty hinges and lock make me think it’s abandoned. On closer inspection Payne has included a soft reflection in its window of another building to hint at its context.
Other Picks: Susan Schelle – “rapunsel” 2011, Robin Cumming – “Lady 9 (from ‘Lady Things’), Alex Kisilevich – “Thunder as Wolf as Sheep”, Rob MacInnis – “Dress Rehearsal 2″, Ryan Park – “Untitled”, Bill Finger – “View”, Darren Rigo – “the innermost part”
