Los Angeles River copyright by Ian RuhterLevi Brown copyright by Ian RuhterElsa copyright by Ian RuhterDowntown Los Angeles copyright by Ian RuhterBiker, Los Angeles copyright by Ian Ruhter
In the process of losing my way I have taken a tremendous journey back to the 1800’s.
I have time-traveled the way you would in a dream. Taking me backwards into the future, a future where you paint with silver and light.
Ian Ruhter’s collodion wet plate landscapes honor the tradition of the pioneering California photographers who documented the incredible landscape of the Western United States. Ruhter has surpassed his predecessors in scope by creating a body of work documenting modern American cityscapes and contemporary portraits. Ruhter’s images combine the unrefined, antique wet plate aesthetic with contemporary subject matter. Ruhter respects the tradition pioneered before him by early photographers, while challenging himself to work on an even larger scale. Ruhter and his team have mastered making wet plates measuring up to 48 X 60 inches, the largest wet plates ever created to date, where in one will be the centerpiece of the exhibition.
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Artist Reception on October 16 from 7-9pm
This show runs October 16 to November 29, 2014
Fahey/Klein is located at 148 North La Brea, Los Angeles, CA 90036
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