Photographers and Photography in Southern California
Curator’s Statement by Gerhard Clausing • There can be many things that separate people from each other. These can be physical walls and barriers, as well as social and psychological differences. Something as simple as a fence between you and your neighbor tells the other party to KEEP OUT! Naturally, borders between countries have... Continue Reading →
© Janos Lanyi Music To My Ears The Ability Of A Photograph To Conjure Sound Sound comes in many forms from bands playing, to horses fighting, to waves crashing. This month’s online exhibition, Music To My Ears, measures the extent to which a visual image can crossover and awaken our sense of hearing. Congratulations... Continue Reading →
Here is the information from IFAC regarding this year’s show: Application Deadline July 14, 11:59 p.m. The Irvine Fine Arts Center is pleased to announce the annual juried All Media exhibition, and invites Southern California-based artists to submit artwork for consideration. This year, the exhibition will be juried by award-winning artist, curator, and writer Constance... Continue Reading →
© Roger Bennett The AMBIGUITIES Exhibition In Honor of Mother’s Day This time I was especially pleased with the submissions. A range of images from the totally abstract to the concrete yet had-to-define can be found in the images that were submitted, and they are just bursting with creative energy. There is indeed... Continue Reading →
Our member John Montich will show his work at two events: For 25 years the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton has dedicated the month of May to the automobile. This year he has been invited to exhibit in their anniversary exhibit “25 Years of Muck Motoring.” There are several events happening throughout the month. Check... Continue Reading →
By Gerhard Clausing • On April 23, 2019, an enthusiastic audience attended Open Show L.A. #52, organized by Jonas Yip and Richard S. Chow, and hosted by Chris Davies at Fabrik Projects Gallery. Five interesting projects were presented, of which I have selected two for a more extensive description. Douglas Stockdale’s “Memory Pods” project effectively... Continue Reading →
Gerhard (Gerry) Clausing, Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) Every place has its own unique smells, sounds, and ambience, whether is San Francisco’s China Town, South Los Angeles barrio or a far-off country in Europe, Asia or Africa. Capturing the particular aura of a place and of those who inhabit it is the great challenge of travel... Continue Reading →
Author and Photographer: Mark Edward Harris (lives in Southern California) Publisher: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group), New York, NY (USA) and Abingdon (UK); © 2018 Paperback, 260 pages, 174 illustrations, 11 chapters Review by J. K. Lanyi This newly published book on travel photography by Mark Edward Harris is a must-read, and not only... Continue Reading →
Cover photograph: Detail of Curtis Moffat, Abstract Compositions, c.1925 Author and Curator: Martin Barnes, Senior Curator of Photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London Publisher: Thames & Hudson, New York, NY, April 23, 2019; V&A Publishing; © 2018 Text: English Hardcover, 192 pages, 141 illustrations Review by Paul Anderson Cameraless Photography by... Continue Reading →
