A handful of new and varied photography exhibits are slated to open in late August and September. Two shows, "Suspicious Minds" and "Steve Perille: Unfiltered" have opening receptions at the Light Factory in Charlotte on September 16th. And if you are interested in a bit of a photo field trip, "Underneath the Underwing" opened on August 21st at Through this Lens gallery in Durham.
"Underneath the Underwing", by Goodloe Suttler, is described as a very close look at the textures, palettes and patterns of select butterflies from around the world. Suttler uses highly magnified views of moths and butterflies. to create images that are visually stunning by starkly contrasting his subjects against a black background, and exposing wing scales and colors unseen by the naked eye. Aug 23, 2010 - Feb 6, 2011 in the Knight Gallery
Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept. 16
Surrealism, a movement that began in response to the atrocities of World War I, has continued to have a strong influence on artists today. " There is some debate when and if Surrealism as an organized movement officially ended. Nevertheless, many artists and photographers continued to incorporate surrealist ideas on a more personal level into their work throughout the 20th Century and into the 21st. Today, there are new artists who are exploring their desires to embrace the unknown depths of the subconscious, fantastic and mysterious, in a philosophical and visual way." (from curator statement by Dennis Kiel)
Suspicious Minds examines this phenomenon by featuring new work by Jerry Uelsmann, a major practitioner of surreal photography dating back to the late 1960s, as well as images by contemporary photographers and film/installation artists, all with different and creative approaches to surrealist imagery: Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison (environmental and political), Tom Chambers (fragility of life), Joel Whitaker (reinventing the family snapshot), and Malena Bergmann (spiritual). The work of Jerry Uelsmann alone should be a great reason to see this show. Uelsmann has been practicing his craft of creating mind-bending images long before anyone ever heard the word Photoshop. Through a meticulous, time-consuming process of darkroom magic, he has dedicated his career to surrealist imagery with a tenacity that is unparalleled.
Aug 16, 2010 - January 30, 2011 in the Middleton McMillan Gallery
Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept. 16
This exhibition is part of the LIght Factory’s “In Our Own Backyard” series, and features the photographs of Steve Perille, who was a staff photographer for The Charlotte Observer in the 1970's. The work on display falls into the great tradition of the street photographer. HIs work has been compared to the greats of the social landscape documentary traditions such as Walker Evans, Robert Frank and Dorothea Lange.
"Steve Perille’s photographs are deceptively simple. They are of real people doing real things, and of real places that are seemingly unremarkable. Through his photographs we are drawn to the beauty of ordinary moments. We walk right by what he chooses to photograph; we filter out the ordinary and pay no attention. His vision of the world is unfiltered; he sees the ordinary as special. Life itself is what he sees with seemingly little effort." (Statement from Guest Curator, Byron Baldwin)
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