If it is to be successful, a photography exhibit, much like an individual photograph, must not only be visually compelling, but also make some connection to the human experience. As…
A slight, and at first puzzling, sense of disappointment came over me as I exited A Thousand Crossings, the otherwise totally engrossing Sally Mann retrospective recently on exhibit at the…
Introduction In the early days of photography art critics refused to consider it as a medium for the creation of fine art. Back then all photography was considered vernacular photography;…
Every now and then there is a photography exhibit that offers, if not the truly novel, then at least the truly fresh, that is, a wonderfully different expression of familiar…
In this era of pyrotechnic digital imagery and ubiquitous arm-length photography, the current photography exhibit at the Denver Art Museum—Kenneth Josephson: Encounters with the Universe—may not, at first glance, seem…
There is nothing in art photography that I couldn’t do. Well, actually, there is a lot I can’t do. But I could do it all if I really wanted to.…
Introduction This paper will explore the history and evolution of American landscape photography, concentrating on western landscape art, and culminating in the art of contemporary landscape photographers. It will be…
The best visual art tends to possess these qualities: it engages the mind even as it captures the eye. Visual art missing both traits is a disaster; visual art missing…
Seeing in Passing: Photographs by Chuck Forsman, the current photography exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, once again demonstrates Curator of Photography Eric Paddock’s willingness to show lesser known photographers,…
Basically, there are only two categories of art photography, the found and the made. I realize that is like claiming there are basically only two categories of color, whereas the…
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