2013.3.3

N E W S - EXHIBITION
Found Landscape #22 was selected to appear in The Kiernan Gallery online exhibition, Abstraction. Juror Matthew Gamber, a Boston-based artist and critic, said "In taking a broad approach to the idea of abstraction, I selected images that took a certain element of risk in their visual approach." "... abstraction is a moving target. If a particular aesthetic becomes collectively understood . . . it no longer offers a divergent viewpoint."

V I E W S - NEW WORK
Okay, I thought posting once a month was going to be a lot easier than posting once a week but that hasn't been the case. I find that with more time, I'm more critical of the work I'm doing and more likely to keep shooting well past what I initially thought was an acceptable image. I like the results but I was surprised to discover the larger volume of work.
     For this month, I spent my time exploring a new inexpensive Holga plastic lens that I purchased. The Holga pinhole technology, described as "a low-fidelity aesthetic", certainly has its exposure and focal point limitations but that turned out to be more of a challenge than a hinderance.
     See you at the next blog post on Sunday, April 7. (click on any image to see the slide show)

2013.2.3

A lot has happened in the first month of 2013, so to recap the events, here are some of the highlights, along with additional new/recent work.

Found Landscape 13 was exhibited at the Bruno David Gallery group show, Blue • White • Red.

Nine limited edition Barbies from the exhibition, When Is A Doll Not A Doll?, were sold to a private collector.

Campsite was accepted as part of the F-Stop Magazine online group exhibition, Juxtaposition.

Black and White Magazine posted my entry, Rechanneling Morris Louis, on their website; although the image was not accepted into their final exhibition.

New and recent work was created.

I really like the new schedule of posting the first Sunday of every month because it gives me more freedom to create the work I want to pursue.
     See you at the next posting on Sunday, March 3. Of course, you're welcome to visit as often as you like and please pass the link on to anyone you think will appreciate my blog and photos.

En Hommage - Part One

An obscure post, perhaps.

The blog is changing. I'm going to be concentrating on creating new work and therefore, will not be posting as frequently.
     The new schedule will feature fresh posts on the first Sunday of every month.
     I hope you'll stay tuned and I'll see you again on February 3.

Botanica - Part Eighteen

It's the final blog post of 2012 and we end the year with a detail photo of an orchid plant we received in memory of my father-in-law's passing.
     I hope everyone takes a few minutes to remember those who are no longer with us and have left us with a longing in our hearts.
     May you find peace and strength in the many memories of the times we were lucky enough to have our loved ones by our sides.

SOLD

Nine photographs from the 2009 exhibition, When Is A Barbie Not A Barbie?, were sold this month to a private collector. Thank you Bruno David Gallery for showing my work and making the connection that enabled this sale.

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Just for Fun - Part Six

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Benchmark

Unfolding
2012
© Larry Torno


Whenever I'm creating art or when I'm viewing art, I always have a mental benchmark that I apply to each work. Whether it's a painting, drawing, sculpture or photograph, I consider this guiding principle — Tell me something I don't know.
     In each case, I review what I've done, or what someone else has done, and try to determine if they've taught me anything, or if I've taught myself anything.
     Someone once said that the majority of photography today is merely a pretty good record of what was in front of the camera. But I want to know more. I want to know what the artist is seeing that I didn't consider.
     I know what a handball court looks like, but what does it look like on a clear winter day with it's high walls casting shadows that create repeating angles, like a piece of origami unfolding itself.

In the News - Found Landscape

One of my photos, Found Landscape 13, is part of the group exhibition, Blue - White - Red, at the Bruno David Gallery. The show opened November 30, 2012 and runs through January 19, 2013.

Composition - Part Two

On October 28th, I posted a new idea I was experimenting with. Today I'm sharing another photo in the series.

IN THE NEWS - On Exhibition

Recently the website Lenscratch included one of my images in an online show.

Surf over to http://barbiedollportrait.blogspot.com/ to see the latest Barbie image from my exhibition, When Is A Doll Not A Doll.

Snaps - Part One

I found myself stuck at a railroad crossing and since I had my camera with me, I looked for a photo opportunity.
     Outside the driver's window was this cinder block building. I liked the way the sun backlit the sign so I composed an image, then overexposed it to turn the sky white and render the colors as pastels.
     In early 2011, I also found myself waiting for a train to pass and caught the following image.