NYAB Event - Gallery Members' December Show

Gallery Members' December Show

Soho Photo Gallery

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Nocturnes by R. Wayne Parsons are photographs of night scenes in imaginary forests. To be in a forest at night is to leave the comforts and security of civilization and to enter a world of the unknown and the unexpected. The series deals with a variety of issues ---philosophical, social, and political --- both serious and humorous (often simultaneously). As is the case with so much modern art, there is an ample amount of ambiguity in many of these images. None of the situations depicted actually exist; the objects in the images were photographed separately and then digitally composited.

Parsons will give a gallery talk about his work at 7:30 PM at the Gallery on Thursday, December 10.

British photographer Francis Minien's first solo show in New York is entitled Human Remains. Minien says, "This body of work explores urban decay in the former manufacturing town of Leicester in the UK. The series of black and white photographs were taken over a two-year period as an exploration of the city's decaying infrastructure. The photographs examine what was left behind, what was allowed to be trashed and what nature had started to reclaim and a new human underbelly had started to inhabit."

Arnold Kastenbaum calls his new show Walls and Ceilings. The twelve black and white images are those of simple and common views that, when transformed by the photographic process, become unique objects unto themselves. A simple light fixture on a wall or ceiling is shown in a new and hopefully aesthetically pleasing way. Kastenbaum says, "In my work, no attempt is made to depict an object as it naturally appears. The goal is to create a new object that did not exist before. The photograph itself becomes the object without regard to the subject matter."

Philip Sawyer's first exhibition at Soho Photo is entitled Oaxaca. The photographerexplains this is a city of contrasts. Much of daily life is closely intertwined with tradition - festivals, religious ceremonies, market culture, and the central role of the family. It gives the city a timeless quality and preserves a slower rhythm to life. Yet hopeful eyes are also looking forward to the future and to progress. One sees a great spirit, enthusiasm, and wisdom among the people. There is a sense that modern advancements will be carefully tempered with a steadfast adherence to old ways.

[Image: Philip Sawyer "Farmer and Son"]