NYAB Event - Chuck Kelton & Eric William Carroll "New Photogenic Drawings"

Chuck Kelton & Eric William Carroll "New Photogenic Drawings"

BOSI Contemporary

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BOSI Contemporary presents New Photogenic Drawings, featuring photograms by Chuck Kelton and diazotypes by Eric William Carroll.

Both artists will debut bodies of work and artist books that draw on the legacies of early pioneers in the photographic practice — such as Anna Atkins, Carleton Watkins and Timothy O’Sullivan — and present a compelling new vision.

Carroll and Kelton explore photography in its fullest sense, through processes and subject matter. In their unique works — irreproducible and made without negatives — light and chemistry manifest themselves and create utterly striking renditions of nature.

Carroll’s diazotypes are created by his mitigation of light and photosensitive paper in situ in nature, while Kelton’s masterful photograms are created in a darkroom, at times devoid of anything botanical or environmental in the process.

In addition to their unique prints, the exhibition will feature books by both artists; Eric William Carroll’s "Blue Line of Woods", a limited edition artist book, measuring 11" x 9" x 1.5", composed of accordion bound pigment ink prints with an unfixed gelatin silver print on cover, including a printed text insert, and Chuck Kelton’s artist folio, “Night after Night”, comprising nine unique, hand toned, photograms.

Chuck Kelton is a well-known figure in the photography world. As one of the foremost printers of black and white photography in the United States, he is distinguished both for his abilities in the darkroom, as well as his long-term relationships and collaborations with the artists that he prints. Kelton is also an educator. He currently teaches at ICP and privately for master seminars.

Eric William Carroll is a San Francisco based artist. His work has been exhibited internationally, as well as at venues including the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Camera Club of New York, the Museum of Contemporary Photography and SF Camerawork. Carroll has participated in residencies with the MacDowell Colony, Rayko Photo Center and the Blacklock Nature Sanctuary, and in 2012 was the winner of the Baum Award for Emerging Photographers.

[Image: Eric William Carroll "Blue Lines Of Woods, 1130-1133" 2010 diazotype 72 x 36 in. Each Panel]

Media

• Photography
• Prints
• Other

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