Joe Rudko “Advanced Techniques of Photography”
Maxwell Davidson Gallery/Davidson Contemporary
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Davidson Contemporary presents Advanced Techinques of Photography, a solo exhibition of new work by Seattle-based artist Joe Rudko. Originally trained as a photographer, Rudko has not made a new photo in about three years. Instead, his work involves a combination of drawing, collage, and sculpture to produce images that include old or vintage photographs, postcards or, at times, even advertisements. The title of the show is a somewhat tongue-in-cheek reference to a textbook titled Ansel Adams Guide: Basic Techniques of Photography. Whereas the didactic book using Adams’s famed methods covers the basics for budding photographers, Rudko subverts the idea, claiming an “advanced” level which addresses non-traditional uses of old physical photographs. In this way, Rudko creates new images out of static ones, reconstructing them without digital manipulation.
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from June 21, 2018 to July 28, 2018