Courier-Journal Interview

I was contacted by Matt Frassica at the Louisville Courier-Journal, in relation to my show at the 930 Art Center, to contribute for a short article called "The First Time." The idea is to ask various artists about something significant that was a first time experience. It was hard to pick something specific, but in the end I chose to comment on how the approach to making photographs by the choice of camera will inherently nuance your vision. This is a concept that I've reconsidered a great deal lately, as well as an approach to photography that we tackle head-on in ART 120 Photography.

You can see the article at the Louisville C-J HERE.

DK

Above: "Self-portrait" with an Ikoflex TLR that I inherited from my wife's grandfather. It's probably over 50 years old and currently my camera of choice.

Show at 930 Art Center, Louisville

I am currently exhibiting a body of work at the 930 Art Center in Louisville entitled "A Sense of Place, Revisited." It will be on display from now until the end of May. There is an opening reception this coming Saturday from 10 AM–12 noon where we'll be discussing the topic of "landscape photography."

The show has 25 pieces, broken into four groupings. Some are color panoramic collages from out west (Tetons, Yellowstone, Badlands), another group has b&w panoramic photos from near Savannah, GA, another set are minimalist seascapes, and the last group are photos from my grandparents' old lake house in TN.

It's always a challenge to stage a show. The real planning typically has more to do with the theme or concept of the entire show – how all the pieces relate in a larger context. This was particularly challenging with the 930 because I have exhibited a variety of works there over the years in group shows. I wanted to show all new work, and that required a little bit of research into my archives. In the end, I'm pretty pleased with the show.

So if you have the opportunity, come join us on Saturday; if not, perhaps visit before May.

To find out more, click HERE.

DK

Image above: Snake River (featured in the exhibit)

Picture of A Picture Call for Entries

The 930 Art Center in Louisville has a coll for entries – online submission with no entry fees. Quoted from their site:

DEADLINE TO ENTER: Sunday December 20, 2011 at midnight

ON VIEW: January 6 - February 12, 2012

Inspired by the fantastic website, Dear Photograph, we’re asking you to photograph a picture from the past in the present.

Submit the digital file below and we’ll print and frame our favorite 24 entries. At the opening reception we’ll let everyone vote for their favorite and we’ll give some sort of prize.

Make sure the resolution is high enough to print an 8×10″ print.
File type must be .jpg.
Feel free to submit more than one too.

Click HERE to submit your entries or find out more.

Photo above: Michael and Owen Winters (via 930's web page)

'Spots in Time' Juried Photography Exhibit

Call for entries at the 930 Art Center in Louisville. There is no fee to apply. The deadline is Monday, September 5. Click HERE to find out more and apply online!

Deadline to enter: Monday, September 5, 2011
Exhibit dates: September 23 - October 30, 2011

“There are in our existence spots of time
That with distinct pre-eminence retain
A renovating virtue, whence . . . our minds
Are nourished and invisibly repaired.” - William Wordsworth, The Prelude

The Romantic poet William Wordsworth penned the phrase ’spots of time’ before the dawn of photography as a way to talk about life-shaping moments in his past. Photographs though, are quite literally ’spots of time’. In photography, place and time conjoin with perfect specificity. Each photograph references a particular place at a particular slice of time.

Photography has majorly shaped the way memory works. We often remember photographs rather than actual memories. Many of us recall memories as still photographs rather than as moving pictures. This juried photography exhibit hopes to bring together photographs that hint at memory, photographs that integrate place and time in ways that conjure up nostalgia and longing.

Click HERE to read more.