Exhibits Coming Soon to the Viewpoint Gallery

Rick Murai: Signs of Life

Exhibit Dates: 
Wed, 02/08/2012 - Sat, 03/03/2012
Artist Reception Date: 
Fri, 02/10/2012 - 5:30pm - 8:30pm
2nd Saturday Reception: 
Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Viewpoint Photographic Art Center proudly presents the work of Richard Murai, one of Northern California’s most accomplished and respected photographers. He has traveled all over the world in search of compelling and spiritually rich pictures.

The images from Bhutan, Laos, and Easter Island in this exhibition are a sampling of work produced over the last six years, and represent an ongoing project of documenting world spiritual sites. As Murai says, “They reflect an unfolding voyage of discovery and creative exploration that examines evidence of intense spiritual devotion and religious fervor, past and present, within unique and distinctive cultures. The act of picture making increases my understanding of the world and the final photograph provides a reaffirmation of the connections between us all.”

Rick will discuss the exhibit during the Member's Reception on Friday, February 10, 5:30-8:30 p.m. He will share his excitement, misgivings and the creative and technical resources that helped produce his latest and diverse body of work. All are welcomed!

Jim Klein: A Matter of Time

Exhibit Dates: 
Wed, 02/08/2012 - Sat, 03/03/2012
Artist Reception Date: 
Fri, 02/10/2012 - 5:30pm - 8:30pm
2nd Saturday Reception: 
Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Viewpoint member Jim Klein of Lincoln will present work at the Step Up Gallery at Viewpoint in March, 2012. The photographs are the result of travel to Utah, a place universally known for its ancient and dramatic landscapes and also its much newer remains of man’s presence.

Klein cites John Szarkowski, famed photographer, critic and historian, who, in his book The Photographer’s Eye, “included Time as one of the defining aspects of photography as an art medium. But his consideration of time had more to do with how much of time was captured by the camera’s shutter than how time is conveyed by the image.”

The two sets of images in this exhibit, a deserted motel on Highway 70 near Moab and abstracts of rocks from Utah’s National Parks, depict the effects of time, and, in another perspective, timelessness.

 

Pursuers of eXcellence: Selected Works from the Curators at 1X

Exhibit Dates: 
Wed, 03/07/2012 - Sat, 04/07/2012
Artist Reception Date: 
Fri, 03/09/2012 - 5:30pm - 8:30pm
2nd Saturday Reception: 
Sat, 03/10/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:30pm

In March 2012, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center is presenting something different. An internationally supported photography website will be featured, presenting the works by 15 photographers who serve or have served as gatekeepers for the vast collaboration known as 1X.

1X (1x.com) is an online photo gallery and social network. 1X differs from most other photo sites in that every photo displayed has been handpicked by a group of curators. The images on display at the Viewpoint Gallery during the month of March are selected works of past and present curators, including Viewpoint member Jerry Berry.

Only through the Internet could a group of photographers from different regions of the world get together and collaborate, become friends and curate world images for a site such as 1x.com. Jacob Jovelou and Ralf Stelander, from Uppsala, Sweden, have brought together these photographers by inviting them to evaluate images to publish on the front page of their website, 1X. With the basic premise of the site’s mission, Searching for the Sublime, these passionate photographers bring their varied viewpoints and often conflicting opinions to discussions on the relative strengths and weaknesses of each individual photograph submitted for publication on 1X.

Future Exhibits

Exhibit Dates: 
Wed, 04/11/2012 - Sat, 01/05/2013

Also in March:

Step Up Gallery: Jon Sousa: The Human Touch

April:

Both Galleries: The 2012 Fine Print Auction!

Exhibits change every month at the Viewpoint Gallery. Most months there are two different exhibits, one in the Main Gallery, another in the Step Up Gallery. Come back soon for more information on future exhibits!

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