Photography by Ted OrlandScenes of Wonder and Curiosity

This month, the Terra Galleria in Santa Monica is presenting Scenes of Wonder & Curiosity, a retrospective exhibit of well-known author, educator and photographer Ted Orland. The exhibit showcases his evolving artistic vision, from tonally perfect black and white prints in the tradition of Ansel Adams, to hand-colored works and digital collages with a uniquely Orlandian twist. Taken together, his collection of images reveals the "incongruities of an uncertain world" and serves as a gentle satire of our modern condition, highlighting the unexpected intrusion of the artificial upon the natural, the secular upon the sacred.

An artist reception will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2009, from 5 to 9pm at the gallery. Several other Bergamont Station art galleries are also having receptions on the same evening.

Ted Orland
One-and-a-Half Domes, Yosemite National Park, 1976
Copyright Ted Orland
Courtesy Terra Galleria Artworks, Santa Monica



Ted Orland
Sign in Snow, East Side of the Sierra, 2004
Copyright Ted Orland
Courtesy Terra Galleria Artworks, Santa Monica



Ted Orland
The Excessively Rare Albino Buffalo, Which Ventures Forth Only By the Light of the Full Moon, 2004
Copyright Ted Orland
Courtesy Terra Galleria Artworks, Santa Monica



Ted Orland
Gate & Guard Dog, 1975
Copyright Ted Orland
Courtesy Terra Galleria Artworks, Santa Monica



Ted Orland
Forest, Southern California, 2004
Copyright Ted Orland
Courtesy Terra Galleria Artworks, Santa Monica



Ted Orland
Just Another Tired West Coast Landscape Photograph, 2006
Copyright Ted Orland
Courtesy Terra Galleria Artworks, Santa Monica



Ted Orland
Winter Sunrise, Mono Lake CA, 2004
Copyright Ted Orland, Courtesy Terra Galleria Artworks, Santa Monica

Exquisite, whimsical, quirky, spontaneous, insightful, his photography is all of the above. And more. Accidental light leaks become part of the composition; an obtrusive trash-can mimics a magnificent landscape; bold colors float on a black and white background. There is a distinctive impromptu characteristic that makes Ted Orland's photography look almost casual, yet he takes his work seriously enough to have written two books about the nature of the artmaking process. Like his writings, his photographs are rich in dialog, with titles often as interesting as the subjects.

Ted Orland lives in Santa Cruz, where he pursues parallel careers in teaching, writing and photography. His photographic career began in the 1970s, when he worked as Ansel Adams assistant and instructor at Adams' Annual Summer Yosemite Workshops. He later held academic positions at Stanford University and at the University of Oregon; currently he teaches Digital Photography at Cabrillo College, and leads photography workshops across the country. Ted is co-author (with David Bayles) of the classic artists' survival guide, Art & Fear, and author of its recent companion volume, The View From The Studio Door. A large selection of Ted's early photographs and writings appear in his monograph, Scenes of Wonder & Curiosity, and his artworks have been widely exhibited and are included in over thirty museum collections.

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Ted Orland
January 10th - Febuary 28th, 2009
Scenes of Wonder & Curiosity: A Wide-Ranging Retrospective
Reception: Sartuday, January 10th, 5:00 - 9:00 pm


Terra Galleria Artworks
2525 Michigan Avenue T-1B
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310)-453-5104

Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, Noon to 7:00


For additional information visit Terra Galleria Artworks

Kenneth ParkerBuddhist Earth: Sacred Places / Sacred Work

The Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, CA is featuring a highly popular exhibition of photographs by Kenneth Parker. The show is titled: Buddhist Earth: Sacred Places / Sacred Work.
Due to the continuing strong public interest and attendance, two additional months were added to the exhibition run, it ends on September 30th.

The exhibition features large color photographs of ancient Tibetan, Burmese, and Khmer temples and landscapes. Also on display is an ancient sitting Buddha shrine and two display cases full of elegant old Tibetan artifacts. The opening was attended by approximately 1500 people and a blessing performed by three High Tibetan Lamas.

On Saturday, September 13th, Kenneth Parker will be at the gallery giving a talk about the exhibition, it will start at 1:00pm.

Installation view Center for Photographic Art
Buddhist Earth: Sacred Places / Sacred Work
Courtesy of and Copyright by Kenneth Parker

Kenneth Parker
Chortens over Kali Gandaki River, Tangbe
Mustang, Tibetan Plateau
Courtesy of and Copyright by Kenneth Parker




Kenneth Parker
Old Prayer Flags, Chu Tzung Cave Temple
Mustang, Tibetan Plateau
Courtesy of and Copyright by Kenneth Parker




Kenneth Parker
Dzong Ruin and Cliffs, Dhakmar
Mustang, Tibetan Plateau
Courtesy of and Copyright by Kenneth Parker




Kenneth Parker
Blue Lotus and Earthquake Crack, Thubchen Temple, Lo Monthang
Mustang, Tibetan Plateau
Courtesy of and Copyright by Kenneth Parker




Kenneth Parker
Sunrise from Dhammayazaka Zedi
Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)
Courtesy of and Copyright by Kenneth Parker




Kenneth Parker
Thatbyinnyu Stupas and Sinmyarshin Pagodas,
Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)
Courtesy of and Copyright by Kenneth Parker

Kenneth Parker's early experience as fine art color pioneer Eliot Porter’s field assistant helped him to isolate and capture mysteries in nature that he struggled for decades to unravel as a PhD oceanographer in global climate change. Paul Caponigro and William Giles have also brought essential influences into his development as close, consistent mentors since the 70s. His work is represented by the Weston Gallery in Carmel and other leading galleries and collections nationwide, and has been has exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution, Oakland Museum, California Academy of Sciences, Los Angeles County and San Diego Museums of Natural History.

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Kenneth Parker
Buddhist Earth: Sacred Places / Sacred Work
May 30 – September 30, 2008


Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 1:00pm – 5:00pm


The Center for Photographic Art
Sunset Cultural Center
San Carlos & 9th Streets
Carmel, CA 93921

(831)-625-5181


For additional information visit the websites of
The Center for Photographic Art or Kenneth Parker.

Linda Rowland Jones also wrote a nice article about Kenneth Parker and the exhibition in her Survision blog.

John Chervinsky - Experiment in Perspective

John Chervinsky has been passionately pursuing photography for 20 years. Chervinsky’s background in physics, chemistry, and materials science is evident in his series of conceptual still-lifes. Inspired by predecessors such as John Pfahl, he set out to explore issues of visual perception and photography in his ongoing series, “An Experiment in Perspective.

John Chervinsky
Design, 2003
Archival inkjet print © 2003 by John Chervinsky
Courtesy of the artist and Benham Gallery, Seattle




John Chervinsky
The Black Box, 2005
Archival inkjet print © 2005 by John Chervinsky
Courtesy of the artist and Benham Gallery, Seattle




John Chervinsky
All Watched Over, 2006
Archival inkjet print © 2006 by John Chervinsky
Courtesy of the artist and Benham Gallery, Seattle




John Chervinsky
Providence, 2005
Archival inkjet print © 2005 by John Chervinsky
Courtesy of the artist and Benham Gallery, Seattle




John Chervinsky
The Gravity of Mars, 2005
Archival inkjet print © 2005 by John Chervinsky
Courtesy of the artist and Benham Gallery, Seattle

Statement by artist: My still lifes are intended to be presented in the manner of a science demonstration or imaginary physics experiment. Chalk marking on blackboards are justaposed with real objects to create tensions between the physical world and the imaginary constructs that we use to define it. To accomplish the illusory effect of the chalk, I point a view camera towards the horizon point of two right-angle chalkboards. Markings are drawn into the three-dimentional field (in forced perspective) such that, from the fixed point of view of the camera, they appear to have depth, or to be floating in space, or on the surface plane of the photograph.

In an effort to engage collaboration with the viewer, the images are conceived symbolically, to form an open-ended framework. While it is my intent that the chalk markings and blackboards place the work into the world of ideas, it is not intended to be instructional. Rather, I see the work as posing questions without easy answers. My intent is not to express a single, narrow perspective, but to among other things, expose the fallacy of doing so.

You can read the artists full statement by visiting
John Chervinsky's website.


A selection of Chervinsky's photography will be on display until July 19th at the Clark Gallery, located in Lincoln, MA. He was also recently featured in a recent exhibition at the Benham Gallery in Seattle.

For information about purchasing prints please contact
the Clark Gallery or the Benham Gallery.


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Luhring AugustineGregory Crewdson Exhibition

Luhring Augustine in New York, is featuring an exhibition of new large-scale photographs by Gregory Crewdson. In this latest body of work, made over the past three years, the artist continues his exploration of the fertile edges of the American vernacular - now with less of a focus on character and drama and a greater emphasis on atmosphere and setting. The work will be on display until May 3rd.

Gregory Crewdson
Untitled, Summer 2006
Archival inkjet print
From an edition of 6 and 2 Artist's Proofs
Print: 57 x 88 inches, Frame: 58 1/2 x 89 1/2 inches
© 2006 by Gregory Crewdson
Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York




Gregory Crewdson
Untitled, Summer 2007
Archival inkjet print
From an edition of 6 and 2 Artist's Proofs
Print: 57 x 88 inches, Frame: 58 1/2 x 89 1/2 inches
© 2007 by Gregory Crewdson
Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York




Gregory Crewdson
Untitled, Winter 2007
Archival inkjet print
From an edition of 6 and 2 Artist's Proofs
Print: 57 x 88 inches, Frame: 58 1/2 x 89 1/2 inches
© 2007 by Gregory Crewdson
Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York




Gregory Crewdson
Untitled, Winter 2006
Archival inkjet print
From an edition of 6 and 2 Artist's Proofs
Print: 57 x 88 inches, Frame: 58 1/2 x 89 1/2 inches
© 2006 by Gregory Crewdson
Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York




Gregory Crewdson
Untitled, Winter 2006
Archival inkjet print
From an edition of 6 and 2 Artist's Proofs
Print: 57 x 88 inches, Frame: 58 1/2 x 89 1/2 inches
© 2006 by Gregory Crewdson
Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York

Here, Crewdson steps back from the themes of confrontation
and psychological turmoil that marked much of his earlier work to create a more subdued take on his trademark terrain of small-town disquiet. His careful orchestration of light in both interior and exterior scenes serves to draw the viewer into the images, deepening the sense of displacement and solitude. The windows, doorways and mirrors in these settings act as framing devices, creating a layer of separation; inviting, yet ultimately inaccessible. The exterior images, which predominate here, present small figures adrift in still and silent vistas, while the interiors depict people in moments of deep reflection. Throughout these scenes, Crewdson's subjects are captured at points of liminal anticipation - perched between the "before" and "after"- drawing upon a notion of voyeurism.

Gregory Crewdson is an internationally exhibited artist whose photographs are included in numerous museums and public collections around the world. From 2005 to 2008 a retrospective of his work traveled to museums across Europe, including the Kunstverein Hannover, Germany, the Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland, and the Hasselblad Center, Sweden. He is on the faculty of the Department of Photography at Yale University and lives in New York City.


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Gregory Crewdson
April 5 – May 3, 2008


Luhring Augustine
531 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 206-9100


For additional information contact the gallery
or visit their website: Luhring Augustine.


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Paul Kasmin Gallery / New YorkTseng Kwong Chi - Self Portraits

Paul Kasmin Gallery is presenting an exhibition of photographs
by Tseng Kwong Chi (1950-1990). A comprehensive survey of Tseng’s pioneering series of self-portraits, this exhibition will feature over 90 large-scale, black-and-white photographs, some of which will be on view for the first time. The work will be on display until May 3rd.

Photograph by Tseng Kwong Chi
Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1985
silver gelatin print, 36 x 36 inches/91.4 x 91.4 cm
© 1985 Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc., New York, NY
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York




Photograph by Tseng Kwong Chi
New York, New York, 1979
silver gelatin print, 36 x 36 inches/91.4 x 91.4 cm
© 1979 Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc., New York, NY
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York




Photograph by Tseng Kwong Chi
Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1985
silver gelatin print, 36 x 36 inches/91.4 x 91.4 cm
© 1985 Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc., New York, NY
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York




Photograph by Tseng Kwong Chi
Berlin, Germany, 1986
silver gelatin print, 36 x 36 inches/91.4 x 91.4 cm
© 1986 Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc., New York, NY
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York




Installation view at Paul Kasmin Gallery
Photography © 2008 Christopher Burke Studio
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York




Installation view at Paul Kasmin Gallery
Photography © 2008 Christopher Burke Studio
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York

The son of exiled Chinese nationalists, Tseng Kwong Chi was part of an intimate circle of artists, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, and Cindy Sherman among them, who took the center stage of the New York art world during the nineteen-eighties. As a Hong-Kong born, Paris-trained artist, Tseng viewed himself as a citizen of the world and eschewed labeling himself or his art as "Chinese.” However, his ironic self-portraits posed in a Mao suit in front of American landmarks found their way to Communist China and were profoundly influential for China’s avant-garde, including conceptual artists Song Dong and Zhang Huan, who were exposed to Tseng’s images through western magazines smuggled into the country in the 1980’s. Tseng’s photographs not only satirized relations between the United States and its emerging rival, China, but also broadcasted his freedom of movement - a privilege denied most Chinese artists at the time.

The work of Tseng Kwong Chi is in numerous public collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Walker Museum of Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Tseng’s photographs were shown publicly in China for the first time at the 2004 Shanghai Biennale..


Tseng Kwong Chi / Self Portraits: 1979-1989
April 3 – May 3, 2008


Paul Kasmin Gallery
293 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
(212) 563-4474


For additional information contact the gallery
or visit their website: Paul Kasmin Gallery.

M+B / Massimo Vitali Exhibition

A new exhibition opens March 15th at M+B in Los Angeles. The exhibitition features large scale color images by Massimo Vitali. The images are large and colorful, he also creates diptych and triptychs (three images making one work of art). The artist will be at the opening reception, March 15th, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. If you are in the LA area, you should try to make the opening.

Massimo Vitali
Mondello Beach Due (#2785), 2007
From the Series: Sicily Primo
© Massimo Vitali, courtesy of M+B, Los Angeles




Massimo Vitali
Catania Under the Volcano No. 2 (#2808), 2007
From the Series: Sicily Primo
© Massimo Vitali, courtesy of M+B, Los Angeles




Massimo Vitali
Cabo Frio Sorvetes (#1691), 2003
© Massimo Vitali, courtesy of M+B, Los Angeles

Massimo Vitali was born in Como, Italy in 1944. Internationally respected, for his acclaimed oeuvre of large-scale color works depicting people at play, masses at leasure, Vitali photographs beach scenes, popular ski locations and tourist destinations. In them, we are able to see ourselves with the perspective of distance as we interact with our environment. Masimo has exhibited extensively in museums and galleries internationally, and his work is included in some of the most important private and public collections in the world.


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Massimo Vitali
March 15 - April 15, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 15 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm


M+B
612 North Almont Drive
Los Angeles, California 90069
310.550.0050


Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 - 6pm


For additional information, a map, and images see gallery website. M+B


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Ray Charles White Exhibition Senior & Shopmaker Gallery in New York

Senior & Shopmaker Gallery, in New York, is presenting an exhibition of new photographic works by photographer Ray Charles White. The artist, was born in Toronto in 1961. He employs “straight photography” skills which he honed under the tutelage of Ansel Adams, in combination with computer-based digital technology and screenprinting techniques. The resulting images—water surfaces, tree branches, shards of cracked ice—are silkscreened onto anodized aluminum panels producing an effect at once simple and infinitely detailed.

Installation of Ray Charles White Exhibition
Senior & Shopmaker Gallery, New York
Photo courtesy Senior & Shopmaker Gallery





Installation of Ray Charles White Exhibition
Senior & Shopmaker Gallery, New York
Photo courtesy Senior & Shopmaker Gallery





Installation of Ray Charles White Exhibition
Senior & Shopmaker Gallery, New York
Photo courtesy Senior & Shopmaker Gallery





Ray Charles White
Succession, 2003 (not in current exhibition)
Enamel on anodized aluminum, 20" x 66", Ed. of 25
© Ray Charles White, courtesy Senior & Shopmaker Gallery





Ray Charles White
Parallax, 2008
Enamel on 9 Anodized Aluminum panels, 66" x 66", Ed. of 25
© Ray Charles White, courtesy Senior & Shopmaker Gallery





Ray Charles White
Tree Line (Blue), 2008
Enamel on Anodized Aluminum, 22" x 58", Ed. of 25
© Ray Charles White, courtesy Senior & Shopmaker Gallery





Ray Charles White
Malden Woods, 2007 (not in current exhibition)
Enamel on anodized aluminum, 34" x 67"
Each panel: 34" x 22", Edition of 38
© Ray Charles White, courtesy Senior & Shopmaker Gallery

Shooting directly from nature, White captures the tension, tranquility, and emotional potential of water, in all its forms. Like artists such as Vija Celmins, Roni Horn, and Hiroshi Sugimoto, White is fascinated by the potential for pure abstraction inherent in patterns found in water surfaces. By tightly cropping his images and arranging them in minimalist grids, the artist eliminates references to specific landscapes.

White has exhibited throughout the United States and Canada in solo and group exhibitions, and most recently at Albemarle Gallery in London. His work is included in the collections of the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; the Musee d’art Contemporain, Lausanne, Switzerland, the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada, and the Progressive Collection, Cleveland, OH. He currently resides in New York.


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Ray Charles White
Recent Work
Senior & Shopmaker Gallery
February 13 - March 29, 2008


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Senior & Shopmaker Gallery
21 East 26th Street
New York, NY 10010
(212) 213-6767


Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-6pm
and Saturday, 11am-6pm


For additional information contact the gallery
or visit their website, Senior & Shopmaker Gallery.


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Lee Friedlander at Fraenkel Gallery

Fraenkel Gallery is pleased to present the first exhibition of Lee Friedlander’s new series of photographs, America by Car, on view from February 14th through April 26th, 2008. The exhibition will feature approximately fifty photographs made over the past decade and throughout the United States.

Lee Friedlander
New York City, 2002
Gelatin-silver print, 16" x 20"
© Lee Friedlander, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco




Lee Friedlander
Pennsylvania, 2007
Gelatin-silver print, 16" x 20"
© Lee Friedlander, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco




Lee Friedlander
Texas, 1997
Gelatin-silver print, 16" x 20"
© Lee Friedlander, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco




Lee Friedlander
Nebraska, 1999
Gelatin-silver print, 16" x 20"
© Lee Friedlander, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco




Lee Friedlander
Las Vegas, 2002
Gelatin-silver print, 16" x 20"
© Lee Friedlander, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco




Lee Friedlander
New York City, 2007
Gelatin-silver print, 16" x 20"
© Lee Friedlander, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco


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Lee Friedlander has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout his career. Most recently, he received the International Center of Photography’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. The artist’s work is currently the subject of two major museum exhibitions: A Ramble in Olmsted Parks, on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, through May 11th, 2008. Friedlander, the major traveling retrospective begun in 2005 and organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, will be on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art through May 18th, 2008.


Lee Friedlander / America by Car
February 14th - April 26th

Fraenkel Gallery
49 Geary Street
San Francisco, CA
(415) 981-2661


For additional information contact the gallery or visit their website: Fraenkel Gallery.

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