Di Jinjun (b.1978, China) - Sophisists Exhibition @ OFOTO
Di Jinjun’s series “Sophists” focuses on the witty people creative in literature, philosophy and art. Among them are people that I have long been respecting, attended lectures, read articles and worked with. Di Jinjun fixed their portraits on 25.4 x 30.5 cm aluminum plate emulsion by wet-plate photography. Hiding their eloquence in language and glory in the works, they become the game for another hunting photographer. Their own face signs are waiting wordlessly for other people to watch and analyze in a microscopic attitude. At this moment, they are not “sophistic” but really silent sophists. (essay: Chen Haiyan; translation: Fan Chen) Our sincere thanks to OFOTO Gallery for the warm reception.
SOPHISTS – Di Jinjun Photography Exhibition @ OFOTO Gallery
2F, Building 13, 50 Moganshan Rd., Shanghai, China
13.04-24.05.2013
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Matt Molloy | on Tumblr (Canada)
Art, music and travel are three favorite things of Matt Molloy, an Ontario-based photographer. He explores them in all kinds of different ways and has begun a experiment with timelapse sequences. By merging 100 to 400 photographs into one, Matt Molloy reveals the different colours of the sky and creates the painting-like photographs. Please visit artist’s Flickr or follow his Tumblr for more work.
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Kawashima Kotori 川島小鳥 (b.1980, Japan) - Mirai-chan 未来ちゃん
Mirai-chan 未来ちゃん is a photo series made by the Japanese photographer Kotori Kawashima, containing portraits of the daughter of his friend who lives in a village in Sado Island, Nigata prefecture. Originally published in a small print run by a Tokyo gallery, Mirai-chan has been republished and reportedly was one of the best-selling photobooks in Japan, being selected the number one “Book of the Year 2011” by the Japanese magazine Da Vinci.
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Sayaka Maruyama | on Tumblr (b.1983, Japan/Netherlands) - Sakura (2012)
Sayaka Maruyama was born in Japan and moved to Holland with her family at age of 12. That 3-year-stay in different culture influenced her in many ways especially in terms of art education. Her practice traverses the mediums of photography, film, drawings, installation and performance. Drawing on classical Japanese references and Surrealist motifs, her work explores contradictory contemporary understandings of Japanese notions of beauty, from both Western and Eastern perspectives. Maruyama has exhibited widely in London and Tokyo, and her images have been published in several renowned periodicals. Please visit artist’s website or follow her Tumblr for more work.
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From The Lenz | on Tumblr (USA) - Neon Luminance
From The Lenz is a group of artists based in San Francisco, founded by Sean Lenz, Kristoffer Abildgaard and other artists with the common goal of creating things that move, feel and inspire the soul. In their latest projet Neon Luminance, the duo dropped high-powered Cyalume glow sticks into Northern California waterfalls and used long exposures to capture the submerged trails. To accomplish some of the more complicated shots they strung several sticks together at once to create different patterns of illumination. Please visit their website or Tumblr for upcoming works.
[more From The Lenz | artists found at Colossal]
Tumblr Monday 104 - Tumblr Artist
Olivier Ratsi | on Tumblr (France) - Huang Shan
Confronting the real world and the digital dream, Olivier Ratsi’s work is mainly based upon representations of world’s perception and the experience of reality. By deconstructing the reality into the mobile and the motionless fragmentation, artist disturbs our vision and invite us to discover and to take place in a new dimension that once belongs to him. Many thanks to Seriously Hazardous Art Gallery SHAG for this Tumblr Monday to introduce us this brilliant artist!
2nd PARIS ART CONNECTÉ EXHIBITION | {TRANS}FORMED VISIONS > Thursday May 16, join us for an exceptional meetup to discover 5 artists connected on Tumblr! > RSVP Meetup
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Marcin Sobas (Poland)
The Polish photographer Marcin Sobas has a body of work that speaks to a photography maxim: Nature is still the best subject. The endless cycle of birth, growth, death and rebirth; the arc of the sun and the moon in a 24 hour period; the play of clouds and fog as both filter and subject… Sobas benefits from his sense of timing and his appreciation for Nature as Subject, to capture the right light, the right fog and the right angle, and then, make some places look magical. (cf. artist interview by Chase Jarvis)
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Stephen J. Weiner | on Tumblr (b.1944, USA)
The Brooklyn based photographer Stephen J. Weiner was working in fashion/beauty photography in NYC for over 20 years. Since 2002, he has changed the direction and has been travelling around the US photographing landscapes & people. Stephen J. Weiner’s work is pictorial, soft-edged and romantic, his main interest is the beauty and the mystery of nature, people and cities. Please visit artist’s website or follow his Tumblr for more work. (Interview with artist by Artchipel Avr-2013)
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Edward Neumann aka EMCN | on Tumblr (UK) - Structure
Edward Neumann, aka EMCN, is primarily a photographer but also does abstract composites and image manipulations. His photos reflect the things he finds striking about London – South Bank, Canary Wharf and the West End – he is fascinated by all the different places that punctuate its path as it winds its way through the city. There are some recurring themes that Edward explores, such as the symmetry and leading lines in “Structure” and “Night”; the subject and environment in “Protest” ; the candidness in “City”. Please visit artist’s website or follow his Tumblr for more work.
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Anastasia Mastrakouli (Greece) - Naked Silhouette Alphabet
Anastasia Mastrakouli is a Greek photographer and student of Fine Arts and Cinematography at Ionian University, Greece. Her photo Series “Naked Silhouette Alphabet” was accomplished by having the model press herself against a pane of wet glass. Mastrokouli said the goal of the project is to, “highlight the dialectical relationship between anatomy and visual arts.”
[more Anastasia Mastrakouli | artist found at Resource Magazine]
Tumblr Monday 102 - Tumblr Artist
Gregory Kaoua | on Tumblr (France) - Black Bangkok
After working for years with the great masters in fashion images, it is naturally for Kaoua Gregory to turn to the photography to develop his own expression. Avid for the techniques and the immobile storytelling, Gregory Kaoua leads us to his own world where dream and reality confront peacefully in one’s field of vision. Please follow artist’s Tumblr or contact SHAG for more works. Many thanks to Seriously Hazardous Art Gallery SHAG for introducing us this talented photographer!
2nd PARIS ART CONNECTÉ EXHIBITION | {TRANS}FORMED VISIONS > Save your May 16, 2013 for an exceptional meetup with Artchipel & SHAG to discover the artists connected on Tumblr! > RSVP Meetup
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Stefanie Jasper | on Tumblr (USA)
Stefanie Jasper is an artist/photographer with over 25 years experience, specialized in fine art portraits. Her wedding photography work has taken her to many wonderful places throughout the world. Stefanie is also working on abstract images which incorporate her drawings with images taken from nature and lots of other really silly, fun stuff. Pleases visit artist’s website or follow her Tumblr for more work.
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Dave Hoefler | on Tumblr (USA)
“I take photos. I take a lot of photos”, says Dave Hoefler, a photographer from Issaquah, WA. He Takes Photos of All The Things(!) but mainly focuses on street/editorial, nature and the occasional candid when it comes to photography. Please visit his Flickr or follow his Tumblr for more work.
[more Dave Hoefler | artist found at lensblr-network]
Jeanne McRight | on Tumblr (Canada)
Jeanne McRight is an award-winning professional Canadian artist and photographer whose work has been exhibited in galleries throughout North America. With her studio in Mississauga, Ontario, she works commercially specializing in family portraiture and product photography. Jeanne’s fine art photography is based on her prevailing interest in how time is perceived, exploring issues of identity, memory, and history. Please visit Jeanne’s website or follow her Tumblr for more work.
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Andreas Sjödin (Sweden) - Elle Translucence
Swedish born Andreas Sjödin is one of the most influential Swedish photographers today. His elegant images of fashion, beauty and portraits always has a strong visual style, sophistication, energy and wit. Andreas Sjödin lives between Stockholm and New York and is represented by Jed Root.
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