Check out Sarah Alexander's solo show “LENS. PAPER? CANVAS!” at the Foundry Gallery and learn how digital photography enables and complements artistic expression on a traditional canvas. Sarah Alexander, a local photographer and member of the gallery presents her latest insights into digital photography and it’s possibilities for expression on Friday, December 2, 2011, 6 to 8pm.
“For years photographers fought for the photographic image to be accepted as a true fine art form. Eventually it was. Composition and technique were considered the cornerstones of the medium and the unique aesthetic formed by mastering those concepts sent apart the artist from the amateur”, says Sarah. She believes that today, with the advent of the digital camera, its reasonable cost, and its amazing ability to almost so all of the work for the photographer, it seems that, once again, fewer and fewer people appreciate the artistry and skill involved in taking a beautiful or compelling photograph.
Sarah posses the question, “What does that mean for the future of the photograph? Perhaps, like the societies that are documented, the future of the photograph is to constantly morph; to find more mediums on which to present itself until those, too, become mainstream and the medium is forced to evolve again.”
This show strikes out on that trail and examines what happens when the photograph is presented in a different format - when it is combined with one of the staples of the fine art world-the canvas. What happens when the photograph meets the canvas? Does it look like a photograph or does it more resemble painting? Is it more interesting than the traditional image on paper? Is it more valued as an art form?
So, come and see for yourself, tell me what you think!
The exhibit runs from Wed. November 30, 2011, through Sun. December 30, 2011, 12 to 6pm.
The Foundry Gallery is located at 1314 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036.
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