We’re pretty excited.
In November, Perth photo artist, Kevin Foisy joins us at Ottawa Studio Works for his show of new works – “Love through the Lens.”
I’ve been watching Kevin’s work develop over the last year + and like what I have seen!
The show:
Perth area art photographer, Kevin Foisy, combines traditional and new photographic tools to create images of love that combine the literal with the abstract. ”Love through the Lens” features recent works, each connected by a theme of love; love of nature, love of fellow man, love of family, love of life.
Kevin’s imagery and written words connect the viewer with the subject matter, teasing their emotions from within. This is the first opportunity to purchase Kevin’s most recent work.
Kevin Foisy – photo exhibition – Love through the Lens :
This baby racoon scurries up the tree, relinquishing its new found freedom in favour of the safety of its mother. In human psychology, this stage of development is called "rapprochement". This image captures the love of mother and child.
Kevin Foisy, Artist Statement:
“In an increasingly digital world, we long to experience the essence of life beyond BlackBerries, iPhones, and social networks. We crave a connection with the natural world around us and there are few mediums left that can create that connection.Photographic art is a language for me. On its own, a photograph can provide a viewer with a simple visual experience. But an artistically expressed photograph imparts a powerful visual medium, using a vocabulary that conveys deep emotions such as love, compassion, peace, joy and sorrow in a very personal way that requires no words. My art reaches into people’s hearts, tapping into emotions that long for release. It appeals to a side of us that desires the natural world experience, longing to be one with the world around us.
Kevin Foisy – photo exhibition – Love through the Lens:
Love of the Sea
Abstract art has always engaged my mind, enticing me to draw out my own story, my own images, turning the wheels of my imagination. When an abstract piece is connected to something tangible, the abstractions become even more powerful and I feel a delightful sense of engagement that keeps me interested far longer than a literal image would. My work draws upon this understanding
I often stand before a subject and contemplate the underlying emotions behind the scene that I am about to capture. Using a combination of in-camera shooting techniques and post-processing artistry, I combine the literal image with its abstract essence. The literal image grounds the viewer in the place or thing, while the abstract engages the mind, drawing out the underlying emotions of the experience. This combination allows the viewer to feel the true nature of the subject matter.
Each day, each experience, each emotion provides a fresh canvas to paint as I strive to use photographic light and artistry in ways that remind us of the emotions within.”
Love of Colour
Please join us in November to celebrate Kevin’s new works:
Where: Ottawa Studio Works; 160 Preston St., Ottawa
When: Friday, November 25th, 2011.
#688 Reader’s Photo of the Month Contest
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Another month and another challenge to pick the top photo submitted to our monthly photo contest on our blog!
I sometimes feel bad because there are often a few that could run away with top spot. This month there were three that came very close. But there can only be one winner based on photo and supporting text.
And this month’s winner is…
Al Garner with his chrysalis of a Monarch butterfly.
Al Garner - Winner! - Ottawa photo contest
Al says:
“Each year in the late summer my wife, Cathy, likes to collect monarch caterpillars and the milkweed plants they feed on. We then watch as they eat and grow, eventually turn into achrysalis and later finally emerge as butterflies.
This summer we were at my aunt & uncle’s cottage when Cathy did her collecting. She collected 3 caterpillars and we watched them feeding while sitting on the deck. Then one “escaped” and we later discovered that it had moved to the outside wall of the cottage to make its chrysalis. I loved how it had attached itself right on a seam.
The long line of the seam leads your eye right to the amazing sight of the chrysalis hanging in space. I used a telephoto lens and extension tubes to get a close up view. The telephoto lens combined with a large aperture gave a thin slice of focus which helped to isolate the line of the seam and the chrysalis.”
Why did Al’s photo win? It’s a great photo with a good story and there was some significant thought and work that went into developing and capturing this photo. Congratulations Al!
Al wins a year’s subscription to Canadian Geographic Magazine. A big THANK-YOU!! to Canadian Geographic for their donation to the contest.
Canadian Geographic Magazine
Please keep your photos coming! It keeps me on my toes choosing the winner.
This month’s prize is a LowePro Nova 1 photo bag (suitable for an SLR camera and lens), courtesy of a couple of our readers – Andrew and Gwyn.
See all the winners. Keep clicking and submitting. Good luck!
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