Undergrad Show at Anderson Gallery(3rd writing)

Although I did not make it into the Undergrad Show, displayed at Anderson Gallery, I was able to walk through the exhibit to catch all the works that were recognizable to the juror. I was very impressed overall. To be honest, the photography work was not really of my liking. One piece in particular that was in the front room of the two wooden cabin like things... I remember when it was hanging int he hallway in Pollak, I could not stop critiquing the horrible photoshop job. Just my opinion that through me off. The only photo piece that was of liking was the Hockney/scanned feeling of a piece of two individuals. The detail was very clever and it was actually interesting to look at, for all the pieces of the prints were different in some way or another. I found that the AFO students that got into the show were really strong, one of them being of a mixed media on a panel. I think they used paint then wax over top and sketched a boat on top. The colors and texture were very clever. As for the videos, all I can say is that I am sick of stop motion. The sculptures, as far as I remember were VERY strong in the gallery. They really pushed the idea of space by making extremely huge pieces.

First Friday Art Walk, April 09

This post on First Friday is pretty delayed, but people stay busy and I didn't get out to the galleries till today, Monday April 13th. I didn't miss much though, surprise surprise.

Katie and I ventured off down Broad Street towards 1708 and Quirk. Once we hit 1708 we realized that this past First Friday show was the same as last. And today we saw the gallery painting the walls, preparing for the up and coming show.

Next we hit up Quirk. And again, the same old show, but a few small pieces added to compliment the artists work. There were new pieces in The Vault in the back, some pottery pieces in the shape of rumps that extend down to the mid leg section. The glazes were very well used and I found the pieces to be likable. In the front there were a few pieces of snow globes with little plastic cards above. One of these globes had a light bulb in it in which I found kind of "crazy cool." I laughed when I saw Pikachu, the Pokemon, on one of the plastic cards embodying Asian influences.

We also took notice of artwork within the Photography Gallery. This work was presented very nicely in well matted frames. The artwork was that of Panoramic landscapes. The lighting was amazing in each piece and the use of sepia tone was very beneficial to the pieces. It gave the work a very rustic and homey feel to these areas that were pictured.

The Metro Gallery was the last on our list. Although it was closed, we looked through the window to take notice of the printmaking hung up on the white walls. The use of color and dark black lines identified the subjects so clearly. I found these works to be very interesting in shape and placement on big white sheets of paper.

Artist Statement

Current work of mine alludes to the idea of capturing images without the use of a foreground subject to create a main focus. Recently I have been studying over the works and ideas of photographer Uta Barth and her visual perception of identifying time lapse through the use of blurring in order to capture illustrated scenes. From this, I believe that my work tries to capture surfaces in which light falls onto, and abstracting these areas to cause an uncertain identity. With the use of bracketing and blurring, I try to focus more on how multiple exposures effect the eye rather than the actual meaning behind the photograph. With this in mind, I do not believe my work should be thought about or questioned, but yet observed.

CV

Elizabeth Carney

Education

BFA 2007-Present Photography and Film Virginia Commonwealth University(VCU)
2008-Present Photography and Film VCU Dean’s List


Teaching Experience

2006-07 Teacher’s Assistant, Maury High School
Norfolk, VA (Drawing, Painting)

Group Exhibition

2007 Hermitage Foundation Spring Juried Show, Norfolk, VA
1st Place Award Recipient, Printmaking

2007 Student Gallery Juried Show, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
Finalist, Sculpture and Photography

2007 Senior Art Show, Maury High School, Norfolk, VA
Best in Show, Best in Sculpture

2005 Group Show displayed in Military Circle Mall, Norfolk, VA
Photography

2005 Hermitage Foundation Spring Juried Show, Norfolk, VA
1st Place Award Recipient, Photography

Technical Expertise

- Adobe Photoshop CS3, iMovie(Mac), Microsoft Office
- Nikon D80(Digital), Nikon N65(35mm Film), Pentax K1000(35mm Film), Lubitel 166B(120mm Film)
- Darkroom, Digital, Studio Photography


















Sorry. The format of this CV on Blogger is a bit messy compared to my Word Document.

29th Annual Spring Photography Contest

I am pretty excited about this contest. I submitted a work of mine into Photography Forum's 26th Annual Spring Photography Contest. Finalist will be published into their November 2009 zine issue.

The above picture is what I submitted.

Call for entries.

Today was the last day to apply to the Juried Student Fine Arts Exhibition at Anderson Gallery. Luckily I just finished up a 4 piece series in my Intermediate Darkroom class that I was able to submit. Hopefully things go well...

On the downside, non-accepted work is to be picked up on Friday. I was planned to work Friday, but I guess I will have to call off and head home later than sooner.

Edited: Raney is helping me out and picking up my work if it is not accepted. Thank you Raney!