Ecology through consumerism belongs to a new body of work by the artist and references a specific incident: reactions to a 1970’s oil spill in Santa Barbara, CA.
Read more"Mayflies and Caddisflies on the Gallatin River" by Ian van Coller & Jenny McCarty
It may be easy as humans to regard insects as unwanted pests, but this piece reminds us that “Aquatic insects are critical for: Driving stream systems,” and play a critical role in the health of the ecosystem, as they are a “food resource for fish, birds, raccoons, invertebrates, bears; drive flows of energy and nutrients; and cycle material,” notes Jenny McCarty, Masters student in Entomology at Montana State University who collaborated with Van Coller on this work. The unique collaborative image belongs to a 2018 Guggenheim awarded project, Naturalists of the Long Now.
Read more"Every Photographer provided an opportunity. 2018" by Jennifer Greenburg
Using an elaborate, multi-disciplinary and performative process, I transform into the subject of a found vernacular photograph. By presenting images transformed from their original intention, I foster a conversation about how historical depictions of women reinforce cultural tropes.
Read moreEstamos Buscando A : Sasabe by Paul Turounet
Paul Turounet, Estamos Buscando A | Sasabe
This remnant fragment of the US|MX border wall is from the original 14 miles of primary fencing that was constructed between 1990 and 1993 from the Pacific Ocean to divide the two countries. The fence was constructed of 10 foot-high steel army surplus landing mats (M8A1) with the assistance of the Corps of Engineers and the California National Guard. The original landing mats were manufactured by the Syro Steel Company in Girard, Ohio in 1968 and were used during the Vietnam War. Each original steel mat measured 22 inches high x 12 feet long and were pieced and welded together to make the border wall.
Read moreRaúl's Tire Repair Shop by Guillermo Srodek Hart
Raúl considered himself a collector, and many of the tools and objects hanging on the walls in his tire repair shop were merely decorative. He was a single dad and his teenage daughter was hanging out in the shop with him. the interior was wallpapered with posters of half-naked girls mixed with his antiques, while outside the young boys from the town gathered with their motorcycles and four wheelers courting the young teenager.
Read moreCarry Me Ohio by Matt Eich
Matt Eich's work has had an impressive wave of attention in recent months with major editorials in CNN, The New Yorker, Huffington Post, Photograph Magazine, and Photo District News. His monograph released with Swiss publisher Sturm & Drang this October has already sold out. While much of Eich's work is gruff, there are also some soft and poetic images to be had from the oeuvre. We suggest a selection of those works here.
Read moreElvis the Zebra by Matt Eich
Elvis the Zebra, Cumberland, Ohio by Matt Eich | 2008
Matt Eich is an emerging artist who shows every sign of becoming a critical voice in American Photography. Elvis the Zebra belongs to the Carry Me Ohio series and is the Artist's most sought image. The photograph was taken in Cumberland, where an abandoned strip mine was converted into a private, non-profit safari park and conservation center known as The Wilds.
Read moreHeroe by Luis González Palma
Heroe by Luis González Palma | 1998
30 x 59 in. | Edition #13/15 | Hand painted silver prints, acrylic on paper, collage | $15,000
Worthy of a museum collection, this work is an exceptional sample of the artist's use of the gaze; development of character types and symbolism; and employment of hybridized image making techniques, including handprinted silver prints, collage, and painting.
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