Photography vs. iPhoneography

Interested in the emergence of the iPhone as a tool for artistic expression? Head to the Torpedo Factory for the opening of Diverging Mediums: Photography vs. iPhoneography, a new exhibit from the Target Gallery. MEG members Michael Borek, Karen Keating and Maureen Minehan each have work in the show, which aims to raise discussion on iPhoneography, a movement that is transitioning from solely a social media into a fine-art form of its own right. Fifteen digital or film photographs of established fine-art photographers, including Michael, Karen and Maureen, are juxtaposed with fifteen iPhoneographs, the majority of which come from P1xels, a photo group that uses the iPhone as their chosen vehicle of self-expression and creation.

Diverging Mediums: Photography vs. iPhoneography
Exhibition: May 10 - 31, 2012 • Studio 9, First Floor
Reception: May 10th, 6-8pm, during 2nd Thursday Art Night

Variations by Alan Sislen

Alan Sislen's new show, VARIATIONS, opened yesterday at MEG and it's breathtaking. Seven large panoramic images of the same scene taken in different seasons over several years. The scale and face mounting of the images compounds their beauty. The images are simultaneously complex and serene, yielding a gravitational pull. Plan to spend some time with them as they will no doubt pull you in. 

Please join us for the opening reception for VARIATIONS this Sunday, May 13th, 2-4 pm, at Multiple Exposures Gallery, Studio 312, Torpedo Factory Arts Center, 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA. 

It's Our Pleasure To Introduce....

                                                          (c) Fred Zafran

....Fred Zafran. Fred is a fine art photographer living in Loudoun County, VA, a juried artist at the Torpedo Factory Art Center and the newest member of Multiple Exposures Gallery! 

Fred first came to photography more than 40 years ago with a gift of a used Mamiya Sekor.  In those first years of photography, he shot Kodak Tri-X, learned basic darkroom skills, and developed and printed his own black-and white-images.  Fred notes that this early work set the foundation and appreciation for the art and craft of image making.

                                         (c) Fred Zafran

Today, all of Fred’s work is captured digitally and printed using archival pigment inks and fine art archival papers.  Fred considers his work an “observation of our human landscape,” depicting streetscapes, cityscapes, and a “few of us” as we wander through the day.  Beyond the depictive level, Fred’s images are about the patterns of shadow, light and darkness that one thing against another creates.  “I focus less on a particular subject matter, than on seeing and exploring the small corners of a luminous world around us.”

                                                    (c) Fred Zafran

Like all of the members of MEG, Fred's photography is informed by a wealth of experiences. Fred moved to Northern VA from Philadelphia and has lived and worked in the Metro DC area for more than 30 years.  His diverse work and interests include degrees in Environmental Science and Engineering, a successful consulting career in information technology, classical piano, fine woodworking and cabinetry, and a deep appreciation of the art, craft, language and culture of Japan.  Fred views photography however, as his most important medium of expression – a point of “convergence and integration” of lifelong interests and pursuits.

We hope you'll stop by MEG to meet Fred and see his work!