PHIG 2005 Group Show: Prospectus
Pacific Art League, Norton Gallery
Show Dates: September 2-30, 2005
Show Title: Monochrome
Reception: Friday, September 2nd, 6-9pm
Monochrome: [Latin monochrôma, from feminine of Greek monokhrômos, of one color]
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•A picture, especially done in different shades of a single color. The art or technique of executing such a picture.
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•The state of being in a single color.
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•A black-and-white image, as in photography or on television.
Overview: The Photography Interest Group (PHIG) is composed of photographers affiliated with the Pacific Art League. All Pacific Art League members are welcome to enter this juried photography show. Click here for more details about the Art League or obtaining membership. All photographic-based media are accepted (film, digital & manipulated).
Key Dates:
* Artwork drop off at Pacific Art League, Pete‚s Tech Tower, 3rd floor
Mon - Wed, August 29-31, 9-5pm
* Jury and hang the show, Thursday, September 1
* Reception and Awards, Friday, September 2, 6-9pm, awards at 7pm
* Artwork pick up at Pacific Art League, Norton Gallery
Tuesday, September 28, 1pm-7pm
The Juror: Mark Citret has taught photography at the University of California Berkeley Extension since 1982 and the University of California Santa Cruz Extension since 1988, and for organizations such as the Center for Photography at Woodstock, the Ansel Adams Gallery, and Santa Fe Workshops. His work is represented by prominent photography galleries in the United States, and is in many museum, corporate, and private collections. A monograph of his photographs, Along the Way, was published by Custom & Limited Editions, San Francisco, in 1999. For more details, please see www.mcitret.com
Fees and Requirements:
* You must be a member of the Art League to participate
* Entry fee is $15 per framed piece
* Limited to 3 works maximum (the juror may choose to include 1, 2 or none)
* All frames must be no larger than 24" in either dimension
* All framed works must use black frames and white mats for a uniform look
* All works must be framed and ready to hang (with a wire)
* The Art League takes a 35% commission on any sales from the show
* All work must be for sale
* All work must be clearly labeled with your name, title and price
* Entry fees will be used to:
Produce a show postcard
Compensate the juror and the winners
Provide snacks and drinks for the reception
More Info: For further information, please click here or contact Pete Zivkov, 650-533-8862.
PHIG 2005 Group Show: Juror Comments by Mark Citret
1st Place, "Tree Ballet and Pogonip" by Joe Decker - The simplicity and elegance of these images appealed to me immediately and awarding of 1st place is really to both photographs as variations on a quite subtle theme.
2nd Place, "Syncopated Stairs" by Nancy H. Cole - This sort of complicated geometric design can be extremely difficult to isolate in the viewfinder and present in a photograph. I feel this photograph succeeds beautifully.
3rd Place, "Arastadero Tree" by Tony Coluzzi - Another simple and elegant image with rich texture and tonality. The visual pun of the tree continuing the line of the path into the sky is nicely done.
Honorable Mention, "Kyoto Station Detail" by Lisa Leinbaugh - This photograph brings to mind the facets of an intricately cut diamond. Intelligently seen and executed.
Honorable Mention, "El Paseo, Santa Barbara" by Pete Zivkov - A classic and beautiful architectural photograph. A good combination of the wonderful qualities of both photography and architecture.
Honorable Mention, "Tracy #3" by Tom Thackrey - Since the show is predominately "straight photography. I feel it's important to recognize the fine work done in "alternative" processes in this show. What I find especially noteworthy about this piece is that it reflects the same sensibility as the "straight" piece by the same photographer. This says to me that "seeing" is more important than the technique employed.
Honorable Mention, "Lake Union #11" by Deborah Mills Thackrey - A really fine example of a photograph finding "hidden messages" in the everyday world. A lyrical and clever photograph.
About Monochrome: At the start, I want to say how impressed I was with the consistently high quality if the work submitted. However, in the midst of this group of excellent photographs, a few stood out as obvious selections for the show. These were about evenly divided between natural landscapes and architectural images with a strong geometric sense. This group of 6-10 photographs became the foundation upon which the selection of the show was based.
Unfortunately this meant that some very good photographs were eliminated simply because there was no apparent way to integrate them into the visual flow of the exhibit.
My thanks to the participating members of the Pacific Art League for giving me the opportunity of playing a part of this impressive group show.
Mark Citret
September, 2005
PHIG 2005 Group Show: Juried Artists and Photos
Photographer Title Media
David Bailey Snag, Trinity Alps Silver Gelatin Print
Douglas Barnes Old Window - Santa Clara Univ. Archival Pigment Print
Kevin Bjorke Cat Hair Archival Pigment Print
Ryan Bush Wires #3 Archival Pigment Print
Nancy H. Cole Syncopated Stairs Archival Pigment Print
Tony Coluzzi Santa Cruz Cypress Silver Gelatin Print
Tony Coluzzi Arastadero Tree Silver Gelatin Print
Katie Cooney St. Petersburg, Moskow Station Mixed Media/Archival Pigment Print
Joe Decker Tree Ballet and Pogonip Chromogenic Print
Joe Decker Frightened Tree and Pogonip Chromogenic Print
John Eaton Bodleian Library, Oxford Piezography
Paul Grant Leaded Glass Silver Gelatin Print
Mark Interrante Adobe Abstract #4 Silver Gelatin Print
Mark Interrante Angel #5 Silver Gelatin Print
Donnasue Jacobi Sunflower Between the Leaves Sepia Toned Silver Gelatin Print
Lisa Leinbaugh Path of the Torii Silver Gelatin Print
Lisa Leinbaugh Kyoto Station Detail Silver Gelatin Print
Deborah Mills Thackrey Lake Union #11 Archival Pigment Print
Tom Miltonberger Waiting Silver Gelatin Print
Jackson Nichols Old Hands with Toy Airplane Silver Gelatin Print
Jackson Nichols Toy Airplane Stuck in Tree #1 Silver Gelatin Print
Darwin Poulos Betrayal Silver Gelatin Print
Fred Roessler Pioneer Cabin Window I Sepia Toned Silver Gelatin Print
Larry Shapiro Deckchair Shadows Photopolymer Gravure
Larry Shapiro Ocean Voyage Photopolymer Gravure
Cindy Stokes Mudflats I Silver Gelatin Print
Hudson & Stone Lake Crescent 1 Archival Pigment Print
Rick Stultz Unititled Archival Pigment Print
Tom Thackrey Nude in Chair Silver Gelatin Print
Tom Thackrey Tracy 3 Archival Pigment Print
Mathias Van Hesemans Death Valley Dunes Silver Gelatin Print
Mathias Van Hesemans Trees and Fog Silver Gelatin Print
Bill Voight Sky Over Britain Silver Gelatin Print
Nancy Wong Full Moon and Cypress Chromogenic Print
Pete Zivkov Vogelsang II Archival Pigment Print
Pete Zivkov El Paseo, Santa Barbara Archival Pigment Print