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Artist: Greg Jones

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To start, I realize that my number of posts leaves quite a bit to be desired but things have been busy at the desk of i.u. but I'll try to better get out what's on my mind and filling my plate. As of now though another friend of mine has some work going up and if I'm not writing about my own happenings my second favorite thing to write about is others getting work out there.

Greg Jones is a fellow SPE colleague who has been on quite an adventure.

From the press release:

Greg Jones is proud to present his latest body of work in an exhibition of photographs taken during a month-long journey throughout Paris, Bosnia and Croatia.

This show serves as a follow-up to last year's "Rochester-Constructed Moments" exhibition, and the photographs are a part of a larger body of work that questions the divide between fact and fiction, the mythological and the mundane.

For those who can't make the opening there will be a closing reception on First Friday, December 3rd, which will be conducted in conjunction with the Hungerford's biannual open studio event, "Hungerford Unwrapped".

The When:

- Opening Reception-Friday, November 26th, 6pm - Closing Reception-Friday, December 3rd, 5pm -(and by appointment)

The Where:

-The Hungerford 1115 East Main Street, Suite 311 Rochester, NY 14609 (3rd floor, enter through door #2)

The Who:

Greg Jones is a digital-based artist and photographer whose approach to subject matter is shaped by his love of Robert Doisneau, Joel Sternfeld, and Edward Hopper - artists whose work captures the ordinary life of their immediate surroundings and beyond. Through his mastery of composition and color, and by compositing together frames of scenes photographed over long stretches of time, Jones works to craft narratives that disrupt the line between fact and fiction. His work has come to represent the new wave of contemporary street photography- a wave in which the extraordinary is illuminated within the mundane.

Greg was born in Syracuse, New York in 1986 and currently lives and works in Rochester, New York. He received his BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2010. Greg keeps himself involved in Rochester's art community by organizing and promoting exhibitions as well as doing volunteer work at the George Eastman House. He is currently interning with the artist Sterz as an art teacher at Cobblestone School in Rochester. Greg will be exhibiting his Rochester portfolio at Artisan Works early next year.

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All Neat stuff there. If your around, which sadly I am not, pop over and check it out. If you have a chance give his site a click for more work/info at http://www.gejones.net/

Anyway, look for some more random things to come.

Be safe out there.

Artist: Lisette DeBoisblanc + work in ATL

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I have my computer back! That's the big news to start. And while I'm super behind at getting things out I thought I should note this real quick... a good friend of mine, Lisette DeBoisblanc, has a show up in the Atlanta Airport. I hear the work is in a great location and visiable with other work(s). So if your passing though make sure you keep an eye out. About the show: "The Airport Show: Big, bold, brash and beautiful! Come see the best of APG in an exhibition of large-scale work lighting up the Atrium Gallery at the Atlanta Airport. Jurored by Amy Miller, Executive Director of Atlanta Celebrates Photography."

Neat. And here is an excerpt about Lisette's work:

"When facing tragedy or complications, it is not uncommon for a person to seek help from a therapist to peel back the layers of the mind to overcome psychological barriers. Like a therapist, I am interested in how life experiences shape our being. This is not only physical appearances, but also our inner essence. Like a scientist, I turn to x-rays, which allow me to uncover secrets beneath the surface. By x-raying dolls I use the visual language of science to symbolize the human persona and bring it to two-dimensional form.

As a New Orleans native, five years ago I felt the tragedy of hurricane Katrina as my family was profoundly affected by the storm. We suffered not only by losing physical possessions, but we endured psychological damage as well. After finding my grandmother’s ruined doll collection, leftovers from her personal belongings, I began to x-ray them for documentation and curiosity. I am shocked with my findings; nails and pins pierced their bodies below the surface. Suddenly, the doll has an aura that is almost human, with internal workings that chronicle a life lived, an internal spirit, sometimes with strength, and others with a broken heart. I discovered that these x-rays reached beyond documentation and physical deterioration; for each, a story emerged, some sense out of my loss."

I have had the pleasure of looking at some of the work in person and looking at it over the web really doesn't do it justice. So if you are passing though ATL do make sure you keep an eye open. But in the case that your not, here's the web version:

Really amazing stuff. Anyway, fingers crossed there will be more stuff to come soon. Busy times on the other end of this screen...

Stay tuned...

Update of sorts...

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So as things go, I had hoped to just post a quick roundup of people I met up with at Midwest SPE but that sadly is going to have to wait until I get my computer back. If you didn't notice the tweets, yes sadly, my computer fell victim to the Nvidia recall in the way where my computer stops working. So...more to come at some point. But not at this point. Anyway, keep on keepin' on and there will be a note in the future.

Cheers.

Midwest SPE 2010 Day 1

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Just a quick post today. I arrived a bit late in the day but I was able to catch the lecture by Lucy Lippard. Really inspiring to listen to as she tied together work of a lot of great photographers like Robert Adams, Joe Deal, Amy Stien... just to name a few of many. Hopefully her talk will end up somewhere on the SPE website. It would definitely would be worth a read if it did.

More to come tomorrow. If you're around make sure you drop me a line and maybe we can connect.

Cheers Light

Openings!

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So I've been a terrible blogger as of lately but there are a couple of things I wanted to post real quick. A good friend of mine Christin Boggs is having a show at the RRCDC: Rochester Regional Community Design Center. The opening reception is 6 - 9 Friday, October 01, 2010

From brief excerpt from the release:

"Slow & Steady, a thesis exhibition by Rochester Institute of Technology’s Masters of Fine Arts candidate Christin Boggs, examines the contemporary movement away from mass-produced foods in a return to traditional modes of food production and preparation. Photographs depict scenes from community gardens, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms, and farmers markets within the greater Rochester region."

Slow and Steady

If you're in the area, try and get out and see the work.

I unfortunately won't be able to make it because I am pretty far from RIT but a show I will be attending is one at the Fire Barn Gallery in Grand Haven, MI.

Victoria Veenstra is having a show from September 22 - October 9th 2010. With the opening reception tomorrow night (Sept. 22) from 6:30 - 8pm, everybody come out and see the work!

Here's the address:

The Fire Barn Grand Haven, MI 18 N 5th St Grand Haven, MI 49417

I don't have any pics for this one but I hope to see you there!

Cheers.

"Danny & Annie" from StoryCorps via Jenn

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I have been going not stop as of lately but I'm glad I took 5min out to watch this beautiful animation that Jenn brought to my attention. It's part of the StoryCorps movement (something I did years back in NYC, there's a permeant booth there and it's free to share a story(ies), if you're in the NYC area get on it, such an amazing project). "Danny & Annie" is one of the most beautiful things I have watched as of lately and I strongly recommend it. You'll probably want to grab a kleenex because it's pretty moving but if you have 5min... do listen.

Words fail me after watching it.

Media Published: via Nick Hannes via Daylight Magazine

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I'm Back! And again I've been working with Daylight Magazine to create a media segment for Nick Hannes titled "Red Journey" and features a selection of his images. The project itself is massive undertaking. It spans a tremendous amount of physical space and covers a multitude of cultural issues. I feel it's a extremely strong project and presents an important story. It was an again an honor to work with Daylight Magazine and Nick Hannes.

Here's a little excerpt from the site:

Belgian photographer Nick Hannes spent a year travelling through the fifteen former Soviet republics in search of traces of the past and signs of social transition. Red Journey uncovers the various ways in which former Soviet countries are trying to redefine their national identity after the disintegration of the communist imperium. Hannes shows a region of contrasts by photographing extreme wealth amid heart-rending poverty, unrestrained urban renewal that makes deprived neighbourhoods all the more visible, new dictator’s gilt cult images in a decor of faded glory.

Multimedia

I think it turned out great and I was happy to hear that it has been received well.

Again, like the last segment, I’m credited in the segment as “Multimedia Producer” and by movie credit standards I’m not acting as a producer. Yes, I am “producing it” and “actually making it” (sequencing it, adjusting everything that is associated with editing) but by movie, television standards I’m the producer but rather the editor. It’s an odd choice of words here but I am not the director (also in reference to it’s traditional definition, and also not used in it's most traditional form the credits, again, odd I know…). At the end of the day, I’m not in charge about how to word the credits. But I did edit this and I just wanted to note that. Also, I wanted to note that Dave Runyan was the audio engineer on the interview. I was given really rough interview audio and the fist thing I thought was, “this is unusable and needs to be worked over…” and without question thought of Dave. He’s top notch when it comes to audio so I went to him.

Also, I should say that I've been a terrible blogger as of lately but things have been insanely busy for me. Hopefully new posts and fun things will follow.

Cheers.

Media Published: via Wil Steacy, via Daylight Magazine

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Many of you know I have a long history of editing and composing segments for various purposes but I hold a deep respect for Daylight Magazine and it's great pleasure to create media for them. For the last week or so I have been working with Daylight magazine, and indirectly with Will Steacy, to put together a media segment. Will is having a show at the Michael Mazzeo Gallery in New York City and the segment I recently edited is now live on the Daylight Magazine Multimedia podcast page. It's also going to be shown at the opening reception for the Michael Mazzeo Gallery. I find Will's work to be both powerful and meaningful. His photographs have an intensity that resonates though their story. His images also bring to light a national discussion about how our urban environments are evolving.

From the Daylight page:

In "Down These Mean Streets" Will Steacy wanders through battered urban areas with a wrench in his back pocket. Barney Kulok and Paul Graham come to mind when looking through these images of abandoned buildings, burned-out cars, neon signs and local residents. The city glows, strangely beautiful but vaguely threatening, as a picture of urbanity and its attendant vices - it is not a forgiving portrait. This podcast produced in conjunction with the Michael Mazzeo Gallery for Steacy's show on view June 10 - July 23rd 2010. Read an exclusive, in-depth piece about "Down These Mean Streets" at Conscientious Extended.

And you can also see the segment by clicking on the image below:

Will Steacy

That's it for now. We'll see what makes it up later this week. Make sure you hit some of those links or watch the segment and if you're in NYC you should go to the show because I imagine that the images are pretty amazing in person. If given the opportunity, I'd check it out. Hopefully I'll get that chance.

Also, on a side note, I'm credited in the segment as "Multimedia Producer" and by movie credit standards I'm not acting as a producer. Yes, I am "producing it" and "actually making it" (sequencing it, adjusting everything that is associated with editing) but by movie, television standards I'm the producer but rather the editor. It's an odd choice of words here but I am not the director (also in reference to it's traditional definition, and also not used in the credits, again, odd I know...) thus, I'm not in charge about how to word the credits. But I did edit this and I just wanted to note that. Also, I wanted to note that Dave Runyan was the audio engineer on the interview. I was given really rough interview audio and the fist thing I thought was, "this is unusable and needs to be worked over..." and without question thought of Dave. He's top notch when it comes to audio so I went to him.

Cheers.

More to come.

Back in action?

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So I haven't posted anything in weeks...maybe it's because I needed an unannounced impromptu vacation from blogging or maybe because I've been a bit more busy that I had expected. In either case, I've been inspired and I'm back in action. What inspired me? Ah, good question. I'm glad you asked. Check this stuff out and stay tuned for some odds and ends to come this coming week....

Cheers.

100+ miles? Yes.

and this...

@BrainFarmCinema, you should hire me.

Show Pictures: "DUO" by Nate Abramowski and Laith Karmo

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It feels like it's taken forever to get these images up on the ole' blog but I'm glad they are now up for the world to see. I also have to send out a huge thanks to Laith and CAVE for making the show possible. It was a great turnout and everyone I met was totally into the work. These are some of the shots I grabbed of my work, Laith's and CAVE in general while walking around. If you were there and had any thoughts on the show send em' my way, I'd be interested to see what you thought. Anyway, if you happened to make it out, thanks for coming and again, thanks Laith and CAVE for a great show. It's up until the 15th so if your in the area stop by and check it out. And the images...

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More to come...

Show: DUO by Nate Abramowski and Laith Karmo

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So I've been busy all week with the upcoming show "Duo." If you're in the detroit area make sure you check it out! Info below...Duo

The Details:

DUO Nate Abramowski and Laith Karmo

Cave is pleased to present DUO, a two person exhibition with Nate Abramowski and Laith Karmo, on Friday April 30th 2010. The opening reception will be from 7-11pm and the show will be up through May 15th.

In bringing these two artists together, DUO traverses time, the history of man, and the displacement of preconceptions and stereotypes. As both explore moments of reflection- exposing the imaginative and revealing vulnerability- confronting and navigating these relationships presents itself in fresh form.

Nate Abramowski received his Bachelors of Science in Film production and Bachelor of Science in photography from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan and a Masters of Fine Art in photography from Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. Nate is currently working in Chicago as a photographer and editor.

Laith Karmo received a Bachelors of Fine Art from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan, and a Masters of Fine Art from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He has taught at Wayne State University in Detroit and is currently teaching at Oakland Community College in Auburn Hills Michigan.

Music Friday: Letting Up Despite Great Faults: "Our Younger Noise"

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Another quick one seening this is a pretty "action packed" Friday but there's at least a minute for a little musical distraction. This Friday it's Letting Up Despite Great Faults "Our Younger Noise". Now, you'd think after all my "tweets" about the National I'd post something by them, but(!) they don't have video yet (for their new release, High Violet).... so I thought I'd just hang back one more week to see if somthing srufaces. Besides, there is this lovely video by Christopher j Ewing (part of wested potential productions). I totally dig it. It's playfulness really matches the video. I was turned on to Letting Up Despite Great Faults awhile ago by some blog I can't remember but I'm glad that I've been loosly following them because this song + video is a gem.

Letting Up Despite Great Faults: "Our Younger Noise" from Christopher j Ewing on Vimeo.

Anyway, that's about all the time I have here. So where ever you may be this weekend may it be a fun one.

Be safe out there...

cheers.

Posts to Continue!

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RIPblogger

On Tuesday, January 29th 2008 I thought I had solved all my blogging issues. But sadly things change and solutions age before the problem dies away and what was my problem free blogging platform turned into/became/was a vastly different issue.

Blogger's choice to discontinue ftp publishing is both a sad one and a problem to me seeing this is how I publish all things art related. So in pursuit to continue to publish via ftp has led me to use wordpress. Which I don't have a problem doing so but that means that all my old content now has to exist as a separate page here. Sad I know but this will hopefully be for the better. There are several articles on migrating the old blog to the new wordpress site but I for the life of me could not get it to work...anyone successfully accomplished this?

I probably should have used wordrpess from the start but all the database construction gave me a headache. Turns out it wasn't that bad. But the good news is the IconUnited Blog is now back up and running. Posts shall flow freely from now on. Sadly older posts will now be backstage.

But, now to kick off such a wonderful new start, tomorrow I will post my first Artist/Photographer Interview session featuring Daniel George.  Every week I'm going to try and get something up about a photographer I have recently met. I know I been in contact with a few people and they have graciously waited until I fixed this blogger-to-discontinue-ftp-publishing bit but I think the worst is behind me and I can safely say onward to the posts.

And to the interviews!

Thanks for baring with me.

Oh, on another note, the template is going to be probably switching at some point down the road... I may find this one isn't as groovy as I first thought.

Cheers.