Holiday gifts for a budding birder Oct 19, 2007
Photographic images are arranged in visually similar groups and species' identification is based on shape and habitat. The Pictorial Table of Contents detours the novice around the potholes of inexplicable taxonomy, weird common names and incomprehensible scientific names. (AZCentral -- News)
Sputnik Turns 50 Oct 4, 2007
Space exploration has always included photographic images -- iconic, confusing, dazzling. Quiz. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
Street View will comply with Canada's privacy laws: Google Sep 26, 2007
Although photographic images are not specifically spelled out in PIPEDA, they can be interpreted as personal information if the photographs clearly identify the individual, said Margaret Ann Wilkinson, a professor of law and information and media studies at the University of Western Ontario. Wilkinson wonders whether blurring faces and license plates will be enough to satisfy PIPEDA. If an individual can be readily identified by his or her body, clothing or location, it might still be considered... (CBC Toronto)
Art Meets Science in the Exhibition 'Minimal Landscapes' Sep 20, 2007
He explains that "Minimal Landscapes represents an exploration of form in its essence, devoid of distracting elements. The photographic images show black islands forming archipelagoes of explicit and implicit meanings that become imaginary landscapes in the viewer's mind. Each image is the approximation of actual living form to classical minimal perfection." To further explore the relationship between art and science, the exhibition kicks off Wednesday evening with a round-table discussion... (PR Newswire)
Jansen paints picture of her travels Sep 16, 2007
After taking many photos of particular areas and subjects, she constructs her paintings by using multiple photographic images with some artistic license and infuses the painting to reflect the mood and atmosphere of her experience. eing there gives me the inspiration. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Miner hits paydirt playing to gallery Sep 15, 2007
Seemingly worthless opal mine Ron Canlin in his Lightning Ridge underground sculpture park, revealed in this composite of two photographic images ... Seemingly worthless opal mine … Ron Canlin in his Lightning Ridge underground sculpture park, revealed in this composite of two photographic images. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Zhang Huan: Avant-garde art from the factory floor Sep 5, 2007
"A lot of radical things happened every day. This is how I feel about the changes." Later he fell out with some of his East Village colleagues when those early photographic images, taken by others, began to fetch huge prices in the international market, and Zhang insisted they were his creations. In 1. (International Herald Tribune)
Tarble Arts Center showcases recent acquisitions Aug 18, 2007
The blueprint photographic images were taken by Leighton Charlton of people living in Stevenson Township, Marion Co., Ill. from around 1883 to 1886. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
New York City Interior Design Firm Brings Elements of Nature to the Table at Hampton Designer Showhouse Jul 22, 2007
Some of the highlights of the room include a custom-designed buffet, featuring hand-cut, white shell (Mother of Pearl) doors; a custom-designed chandelier of driftwood and crystals and custom wall coverings featuring photographic images taken in the South Fork. According to Livingston, the textural elements are reminiscent of the natural beauty of the area. (PR Newswire)
Local artist sparks the imagination Jun 22, 2007
Capturing the Secrets of Fire, an exhibition of about 35 photographic images, will open at the Muscatine Art Center, 1314 Mulberry Ave., on Sunday, July 1. Naber will be present from 1-5 p.m. during the Art Center s annual ice cream social. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Wagner Design Expands Jun 10, 2007
A graduate of Grand Valley State University with a degree in photography, Rueger previously worked at several companies specializing in digital and photographic images and has a strong background in exhibit graphics. Elizabeth Raggett joins the firm as office manager. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Art suffuses downtown Jun 4, 2007
Murray, who typically spends 30-40 hours transforming photographic images into works of art, paints with watercolors on canvas and applies a spray-on UV light protectant that he said will preserve his paintings for 200 years. Toting umbrellas and rain gear, the large crowd perused Murray's and others' artwork and merchandise, as children took advantage of a day aimed at them. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Printing Digital Photos Jun 1, 2007
Now, what do you do with all those wonderful photographic images. Here are some quick tips on how to save, process, print and store your family treasure in this electronic age. (Suite101.com)
Feminine Force May 18, 2007
"In this series of abstract color photographic images, I consider the missing goddess the sacred feminine entity not present in popular notions about the spiritual realm," he writes in the artist's statement for Dea in Absentia. "This is not a direct encounter with the sacred feminine, but photographic suggestions that she has existed and perhaps still does exist for me. For me, the possibility of her existence raises the many issues of spiritual dialog, identity, religion, authority, morality,... (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
* Mercury rises for Isabelle Wen Apr 5, 2007
In a small gallery leading to the main room there were manipulated photographic images of Wen by art coordinator Nicolas Chu (P). In the "floating room" there was a bed with a spectacular comforter made from orange ping-pong balls, by Chen Hui-chiao (zi). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Celebrating the photographic images that became part of history Mar 24, 2007
Visitors looking at one of the photographs chronicling the early conquest of air. (Antoine Antoniol for The New York Times). (International Herald Tribune)
History in depth: View stereographic images of the 1908 flood through a stereoscope and you might swear you’re actually there Feb 26, 2007
The guests have made a beeline for the piles of pictures and the newfangled machine viewers, immersing themselves in photographic images which range from musty sepias of the gay nineties to exciting tints of blitzed-out London. A 1952 movie called Bwana Devil used polarized glasses and started a 3-D craze in the theater. (Missoulian, MT)
Jinnah's Tandoori and Seafood Restaurant Feb 24, 2007
The other has photographic images of a banquet. If you look carefully, you'll also see a photo of Muhammed Ali Jinnah, considered the founder of Pakistan. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Artist blends images to capture spirit of the new year Dec 30, 2006
She said she uses both live models and photographic images of people and animals as inspiration for her painting and drawings. Among her favorite animal portraits are a sketch of a lion, in which she used pencils to blend four of its expressions into a continuous motion, and a painting of a flamingo arched over a baby bird. (North County Times)
Clinton Fein Torture Exhibition Opens Abu Ghraib Wounds Dec 28, 2006
A series of staged and digitally manipulated photographic images recreate infamous torture scenes from Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, transforming diffuse, muted and low-resolution images into large-scale, vivid, powerful and frightening reproductions. Fein focuses on the choreography and sexualization of torture, which includes images of prisoners, stripped naked, wearing hoods or sandbags as they're forced to stand in excruciatingly uncomfortable positions, simulate sexually degrading acts, and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Seeing the restroom as a work of art Dec 9, 2006
For a self-portrait that tracked her life, she made 10 pairs of Chinese peasant shoes and placed photographic images of herself, taken from infancy to adulthood, in the insoles. Last spring, in honor of their 10th anniversary, the artists each created a giant chopstick. (Los Angeles Times)
From deaths of father and lover, images of life Nov 20, 2006
For more than four decades, the photographic images of Susan Sontag that her readers knew were thoroughly idealized - a leggy, strikingly beautiful woman with a small, compelling explosion of white hair erupting from the right side of the forehead of an otherwise raven-haired woman. They were, for a long time, what was generally known of her, other than her ubiquitousness at this or that art opening or political function. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
Earl Schilling Memorial Art Show on display in Crandon Nov 18, 2006
We have everything from paintings in watercolor and oil, to abstract paintings, pottery, precious metal jewelry, photographic images, and on Saturday, our very own, Rose Schuemann, a spinner, is going to give us a live demonstration of her talent for us. ADVERTISEMENT. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Read Indepth Article Nov 10, 2006
The electrons penetrate deeper in the structure creating images with more depth, more natural 3D-look than the photographic images. IMAGECris Orfescu Title: Falling Leaf Year Created: 2003 Medium: Giclee Width: 19 inches Height: 13 inches Edition Size: 50 Price: US$ 495. (AbsoluteArts.com)
A Few Of My Favorite Things Nov 8, 2006
CBS rightly points out that since the invention of photographic images nearly two centuries ago, people have doctored them for all sorts of reasons. Politicians choose the worst photographs of opponents and make them look even less appealing or edit foes out altogether. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
Fragile treasures of the Sinai PHOTOS Nov 5, 2006
But those who visit the elegantly appointed museum will find a dozen or so photographic images replacing prime pieces lent to the Getty. Still, with its marble floors, polished wood and glass display cases designed by the German team Glasbau Hahn and wall text in Greek, Arabic and English, the museum remains worth seeing. (Los Angeles Times)
On the Modern trail Oct 25, 2006
Our universe is now digital, meaning photographic images can be made without a traditional camera. Lens-based pictures like these proliferate, but they are losing their singular, century-old authority. (Los Angeles Times)
A conceptual artist makes sculpture out... Oct 12, 2006
He started working with cibachrome photographs in the early 1970s and has been doing what could be called a conceptual art, and had most notably pioneered the genre of "photo-text," which employs photographic images in relation to narrative texts. "Almost always, I work with something smaller and then on a larger scale, there's something about the transformation, from being a small object to a bigger object. But also, I always try to make the photographs in the context of American paintings... (Korea Herald, Korea)
Alumnus transforms neurological activity of memories into colorful art exhibition — ‘Neurotheology’ Oct 6, 2006
In his artwork, Audrius Plioplys has hidden photographic images under layers of color, with the exception of one piece where the photo of one of the University s gargoyles is visible. When alumnus Audrius Plioplys (M.D., 75) merged his two greatest interests, neurology and art, he developed a visual metaphor for the functions of the human brain. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Photos by Lee Wright displayed at CB library Sep 19, 2006
The exhibit consists of 42 photographic images taken on film, scanned and digitally printed with ultrachrome inks on archival materials. It is called Sense of Grace: Images of gesture, natural and non-natural process, implied movement, emergent and transitional states of grace. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Jerry Schatzberg's New Limited Edition Volume From Genesis Publications - 'Thin Wild Mercury - Touching Dylan's Edge: Dylan by Schatzberg' - to be Celebrated With a Sept. 13 Book Signing at NYC'S National Arts Club Sep 12, 2006
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrated New York City-based photographer and filmmaker Jerry Schatzberg has created compelling photographic images of many of the world's most renowned artists, celebrities, politicians and thinkers for over four decades. His unforgettable portraits of Bob Dylan -- including the cover image for the album "Blonde On Blonde" -- are among the most famous ever taken of the legendary star, and they form the core of the first major book published of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
First Friday Sep 1, 2006
The photographic images are included in an art book, "What Do You See?" by Kai, to be released this month by Silver Light Publications. The bold images in the book are accompanied by text from four spiritual traditions. (Mail Tribune, OR)
The Public Editor: Photo issues crop up in war and with tech advances Aug 20, 2006
The National Press Photographers Association has a strict code of ethics that deals with the integrity of photographic images, as does the Society for News Design. And yet the great irony is that today's digital technology provides more powerful ways than ever to alter, stage and fake pictures, misleading readers about events. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Vegging out creatively Aug 5, 2006
Angela Del Buono's Gaze has photographic images so tightly cropped they reveal only eyes of animals and/or humans gazing back at the viewer. In some instances, it's easy to distinguish the chicken from the suburbanite. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
China's Visual Awakening Jul 16, 2006
Hong Hao updates "Spring Festival on the River," a classical scroll by Zhang Zeduan, by inserting tiny photographic images of Beijing people on a likeness of the original artwork. Huang Yan, who describes himself as an avant-garde ink painter, paints traditional landscapes on the bare torso and arms of a male model, then photographs his work in his "Chinese Landscape Tattoo" series. (Los Angeles Times)
Widow's photo brings Mozart closer Jul 9, 2006
Famous people who died before the age of photography always retain a certain mystery for me, though that might just be a journalist's bias for the proof we see in photographic images. Beethoven, for instance, died in 1827, a few years shy of photo technology. (The Palm Beach Post)
Bucks submerged again Jul 6, 2006
Machesic recorded more than 200 photographic images of the devastation, pictures that portend an enormous and complicated cleanup effort. Fitzpatrick, the former Commissioners Board Chairman and first-term U.S. Representative, has been at the fore of the effort to have the Army Corps of Engineers conduct a detailed study of the Delaware River basin. (Advance of Bucks County, PA)
Arts Walking the walk Jun 28, 2006
Barilleaux, who invited Pujol to create the installation, says that Pujol s use of photographic images places him squarely within the parameters of contemporary practice. He is also quick to point out that Pujol s project adds another crucial dimension, theatricality, to the images, making the installation a fine fit with the museum s theater collection. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Show Me the Water May 30, 2006
Brand's artist statement describes her show as a response "to current environmental concerns, by creating an ambiguous space where photographic images are displayed on the gallery floor and people read love poems to the ocean in different languages.". She wants the installation to call attention to global warming and the loss of nature by showing how the method of documentation takes the place of the experience of nature itself. (Anchorage Daily News)
Eclectic exhibit demonstrates Silver Eye's diversity May 3, 2006
The photographic images are, respectively, Lewis Hine's 1920 "Brakeman on Coal Train, Pennsylvania"; Duane Rieder's "Our Father, Pittsburgh Steelers in 2005 AFC Championship Game versus New England Patriots"; Jerry Uelsmann's 2004 "Homage to John Muir"; and William Wegman's 2002 "Floating Island.". They represent the diversity of photographs -- and some of the distinguished photographers -- that comprise an exhibition at Silver Eye Center for Photography that continues until May 20, when the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Indian art's profitable brushwith the Internet Apr 28, 2006
"Today, there are over 300 listings in the art category on eBay India across sub-categories of digital art, folk art, drawings and posters, paintings, photographic images and prints. And over 65% of the listings are auctions as opposed to fixed price, which is different from the overall India trend of significantly more fixed price. There are even new artists who are looking at eBay and the online world to list art and create a buyer base," said Thomas. One of the biggest reasons driving the... (Asia Times Online)
The vision thing Apr 24, 2006
As Jonathan Lipkin writes in Ph otography Reborn: Image Making in the Digital Era, Some digital photographic images those created with a digital camera are very clearly descended from their traditional forebears. Others share a different lineage, however much they look like photographs: they are drawn, or rendered in a computer and in spite of their appearance have more in common with paintings. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Evolution Of Spy Tools Apr 20, 2006
And long before scientists knew how to reduce photographic images to the size of a printed period, American Revolutionary troops were relaying messages to one another using an invisible ink called Jay s Sympathetic Stain. Modern spy tools are faster, smaller, more accurate and more easily concealed, says Peter Earnest, a retired senior CIA official and the executive director of the International Spy Museum. (Forbes -- Technology)
Waves of fear Apr 19, 2006
" The Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards contest offers riders $1,000 per foot for a ridden wave verified by photographic images. With the big-wave season having arrived along North America's West Coast, surfers are aiming their spears/boards toward breaks such as Maverick's off Half Moon Bay and Cortes Bank, 105 miles off San Diego. The Billabong contest was the brainchild of San Diego State graduate Bill Sharp. Sharp, 44, was watching CNN coverage of an El Ni;o in 1997 and he wondered.... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
From a dusty crate flows the genesis of Lake Carnegie Apr 19, 2006
In it was a treasure trove of photographic images of the making of Lake Carnegie in 1905 and 1906 before and after. The result of that delivery is "O, What a Place for a Lake: The Centennial of the Construction of Loch Carnegie," an exhibition of photographs at Firestone Library's Milberg Gallery that depicts the Princeton landscape before, during and after the creation of the lake. (Cranbury Press, NJ)
Sterling Bank's 5th Annual San Jacinto Event to Offer Preview of Dallas Historical Society's 'Texas Heroes' Exhibit Apr 16, 2006
Through photographic images and words, it explores what the Alamo means to Texans, the role of Mexican-Texans in the Revolution, and reasons why the Alamo story continues to fascinate people of all ages. Featuring more than 150 photographs, the exhibit traces the history of the Alamo as mission, fort, and shrine; the drama of its siege and fall in March 1836; and the recreation of this drama in poems, plays, novels, games, toys, comics, television programs, films, documents, paintings, and... (PR Newswire)
Washington Post Announces Online Access to Photo Content for Purchase and Licensing Mar 16, 2006
Newsweek Interactive (WPNI) have teamed up to create direct access to their highly desirable photo content, making searching for, and acquiring their photographic images fun and simple. Emeryville, Calif. (PR Newswire)
Art therapy can reduce pain and anxiety in cancer patients Jan 2, 2006
When participants could not use their hands or were not comfortable using the art materials, the art therapist would do the art making under the direction of the subject or they could look at and discuss photographic images that were assembled into a book. Sessions ranged from light entertaining distraction to investigating deep psychological issues, says Nancy Nainis, MA, ATR, an art therapist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, who is the lead author on the study. (EurekAlert!)
