The Viewing of 2 Artistic Events

This week I had the opportunity to attend two unique and different artistic events.  The first was the opening and artist reception for 'Habitat and Refuge' by photographer Darren Clark, at the Jacob Spori Art Gallery.

Fig. 1: Slade. 2019 A quick screenshot at the Entrance

It was a unique collection with some very appealing images.  Darren Clark is an "avid birder and landscape photographer," (Dabell, 2019 at http://www.byui.edu/spori-gallery/current-exhibit) specializing in the forgotten and unique habitats for specialized birds.  I particularly enjoyed his portraits and captures of individual birds and the stories they had to tell.

On his online gallery I also enjoyed his images investigating agriculture and the relationship between the natural and cultural geography.

Fig. 2: Clark 2002. Grain Elevator, Hansen ID Photograph                       

I actually enjoyed the online gallery a bit more than the actual exhibit.  His gallery images displayed at the Spori Gallery were matted and framed in a bit of an antiquated way that I didn't resonate with and I thought the images may have been more effectively displayed without glass and reaching from frame edge to frame edge.  That may have just been my personal opinion.  

The show seemed a very traditional way to consume art and gave me some future reference for how I might want my own show displayed and consumed.  

The second event I attended was a performance of the Golden Dragon Acrobats.  Though not photography, I was extremely affected by the artistic feel and rhythm through out the performance and would definitely categorize it as visual art. 

                                                Golden Dragon Acrobats accessed from Yahoo Images, 2019

The entire show was very visually engaging.  The use of light, color, shape, the icon and the index to create a Tableau was all there- just as in photography. This study of photography has opened my eyes to world of constructed beauty and images around me, in many interdisciplinary formats and displays. 

Everything I view becomes part of who I am. And who I am is reflected in the images I produce as a photographer, also affecting my connect-ability with the viewers of my work.  

Figure 1: Slade. 2019 A quick screenshot at the Entrance

Figure 2: Clark 2002. Grain Elevator, Hansen ID. V&A [online] Available at:http://www.darrenclarkphoto.com/eastern-idaho-architecture.html

http://www.byui.edu/spori-gallery/current-exhibit

https://www.goldendragonacrobats.com/