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HOT OFF
THE PRESS First Fridays April 2, 2004 and May 7, 2004 Artist Reception April 22, 2004 6 – 8 pm McCarthy photographed
these images while in residency at the Virginia Center for the
Creative Arts. Much like the numerous indigenous cultures that have influenced her photography,
specifically Celtic and Native American, McCarthy places a profound emphasis
on the natural world as an animate being that lives and breathes. Her
images focus primarily on landscapes, specifically trees, their
inherent grouping, and subsequent personality or character. One
evening as twilight approached, she implemented an exacting process
to execute her photography. Using a large format 4”x5” field
camera, she relied on her intuition and began to photograph spontaneously. As
she explains, McCarthy’s philosophy was “to keep
my eye fresh.” The images resulted in vibrant, fiery colors
that are in keen contrast with the sense of mobility present
during the transient moments of twilight. |
McCarthy worked the photographs into strategic sequences that resulted in a commentary directed at our culture’s view of the natural world and our increasing separation from it. The resulting series can be read as a critical statement directed at our culture that seems determined to manipulate and usurp control of the natural world.
Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints is a digital printmaking studio founded upon the collaborative printmaking model established by a handful of fine arts workshops and presses in the United States. While the tools at Silicon are digital, the philosophy is deeply rooted in the belief that it is the chemistry between the artist and the printmaker that results in the finest work. With five IRIS and one Epson printer the studio can provide printmaking services on a wide variety of materials and up to 44” by unlimited length.
Silicon Gallery was one of the first galleries dedicated to showing work created on or influenced by the computer. The current “Hot off the Press” series of shows focus on artists who have recently produced a body of work printed at Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints.
First Friday Openings -
April 2nd and May 7th, 2004 5 – 9 pm
Artist Reception - April 22nd 6 – 8.00 pm
Gallery Hours - Monday to Friday 9 – 5.30 and other hours by appointment
