WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: Susan de Witt & Jennifer Georgescu
March 11th - April 1, 2023
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT:
During Women’s History Month we honor women with work by two artists, Jennifer Georgescu and Susan de Witt. These photographers have for years followed their passion, making photographs of social and ideological significance.
de Witt’s alternative process work is rich with warmth and gauzy beauty. Her depictions of languid women harken to a much earlier time of 19th century pictorialism aesthetics. Her analog printing techniques include darkroom ‘Lith’ printing which uses a film developer as a paper developer and renders warm results; and intaglio printmaking using an etching press which she continues to this day. This photopolymer gravure process uses pigment inks which allow the artist to create images with any color palette though de Witt often chooses warm tones to complement her elegant portraits of women.
Motherhood is an emotional rollercoaster ride and Georgescu illustrates this with deeply toned fictions. She often puts herself in the frame but her children are the key performers. She says “Motherhood is precious and raw, wonderful and dark”. Her conceptual depictions are sometimes warm and sometimes worrying. Her children balance on the knife edge of need and letting go. They appear vulnerable and sweet…yet there might be something amiss. These photographs will allow you to interpret and seek the answer to the story Georgescu is telling within each hyper-real tableau.
Donna Cosentino - Director
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Please contact Donna Cosentino for private tours.
Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday, 11am-5pm OR you may make an appointment to view our exhibitions.
+Gallery visits for individuals or classes are also available by appointment.
+There is no charge to visit and there is free parking in front and behind the gallery space.
ALWAYS ON VIEW ARE WORKS BY OUR COLLECTIVE OF FIFTEEN PHOTOGRAPHERS.
OUR COLLECTIVE IS:
TERRY SCOTT ALLEN ï ROBERT BARRY ï BARBARA BECK ï GRANT BRITTAIN ï JOHN CLARK ï DONNA COSENTINO ï STEPHEN DAVIS ï CARLA De DOMINICIS ï DEB HELLMAN ï JODIE HULDEN ï EMILY KIM ï WAYNE SWANSON ï TOM VANCISIN ï KEIKO YAMASAKI ï BOB YOUNGER
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March 11th - April 1, 2023
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT:
During Women’s History Month we honor women with work by two artists, Jennifer Georgescu and Susan de Witt. These photographers have for years followed their passion, making photographs of social and ideological significance.
de Witt’s alternative process work is rich with warmth and gauzy beauty. Her depictions of languid women harken to a much earlier time of 19th century pictorialism aesthetics. Her analog printing techniques include darkroom ‘Lith’ printing which uses a film developer as a paper developer and renders warm results; and intaglio printmaking using an etching press which she continues to this day. This photopolymer gravure process uses pigment inks which allow the artist to create images with any color palette though de Witt often chooses warm tones to complement her elegant portraits of women.
Motherhood is an emotional rollercoaster ride and Georgescu illustrates this with deeply toned fictions. She often puts herself in the frame but her children are the key performers. She says “Motherhood is precious and raw, wonderful and dark”. Her conceptual depictions are sometimes warm and sometimes worrying. Her children balance on the knife edge of need and letting go. They appear vulnerable and sweet…yet there might be something amiss. These photographs will allow you to interpret and seek the answer to the story Georgescu is telling within each hyper-real tableau.
Donna Cosentino - Director
________________________________________________________________________________
Please contact Donna Cosentino for private tours.
Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday, 11am-5pm OR you may make an appointment to view our exhibitions.
+Gallery visits for individuals or classes are also available by appointment.
+There is no charge to visit and there is free parking in front and behind the gallery space.
ALWAYS ON VIEW ARE WORKS BY OUR COLLECTIVE OF FIFTEEN PHOTOGRAPHERS.
OUR COLLECTIVE IS:
TERRY SCOTT ALLEN ï ROBERT BARRY ï BARBARA BECK ï GRANT BRITTAIN ï JOHN CLARK ï DONNA COSENTINO ï STEPHEN DAVIS ï CARLA De DOMINICIS ï DEB HELLMAN ï JODIE HULDEN ï EMILY KIM ï WAYNE SWANSON ï TOM VANCISIN ï KEIKO YAMASAKI ï BOB YOUNGER
CLICK ON IMAGES TO VIEW INDIVIDUAL IMAGE GALLERY
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