Monday June 18, 2007

Nashville's Top Art Critic Disects My Tiny Town Series

David Maddox is a well know art critic and writer who often publishes in the Nashville Scene. David stopped by the gallery last Saturday and checked out my new Nashville photographs from the series Tiny Town and wrote about the work in his personal blog.

It was nice getting a little respect from David because I know that my work is often not his cup of tea. Here is a short snippet from the article:

These are color shots of Nashville scenes—some landmarks like the Country Music Hall of Fame, others more anonymous streetscapes. He manipulates them in Photoshop, and that’s where things get interesting. First of all, the focus on the images is handled so that a few details come out in sharp definition, with the rest fairly blurred. He’s also manipulated the colors so they don’t look quite real—the green leaves of trees look like the lichen used in model railroads. The combination of these elements, and also the lighting/exposure, make it look like he has photographed miniatures. The palette is also similar to old postcards with their colored black and white photos. (BTW, these are not postcard sized prints, but normal sizes for photo prints.)

Perambulating the Bounds, 6-7-07, David Maddox