This weekend marked the opening of “The Art of Fashion”, an exhibit starring several local photographers (and models) at the Frederick Arts Council in downtown Frederick, MD. I’m honored to have six pieces in the show, and my work is in great company being joined by six prints from international phenom Valentin Casarsa.
The Frederick Arts Council went all out for this show, and the opening drew quite a crowd!
It was great timing, as the show opened during a First Saturday event — always a bustling time to be in downtown Frederick.
Helping to draw in crowds were LIVE mannequins in the front window of the building. How cool!
Inside, we had free wine and beer and a DJ spinning tunes in keeping with the fashion show vibe.
Being part of this event was very exciting. I tried out a couple of new presentations for my photographs. The one I am most excited about is a 3 piece canvas made completely in house by yours truly. I dropped a sneak peak of this piece when I posted a fisheye photo of my studio and work in progress on Facebook last week as I was prepping for the show. I used my air compressor, pneumatic stapler, machined some aluminum rails, and employed several other tools creating this monster. I’m a very hands on guy. I love photography and I also love getting my hands dirty. One of my favorite things about photography is that it allows me to apply a little math and engineering once in a while!
Part of my enjoyment of the show also came from sharing the space with works from my friend Valentin Casarsa! I met Valentin earlier this year when he came to Frederick all the way from Slovenia to teach several days of workshops at my studio.
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- Crowd views fashion photography by Valentin Casarsa.
Valentin started his career in fashion photography over a decade ago and has garnered many magazine covers along the way. His work was a perfect fit for this show which kicks off Frederick Fashion Week.
We can thank the Internet, not only for introducing us in the first place (via the fine folks at iStockphoto.com) but also for making it super simple for Valentin to “ship” me digital files for printing stateside rather than dealing with transatlantic cargo.
I would really like to thank the Frederick Arts Council for showcasing my photography as part of this exhibit and for their excellent job promoting the event. We had TWO articles promoting the show in local newspapers last week.
The Gazette ran my photo of a local model on the front page of their A&E section, above the fold even! That was a thrill, and needless to say, I have plenty of extra copies :)
Here is a link to the full article online — Simply Irresistible.
The Frederick News Post covered the opening as well in their Next 72 Hours weekend supplement. I don’t have a link to an online text version, but you may be able to read the article in this JPEG scan I made — The Art of Fashion.
So… Fredericktonians, if you are out and about, this show will be running all month. Pop in to the Frederick Arts Council at 15 West Patrick Street and feast your eyes :) … for those flush with cash or just smitten with something in the show, many of the works on display are for sale.
If you stop in, pop back over and drop a comment about the show!
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