SFUAD Opens Photography Exhibition at Marion Center Feb. 3
Show highlights work by faculty member Alex Emmons and alumna Wendy Young
02.03.2012
Media Contact:
Maria Alexandra Velez
1-505-473-6682
maria.velez@santafeuniversity.edu
Santa Fe, N.M.—January 24, 2012—The Photography Department of Santa Fe University of Art and Design will exhibit work by Photography faculty member Alex Emmons and B.F.A. in Photography alumna Wendy Young ('99). The exhibition opens with a reception on Friday, Feb. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. and runs through Friday, April 27.
Emmons' work, titled House & Garden, draws from her interests including domestic space, memory, and current events. This project incorporates cyanotype, a 19th-century photographic process related to present day blueprints for architectural drawings. The exhibit includes photographic recordings of yard tools, garden plants, eggs, seedpods and the shadows of plants. Young's South is a visual exploration of white male culture in the South, where she grew up.
Name of event
Opening reception: House & Garden by Alex Emmons and South by Wendy Young
House & Garden
For the gallery installation component, I am investigating methods of printing on paper and fabric that enable viewers to become quickly intimate with my work, as if they are looking at their own sheets hung on a clothesline. As the cyanotype print shifts to a positive—due to the white outline possessing believable form, shape and shadows—I transport my viewers from the everyday into an objective mind space. They explore my typographic, forensic images to decipher the meaning of their own relative personal objects. — Alex Emmons
South
For many, the idea of white male culture in the South conjures pejorative descriptions such as redneck, good ol' boy, cracker, racist and misogynist. I have grown up with, been inspired by and been patronized by Southern white males. I married, procreated with and divorced a Southern white male. I have been taught by, preached to and employed by Southern white males. These pictures are an attempt to understand white male culture and to shed light on the kinds of men who impacted me during the 34 years I lived in the South. —Wendy Young
Date
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Show runs Feb. 3 through April 27
Time
5–7 p.m.
Place
The Anne and John Marion Center for Photographic Arts
Santa Fe University of Art and Design
1600 St. Michael's Drive, Santa Fe
More information
For more information, please contact Emily Nunez at emily.nunez@santafeuniversity.edu or call 1-505-473-6341.
About the Anne and John Marion Center for Photographic Arts
The Anne and John Marion Center for Photographic Arts is housed in a building designed by internationally renowned architect Ricardo Legorreta. The Marion Center's exceptional programs and traditional, alternative and digital facilities provide an opportunity for students interested in photography and photo-based works to study under leading artists and teachers while earning a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography.
About Santa Fe University of Art and Design
Santa Fe University of Art and Design is an accredited institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, one of the world's leading centers for art and design. The university offers degrees in arts management, contemporary music, creative writing, digital arts, graphic design, moving image arts (filmmaking and video production), performing arts, photography and studio art. Faculty members are practicing artists who teach students in small groups, following a unique interdisciplinary curriculum that combines hands-on experience with core theory and prepares graduates to become well-rounded, creative, problem-solving professionals. As a Laureate International Universities Center of Excellence in Education in Art, Architecture and Design, the university boasts an international student body and opportunities to study abroad, encouraging students to develop a global perspective on the arts. Santa Fe University of Art and Design (formerly the College of Santa Fe) is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org.
