Erika deVries
dal 21/2/2007 al 30/3/2007
Segnalato da
21/2/2007
Erika deVries
M.Y. Art Prospects, New York
A series of photographs that deVries took over the past four years, often while she was traveling. deVries features herself, members of her family, and friends in these photographs, although they refuse to settle into ordinary portraits.
Far and Then Farther
M.Y. Art Prospects is pleased to present Far and Then Farther by Erika deVries, opening Thursday, February 22, 2007 and continuing through Saturday, March 31.
Far and Then Farther features a series of photographs (including some lenticular prints) that deVries took over the past four years, often while she was traveling. deVries features herself, members of her family, and friends in these photographs, although they refuse to settle into ordinary portraits; the real subjects of deVries' work are landscapes that she explores with a hyper-awareness of small details and textures. House, garden, thicket, playground, and park are set and stage, inspiring stories and revealing meaningful connections with diverse living beings and locales.
A torso in a red T-shirt, a dead sparrow lying on a sidewalk, entangled tree roots - each frame in this series delivers highly condensed or abbreviated information like great verse, and colors, shapes, and gestures become eloquent symbols of hope, loss, nostalgia and everyday reality. Her ability to connect her audience with the essence of life is strikingly evident in this recent work. Perhaps watching her young children growing up makes deVries acutely aware that these moments can quickly fade into the past and be forgotten. Her recent camera work not only reminds us of the powerful emotions attached to these mundane places and moments, but also refreshes our perspectives of life itself.
Erika deVries is a Brooklyn-based artist who holds an MFA from the Art Institute Chicago. She currently teaches at New York University Department of Photography & Imaging. Her recent solo exhibitions include "preschool" at M.Y. ART PROSPECTS' Project Room (2006), New York and "Naming Trees" (2003) at Buzzer Thirty, Queens, New York. Her work is represented in the collection of The Center For Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ.
Opening reception, Thursday, Feb 22, 6-8PM
M.Y. Art Prospects
547 West 27th Street - New York