The Arrangement

Juror: Paula Tognarelli
Open 1/11 - 2/4/11 Artists Reception on 1/16/11 3-5PM

In order to view this page you need Flash Player 9+ support! Get Adobe Flash player The Arrangement The Arrangement Exhibit Image Slide show. Fan Art Laurie McCormick Los Angeles, CA USA Image taken with my iPhone Flying Fish Harold Ross West Chester, PA USA Still-life with Olives and Chestnuts Jane Soodalter South Salem, NY USA Erotic Landscape with Corner Mark Schmidt Altamont, New York USA digital photograph / Giclee print A Still Life Meadow grasses in ice Krista Cheney St. George, VT USA Resubmission of files (not sure they went through the first time). Frozen still life photograph Caught by a Breeze Keith Parks La Mesa, CA USA For more images, visit keithparks.com Old Etruscan Glass carol munder Summerland Key, Florida USA photogravure comfortable alley no 34 sean r stewart Owen Sound, Ontario Canada Sometimes an arrangement can be stumbled upon. This setting was found in a back alley located in the Queen West area in Toronto. trailer no.4 sean r stewart Owen Sound, Ontario Canada Hand arranged trailers for shot. Courtesy of a friendly truck driver. I was able to persuade him to place the silver trailer between the white ones for a better shot. Perhaps the largest object I have 'arranged'. Four Roses Susanna Briselli Brooklyn, New York USA This image was created by assembling 3 silver gelatin prints resulting in two compositions, the internal composition of the roses and the external one formed by the perimeter of the prints. This is a one of a kind work. Barefoot & Brush, Edition 4 of 6 Michael Frels LAKE JACKSON, TX USA Sewn archival inkjet prints on paper, cotton thread, adhesive. 2007. America, f@ck yea! Margaret Hiden Atlanta, GA USA A satirical portrait of the recent state of the economy in America. UNTITLED #2/20 Richard Gardner Huntington, New York USA www.richard gardnerphotography.com FROM THE SERIES "FLYING EGGPLANT #5" A graphic journey weaving between reality and absurdity. Each image asking if the inner mind can be brought to the surface,and projected onto the viewer as a tangible albeit meaningful series. In the Attic Polly Raine St. Albans, VT USA fruit Polly Raine St. Albans, VT USA Relic Kally Malcom Las Cruces, NM USA archival pigment print Empty Eujin Rhee Fremont, CA USA Disposable Dishes Helen Jones and Ashley Carey / The Large Format Group Portland, Oregon USA These are being submitted for the Large Format Group. A collaborative Photography Project based in Brattleboro, Vermont and Portland, Oregon. This image is submitted for the Large Format Group. A collaborative Photography Project based in Brattleboro, Vermont and Portland, Oregon. Orbs Malcolm Easton Berkeley, Ca USA Part of a series in which I alter,arrange and illuminate common plastic objects. la la vOcal Ofer MizraChi Modiin, ISRAEL Ofer MizraChi wOrks From Near Jerusalem Project http://ofermizrachi.smugmug.com From Near Jerusalem Project Take the emotion through the nature around Jerusalem. Many things in this journey you keep yourself but ART gives you the possibility to explain or to say without saying anything. la la vOcal is a part of this journey. Bubbles behavior series Armando Borges Courbevoie, FR France Colors and abstract figures to produce a colorful journey with shapes, volumes and textures, reflecting at the same time independence and the power of a community. Still Life #0671 Anthony Korotko Hatch Hollywood, CA USA Lamp, shade, box, cabinets. Flour Field, 2010 Monica Escalante Colorado Springs, CO USA Transverse Orientation Carra W. Garza San Antonio, Texas USA Toned silver gelatin print Two: Eggs Philip Hopper Brooklyn, NY USA One of the links from your homepage to the submission pages seems to be broken. The Two project is a minimalist exploration of similarities and differences. Bodie Table Setting Joanne McCubrey Placerville, CA USA A table setting of plate and spoon, located in the California ghost town of Bodie. September 15 Donna Rosser Fayetteville, GA USA This photo was taken while Southern Memories, curated by John A. Bennette, was being hung at the Whiskey Bonding Barn in Molena, GA. Southern Memories was a satellite show during SlowExposures 2010. The light, colors, and ladder caught my eye. Edge Rebecca Zeiss Midland, MI USA African Kiwano Horned Melons photographed using Efke Infrared film with the Mamiya RB67 Old Schwamb Mill Still Life Ed Friedman Arlington, MA USA A still life, with hat and chain, made in the Old Schwamb Mill in Arlington, MA. Schwamb makes oval picture frames using the original equipment from the 1860's. Still Life with Uniqlo Pear (Edition 1/10) Ting-Ting Cheng London, London UK Still Life with Fruits series is about fetishism of commodities, about how people blindly believe in ‘Brand’ in our everyday life. When the natural fruits are labelled with artificial logo, do people really believe they are better than the others? Orogeny Michael Lew-Smith Hardwick, VT USA The abstract photos are close ups of old car paint This photograph is from a series of images of weathered paint found on old cars, trucks and tractors. This particular image was taken on the roof of an old firetruck in Concord, VT. Taken with a PentaxK10D 55mm 1/50sec F5.6 100ASA Remembrance of Things Past #1 Erik S. Lieber Brooklyn, NY USA Objects hold memories. In this case, the baseball contains an image of me as a child. The tangibility of the baseball allows me to embrace the past. After André Kertész Erik S. Lieber Brooklyn, NY USA André Kertész is one of my favorite photographers. This "arrangement" is an homage to his image "Chairs, the Medici Fountain", which can be seen projected in the shadow of the chair. Muffler Art #1 Steve Immel Ranchos de Taos, NM USA Part of the Found Art series, mufflers and tail pipes have been constructed into a sculptural monument to all things mechanical and discarded. Found Art Steve Immel Ranchos de Taos, NM USA Found Art is the title of the image and of a series of photographs of detritus that has been used to create art, in this case bedsprings affixed to painted plywood. The resulting “art” is both graphic and abstract. Untitled #2 from the Pandora's Box series Stacy Lynn Diehl Savannah, GA USA Robots Ricardo Febre McKinleyville, CA USA In photographing toys, I am immediately drawn to their whimsical, often garish appearance. I try to highlight these qualities through composition and with the lighting. This image, Robots, was captured on film with a 4x5" view camera. Finally Free Barbara Dombach Holtwood, Pa USA Wet Plate Collodion Tintype The Sparrow Barbara Dombach Holtwood, Pa USA Wet Plate Collodion Tintype Knowing things get better with time. Alexandru Mandrila Ypsilanti, MI USA orange girl Kimberly Post Rowe Raymond, ME USA From the Girl Disrupted series: a playful exploration of assemblage using Toni Doll parts and round objects. Shot with an iPhone 4, Hipstamatic app, John S lens, DreamCanvas film. "Arrangement" Yellow Room "Fragments of the Past" Samantha VanDeman Villa Park, IL USA Ink jet print Running Horses "Fragments of the Past" Samantha VanDeman Villa Park, IL USA Ink jet print Fish and Broom Pam Steeg Huntington, Vermont USA This arrangement was found while biking through the fishing village of Ko Libong, Thailand in January of 09. Sometimes the best compositions appear out of nowhere and all you need is your "photographers eye". Vase #2 David Johndrow Austin, TX USA Cyanotype photogram Woman With Shadow Hugh Jones Arlington, VA USA Fusion Hugh Jones Arlington, VA USA Sabattier of 667 Polaroid pinhole negative Alice in Wonderland Hugh Jones Arlington, VA USA binary machine code translation of Alice in Wonderland	The tradition of still-life as subject matter has roots deep into the history of art, pre-dating photography as a medium by centuries (Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman works in tile, tempura, and oils among the first). Fine artists in all mediums, photography included, benefited from the total control they had over the final piece; the art making began with their arrangements of the mostly inanimate objects they intended to represent. As Vermont Photo Space Gallery owner Ken Signorello aptly points out, “…it is art squared, where one first creates a work of art and then another to preserve it.” The history of still life in Photography is as old as the medium itself. Henry Talbot himself produced the first photographic images using the inanimate objects of still life. In its earliest days, utilizing still life as subject matter allowed for the lengthy exposures necessary for its initial technologies. Later, in the early 1900s, studies in line and form of object contributed to popular abstractions. In the 1950s, still-life concentrated on the kitsch, and re-emerged in the 90s after a few decades in obscurity, in perfect partnership with the new trendy super-saturated film stock.
Overall, the genre has been largely ignored, despite periodic bouts of influence - surprising, for a photographic practice with so much potential. We are able to manipulate the most minute of details, from choice of object (natural, man-made, found, created), to placement, pick of equipment and film, processing and post-production techniques. What is still life today? We want you to show us your *arrangements*, from advertising to record photography, the abstract to the obvious. Whether you are an amateur or professional, you may have experienced your still-life photographs as some of your favorite images – Juror Paula Tognarelli wants to see them.
Full Color Exhibit Catalog now available at VioVio	Juror: Paula Tognarelli Paula Tognarelli is Executive Director of the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, Massachusetts. Opened in 1992, the Griffin Museum promotes an appreciation of photographic art and a broader understanding of its visual, emotional, and social impact. Tognarelli is constantly exposed to the ever-changing photographic landscape through the work of new and established contemporary photographers. We invite you to add your still-life work for observation from her vantage point.

As the juror for The Arrangement I used a broad brush in making final selection choices for this exhibit. I loved the fact that many photographers took creative liberties in interpreting the call and submitted work that moved beyond the traditional still life. I tried to provide a variety of expressions rather than favoring one particular style or methodology. My goal first and foremost was to assemble a body of strong imagery that worked together rhythmically as a whole. That the work had to be crafted and produced well is a given. Often I chose an image in response to another image. As a result some favorite solo images were sacrificed for the overall articulation of the final "arrangement". Paula Tognarelli


Fan Art Juror's Choice Laurie McCormick Los Angeles, CA USA	Orogeny People's Choice Michael Lew-Smith Hardwick, VT USA	Knowing things get better with time. Alexandru Mandrila Ypsilanti, MI USA

Still Life #0671 Anthony Korotko Hatch Hollywood, CA USA	Bubbles behavior series Armando Borges Courbevoie, FR France	Finally Free Barbara Dombach Holtwood, Pa USA

The Sparrow Barbara Dombach Holtwood, Pa USA	Old Etruscan Glass carol munder Summerland Key, Florida USA	Transverse Orientation Carra W. Garza San Antonio, Texas USA

Vase #2 David Johndrow Austin, TX USA	September 15 Donna Rosser Fayetteville, GA USA	Old Schwamb Mill Still Life SOLD Ed Friedman Arlington, MA USA

Remembrance of Things Past #1 Erik S. Lieber Brooklyn, NY USA	After André Kertész Erik S. Lieber Brooklyn, NY USA	Empty Eujin Rhee Fremont, CA USA

Flying Fish Harold Ross West Chester, PA USA	Disposable Dishes Helen Jones Portland, Oregon USA	Woman With Shadow Hugh Jones Arlington, VA USA

Fusion Hugh Jones Arlington, VA USA	Alice in Wonderland Hugh Jones Arlington, VA USA	Still-life with Olives and Chestnuts Jane Soodalter Cold Spring, NY USA

"Arrangement" Jessica Stambach Portland, Oregon USA	Bodie Table Setting Joanne McCubrey Placerville, CA USA	Relic Kally Malcom Las Cruces, NM USA

Caught by a Breeze Keith Parks La Mesa, CA USA	orange girl Kimberly Post Rowe Raymond, ME USA	Meadow grasses in ice Krista Cheney St. George, VT USA

Orbs Malcolm Easton Berkeley, Ca USA	America, f@ck yea! Margaret Hiden Atlanta, GA USA	Erotic Landscape with Corner Mark Schmidt Altamont, NY USA

Barefoot & Brush, Edition 4 of 6 Michael Frels LAKE JACKSON, TX USA	Flour Field, 2010 Monica Escalante Colorado Springs, CO USA	la la vOcal Ofer MizraChi Modiin, ISRAEL

Fish and Broom Pam Steeg Huntington, VT USA	Two: Eggs Philip Hopper Brooklyn, NY USA	In the Attic Polly Raine St. Albans, VT USA

fruit Polly Raine St. Albans, VT USA	Edge Rebecca Zeiss Midland, MI USA	Robots Ricardo Febre McKinleyville, CA USA

UNTITLED #2/20 Richard Gardner Huntington, NY USA	Yellow Room Samantha VanDeman Villa Park, IL USA	Running Horses Samantha VanDeman Villa Park, IL USA

comfortable alley no 34 sean r stewart Owen Sound, Ontario Canada	trailer no.4 sean r stewart Owen Sound, Ontario Canada	Untitled #2 from the Pandora's Box series Stacy Lynn Diehl Savannah, GA USA

A Still Life Stephanie Luke Cottonwood, CA USA	Muffler Art #1 Steve Immel Ranchos de Taos, NM USA	Found Art Steve Immel Ranchos de Taos, NM USA

Four Roses Susanna Briselli Brooklyn, NY USA	Still Life with Uniqlo Pear (Edition 1/10) Ting-Ting Cheng London, London UK

Paula Tognarelli is Executive Director of the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, Massachusetts. Opened in 1992, the Griffin Museum promotes an appreciation of photographic art and a broader understanding of its visual, emotional, and social impact. Tognarelli is constantly exposed to the ever-changing photographic landscape through the work of new and established contemporary photographers. We invite you to add your still-life work for observation from her vantage point.

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