Reflecting on an Earlier Idea by Max Steele
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MAX STEELE AT THE WALKER PLACE
3701 BRYANT AVENUE SOUTH
By appointment - Phone Wendy at 651-328-7762
September 28 Through October 6
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MINNEAPOLIS IS ROCKING!
NOTES FROM WENDY FRIEZE GALLERIST
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MAX STEELE moved recently to Minneapolis and has produced a very innovative collection of photographic collages that are at once beautiful, contemplative and fascinating
You will be seeing more of Max's creations here in the Twin Cities
He has been showing at
the Davidson Gallery in Seattle. Max is an Architect, Photographer and Artist. His vision is inspired by his early childhood in Havana Illinois, his travels all over the world designing malls in China, Saudi Arabia, South America, and all over the United States. He has been showing his photography since 1975.
We are fortunate to have him here!
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GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY ABOUNDS
IN
MINNEAPOLIS
THIS
OCTOBER!
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Sand Surf 'n Shade by Max Steele
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It Has Been an Exciting Fall for Four Photographers
I have had the privilege to work with over the years:
Linda Gammell
Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin
Tucker Hollingsworth
Max Steele
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TUCKER HOLLINGSWORTH
Winner of a 2019 Jerome Fellowship
is exhibiting at
MCAD
Opening Reception
Friday, October 4 from 6 to 8 pm
Show Dates October 4 - November 10
October 23 at 6 pm Lecture at MCAD
by Victoria Sung, Curator
Walker Art Center
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Exformation by Tucker Hollingsworth
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I have worked with Tuc since his first show at
Nina Bliese Gallery
This Jerome Fellowship show has four 48" x 72" photos
and a time-lapse video of one of the pieces
What excites me are the colors and patterns that Tuc is achieving in this collection
This show is not to be missed
Tuc pulls out all the stops with this work
Frankly, all five exhibits are marvelous and worthy of driving all around to see them
These Four Artists push the limits of photography
I am proud to have worked with Ann, Linda, Tuc and Max over the years
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Linda is inspired by Nature. All of the photographs she has created study the way the simple beauty of branches, berries and trees grow. She captures them just at the right time to illustrate their natural growth pattern. She has turned her inspiration into books that show her ability to create a photographic story. Throughout my 45 years of working in the art world, I have collected some incredible art and artifacts. When I saw Linda's first book,
Amidst Trees,
I cried over the beauty of her text and the photos she chose to put in her book. I haven't been to see this show and look forward to seeing it. The Show is:
Bibliographic in Nature (Group Show)
Closing Reception
Thursday, October 24 from 6 - 8pm
Hennepin Central Library
Cargill Library, 2nd Floor
300 Nicollet Mall,
Downtown Minneapolis
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LET THERE BE LIGHT!
I have owned an orchid cactus (genus, epiphyllum) for many years. This particular specimen has bloomed with only a single flower once every five years. Several months ago, when the first signs of a bud appeared, I was drawn to observing and cherishing it in an especially intense way. This flower totally captured both my affection and my imagination. I felt compelled to observe it as it passed through its incredibly brief existence…its birth, development and growth, and its subsequent demise. I found its fleeting passage through my world to be especially poignant. For me, it was a metaphor for the very gift of life in general. I wanted to “stay awake” for all of it!
I selected this particular photograph of the orchid because I found it to suggest the very creation of light itself. I thought that HAD we been there at the time to witness the Original Creation, we might have seen something akin to this image. We read in Genesis 1:3-5: { And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.}. I found an immediate connection between this single photograph and the above Torah passage.
In addition, we know that nothing is visible (in the physical sense) unless it is revealed by light. Light, both literally and figuratively, leads to a particular kind of “revelation.” This image, with its burst of light and the short-lived existence it portrays, has shouted out to me that we must take notice – it has been a metaphor for life in general that has had an poignant impact on me.
This is the statement Ann made related to this flower of light. I am inspired by her deep passion for her photography and philosophy of life.
This photograph is in the Sabes Jewish Community Center in St. Louis Park from September 9 through October 27. This is always a very spiritual group show I enjoy.
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CHILE By ANN GINSBURGH HOFKIN
TOPOGRAPHIC TRACES
AT
Gordon Parks Gallery
Metropolitan State University
Gallery is in the Library and Learning Center, 3rd floor
645 East Seventh Street, St. Paul
Open M-Thursday 11am - 7 pm
This show features photographers working with alternative photographic processes that include copper plate photogravure, platinum-palladium, and infrared film used to create silver gelatin and pigment prints
The curator describes Ann's photographs as intersections of light and shadow, capturing both physical spectrum and light beyond what the human eye can see, and conveys a magical sensibility of favorite landscapes she has occupied. Ann uses infrared film to capture her images.
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A NOTE FROM WENDY FRIEZE GALLERIST
It has been my pleasure to work in the arts world since 1973 to the present. I have been a gallery manager, artist, product designer, sculptor, set designer, Interior Designer, Intern at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in NYC, worked at the Oakland (CA) Museum, Merchandiser and now Art Consultant and Art Therapist. It is a marvelous time when all of the things I care about converge together in happy circumstances. These four Artistic Photographers are very special to me. I have worked with Tucker and Ann for at least 8 or 9 years and Linda for 6, I think. I am a bit particular about working with photographers. I want to show people that are uniquely talented and have special viewpoints. I have had the special privilege to work with Max Steele, newly arrived from Seattle and recommended by Phen of Foster/White Gallery, one of the premier galleries in Seattle. When I learned she recommended me to Max, I knew I needed to pay attention to his work. What a joy it has been to work with Max and select the work for his first show here in the Twin Cities. With his deep architectural background and his travels to design and build Malls all over the world, his work took on a whole new photographic adventure for me. We have created a small journey in this selection and a historical slideshow. Max has created his own special printing process of layering his photographs creating unique images that are not duplicable. As mentioned above, Ann, Tucker and Linda have their unique viewpoints and printing processes as well. I am thrilled to send out this notice of fabulous photography shows here in the Twin Cities. Hope you get to see the works. If you click on the photos you will be taken to their websites. We are currently working on Max's website. ENJOY!
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