PreShrunk — opens at Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Friday/27 Jan/7PM. Five of my recent lumen lith prints (made from handmade 4×5 negatives) will be in this show of 50 artists from across Canada. Participating artists were asked to make work measuring 4” x 5” to be sold for $175.
http://www.argylefineart.blogspot.com/
Sea Shells and Rainwater (lumen lith printed from a handmade negative, 2010)
Lumen Prints are made from organic materials gathered from the kitchen, the garden and Vancouver beaches. These prints are made by a contact printing process using organic materials that leave traces and shadows on photosensitive surfaces. These materials leave x-ray like marks of both their shapes and interiors. Plant enzymes and atmospheric conditions also interact with the surface of the paper to produce unexpected results.
Lumen prints are unique photograms made without a camera or darkroom enlarger, a process first used by botanists such as Anna Atkins and William Fox Talbot in the early 1800s. Jerry Burchfield explored the potential of this contact print process by placing Amazon Rain Forest plant specimens on fibre-based gelatine-silver paper, exposing the prints to sunlight, and fixing the prints with sodium thiosulfate (photographic fixer); he called these prints Lumen Prints.
Bladderwrack and Rainwater (2010)
Spanish Banks Impressions is a series of Lumen prints made from organic materials gathered from Vancouver’s Spanish Banks seashore. Each month, seaweed and other seashore materials (sand, beach debris, crushed sea shells) were gathered to make prints. As the seasons changed, so did these prints until each beach walk became a narrative about both the seashore and an abstraction of the seasonal yield.
Leeks, Sprouts and Rainwater (2009)
Botanical Traces is an on-going series of Lumen Prints that are digital prints made from handmade negatives using a lumen print process. Organic materials are placed on sheet film, exposed to light, and processed with fixer to preserve the image. The materials used to makes these photograms are included in the titles.
Whereas Burchfield’s work is about the ephemeral quality of light, my work was about the direct transmission of data from the subject to the photosensitive paper without the use of a camera or enlarger. It is about the intensity of the marks made on photosensitive paper, an investigation of the chemistry activated by light. In a larger sense, my work is an inquiry into the nature of permanence and impermanence. It asks, “What remains?”
more lumen prints ~ http://sassamatt.com/sass/lumenprints/index.html
CityScape Art Gallery (335 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver) presents its semi-annual salon-style exhibition and sale of its Art Rentals collections. Two of my black and white street photographs are in this collection, and now one of my early lumen prints has been acquired for this exhibition. Work in this collection is available for rent and/or purchase.
The opening reception is Thursday, 12 January, 7pm. The exhibition wil be on show through 28th January; CityScapes is open Tuesday – Saturday (noon – 5pm). More information http://nvartscouncil.ca/exhibitions/art-rental-show-1
The Anonymous Show — One (or more) of my collage/paintings will be featured in the Anonymous Show, a fun exhibition and fundraising event for the North Vancouver Community Arts Council. Shop for a reasonably priced seasonal a gift that keeps on giving. Sale and Opening: Thursday, 24 November, 7 – 9:30 PM, continuing until 17 December (Cityscapes, 355 Lonsdale, North Vancouver). http://nvartscouncil.ca/events/anonymous-art-show
6 x 6 Exhibition and Sale (Port Moody Art Centre until 18 December)
6 x 6 Exhibit and Silent Auction —The annual 6 x 6 Exhibit and Silent Auction is on show until 19th December at the Port Moody Art Centre. This exhibit includes a showcase of my small sculptural work. The show is a fundraiser for the arts centre, and as of opening night, there were bids on all of my works. Here’s another opportunity to give a gift of art that keeps on giving, and a bonus opporunity to drive the scenic route to Port Moody. http://www.pomoarts.ca/gallery/current-exhibit
Aberthau Winter Pottery Sale — Save the date: Saturday, 03 December (from 10 AM – 4PM) for a festive opportunity to shop for fun, funky and functional pottery at the Aberthau Potters Club Winter Pottery Sale at the West Point Grey Community Centre, 4397 West 2nd Avenue. Among these fine offerings will be my new and always surprising ceramic works: everything from decorative mushrooms to more Winter White Fine Living Ceramics. http://www.aberthaupotters.com/index.html
Street Photography at PhotoHaus Gallery— see one of my street photos with an intriguing backstory in this show (opening Friday, 7 – 9 pm, PhotoHaus Gallery, 14 West 7th Avenue); show is up for two weeks (gallery open Wednesday-Saturday afternoons); check website for hours. http://photohausgallery.com/current-calls-for-submission/october-2011-street-photography/
Streetdance: a record of anonymous performances/part 1 — my first solo show closes Saturday, 29 October. If you are out Port Moody Way, check it out in the Plum Gallery (2425 St. John Street, Port Moody, BC).http://www.pomoarts.ca/gallery/current-exhibit
6×6 Clayworks (sale and silent auction) — check out some of my new experimental mixed media sculpture at the Port Moody Art Centre ; opens Thursday, 02 November and is on show until 23 December. See what I’ve done with pointe shoes. http://www.pomoarts.ca/gallery/current-exhibit
Rosin Box 2 (2011, Mixed Media Sculpture; wood, acrylics, clay, cloth, rosin)
Connecting the Dots — four of my mobilography images have will be projected at Five Sixty (560 Seymour) as well as prints in the art show; Saturday, Five Sixty is open from Noon – 6pm and Sunday, open 6pm to 11pm, with an amazing show from 7 – 10pm. This even is part of BC Culture Days, and lots is going on all weekend at other venues.
http://www.culturedays.ca/en/2011-activities/view/4dac82ca-fd0c-4466-abd9-502b4c4a89be
Vancouver Show — one of my photographs has been selected for this photo show of photographs in and about Vancouver. Can’t wait. Opens Friday eve at PhotHaus Gallery, 14 West 7th Ave, 30 September, 7 – 10 PM. [i'll be there around 9pm as i am photographing the Vancouver Ballet Society Gala earlier that evening.]
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=234977736550566
Streetdance: a record of anonymous public performances, Part 1 — my first solo show opened at the Port Moody Art Centre, Thursday, 15 September, 6 – 8 pm. The show continues until 31 October. New work added to this body of work, images inspired by my interest in private behaviour in public space with a special focus on people in transit. http://www.pomoarts.ca/gallery/upcoming-exhibits
Artist Talk and Storybook Drawing Workshop with Alison Keenan — an opportunity for dialogue about the personalization of public space and a culture of public disengagement. Port Moody Art Centre, Saturday, 01 September, 2 – 4 pm. http://www.pomoarts.ca/gallery/upcoming-exhibits
Artist Talk and Storybook Drawing Workshop with Alison Keenan — an opportunity for dialogue about the personalization of public space and a culture of public disengagement. Port Moody Art Centre, Saturday, 01 September, 2 – 4 pm. http://www.pomoarts.ca/gallery/upcoming-exhibits
Artist Talk and Workshop
Art Rental Show — two of my photographs have been added to the Cityscapes Art Rental collection and will be on show in their salon syle exhibition. Thursday, 08 September, 7 – 9 PM (Cityscapes, 355 Lonsdale, North Vancouver). http://www.nvartscouncil.ca/exhibitions/cityscape-community-art-space
St Paul’s Hospital Art Collections — two of my lumen prints have been added to this collection and are now installed; hope you never have to spend in this longterm care section of the hospital.
Streetdance: a record of anonymous public performances, Part 1 — my first solo show opens at the Port Moody Art Centre, Thursday, 15 September, 6 – 8 pm. New work added to this body of work, images inspired by my interest in private behaviour in public space with a special focus on people in transit. http://www.pomoarts.ca/gallery/upcoming-exhibits
Artist Talk and Storybook Drawing Workshop with Alison Keenan — an opportunity for dialogue about the personalization of public space and a culture of public disengagement. Port Moody Art Centre, Saturday, 01 September, 2 – 4 pm. http://www.pomoarts.ca/gallery/upcoming-exhibits
CityScape Communith Art Gallery (335 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver) presents its semi-annual salon-style exhibition and sale of works in the Art Rentals collection. Two of my black and white street photography pieces are in this collection, and now, one of my lumen prints has been acquired. Works in this collection are for rent and sale.
Open Reception is Thursday, 12 January, 7 – 9pm.
More details http://nvartscouncil.ca/exhibitions/art-rental-show-1
