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OFF THE HIGHWAY ‘97 -- A new incarnation of the 1995 group show by the photographers on the AOL Fine Art Board was arranged by Joe Starkey, with some of the same participants from two years before. The Shockoe Bottom Arts Center in Chester, VA (near Roanoke) hosted works by 21 photographers, including 3 images from Martha’s Opera Project, opening on February 14, 1997. Joe reports that press coverage and word-of-mouth feedback was terrific. The FAB group is still involved in new electronic experiences -- currently an online exhibition and critique session each month (the e-salon located at http://thesight.com), print exchanges by snail-mail, along with the continued face-to-face dealings and support for each others’ work. |
thesight 2 -- This
year’s version of the FAB group’s WorldWideWeb gallery went live in March 1997,
with a new logo and look to the site again designed and executed by Steve Procko, and a
whole new batch of work on exhibit -- also again curated by Mark Sink. Selected portraits
from Martha’s work with the Opera Project is included. Check out the gallery at
http://thesight.com. The Photo Factory Gallery -- In September 1997, Martha’s work of portraits of contemporary jazz musicians, from the Inside The Music series, will be presented at the new gallery space adjacent to The Photo Factory in the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego. The timing of the show coincides with Street Scene, a 3-day music fest. The show opens in September, and the Gallery is located at 732 4th Avenue, near the corner of G Street. |
| http://mlhart.com Some form of information on the WorldWideWeb is how we’ll all communicate and do business in years to come; in fact, some of it’s already happening now ... So it’s a pleasure to announce that Martha’s website is up and running, after a year of planning and several months of piecing it together. Examples of her work can be found there, both in paper and photography, with many images from the Opera Project, Inside The Music, and the other photographic suites. And you’ll find background information, news on gallery appearances, notices of ongoing and upcoming work, miscellaneous information about an array of topics from making paper to copyright to archival framing, and a links page to take you to related areas of interest (and just some fun stuff). Check out the site when you’ve got some time to spend -- there’s lots there! As you might expect, the site is graphics-intensive, and a text-only version is not available, so set your browser to full-screen, and dive in. And be sure to let us know what you think of it. |
| INSIDE THE MUSIC Martha continues her portrait work of contemporary musicians in performance. Street fairs and music festivals provide a way to get to know some new musicians, too -- and San Diego is a terrific music center. Shooting the same artists over a period of several years gives an opportunity to chronicle a performer's growth, but it also helps Martha learn how best to capture the individual visual sounds, if you will, of an artist’s musical style. For instance, Martha’s been shooting Rick Braun for almost 4 years and only in the last 6 months is feeling as if she’s starting to get a real sense of who and what he is in her photographs. |
... AND MORE MUSIC Martha is delighted to announce that her association wtih San Diego Opera will continue. During the 1998 and 1999 seasons, she will join the company as Artist-in-Residence, working on special photography projects. Not only will the documentary work behind the scenes and in rehearsal be continuing, but there will be explorations with large-format portraits, hand-colored black&whites, and transfers and slipped-emulsion images. The Opera “family” is nearly as pleased as Martha (“not possible to be more thrilled!” she says) and there are already plans in the works for more books along with some electronic publishing projects, as well as more traditional exhibitions of prints. |
| Dear Friends, All my good intentions to publish this ArtLetter on a regular basis have gotten pushed aside in the last year and a half, with detours that range from fascinating to oppressive -- illness, injury, Michael’s job changes, jury duty, and two IRS audits -- fortunately, that’s been balanced out by some of the most challenging and rewarding work I’ve ever dreamed I’d have a chance to do. And the “thank yous” here get harder and harder to distill down to a paragraph or two -- it’s so obvious that every part of my life is interconnected, and to single any one (or five!) people out is to ignore 15 others who make it all worthwhile, easier, or simply more enjoyable ... but I’ll risk it: Many thanks to everybody who’s expressed interest in my work -- thanks everyone who’s picked up the tab at lunch, or overpaid an invoice, and quite literally, every single one of you who buys prints from me -- you’re all my patrons! Thanks, as always, to Art, Shaunna, and the JazzTrax
Christmas Tour crew, and especially to Pamela... -M |
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