Scott Conarroe: By Rail

Canadian photographer Scott Conarroe's recent series, By Rail, examines the North American rail system.

Bow River, Alberta, 2008

Beautiful landscapes are poignantly paired with the ever presence of the railway system. The train cars and the veinous track wind throughout the North American landscape, invariably reminding the viewer of our presence within industrialized society. One immediately recognizes the railroad's place in the history of American expansion and its influence on our romantic ideals of adventure, travel, and progress.

The Coaster, Southern California, 2008

Patio Set, Thomasville, GA, 2008

Hobo Camp, Reno, NV, 2008

Nickel Mining, Sudbury, Ontario, 2008

See more:
www.scottconarroe.com

2009 exhibition at Stephen Bulger Gallery

Cut + Paste: Kim Rugg and Chad Person

KIM RUGG

Kim Rugg reconfigures newspapers. She doas similar work with postage stamps, comic books, and cereal boxes.

CHAD PERSON

In Chad Person's series 'Tax Cut,' he uses US currency as his medium.

(click images to enlarge)

Both artists are represented by Mark Moore Gallery in Santa Monica.

You can also find more by Chad Person on his website.

and more by Kim Rugg at Nettie Horn Gallery, her London representation.

Holly Briggs: Animal Drawings

My friend Holly is a great artist, but for some reason she does not have a website. Hopefully, I can persuade her to get something online, but in the meantime, here are some recent drawings.

Holly will be featured in Knoxville, TN's Metropulse for the next few weeks.

Here's a link to a recent interview.

Irving Penn 1917-2009

One of the greatest studio portrait photographers.

Joe Lewis

Simone de Bouvoir

Yves St. Laurent

Duchess of Windsor

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Rudolf Nureyev

Balloon Seller


New York Times obituary, published October 8, 2009

Irving Penn: Small Trades at the Getty

Hellen van Meene

Hellen van Meene is a Dutch portrait photographer who focuses her camera predominately on young women. Slightly haunting, honest, tender, beautiful.

-Interview between Hellen van Meene and Joerg Colberg
-Hellen van Meene's website

-Yancey Richardson Gallery

Les Animaux

Emmet Gowin


Christer Stromholm


George W. Gardner


Alen Mac Weeney


Garry Winogrand


Asako Narahashi


Jessica Lange

Peter Mitchell

I first heard about Peter Mitchell when I received these postcards from a friend who was lucky enough to attend the exhibition How We Are: Photographing Britain at the Tate in the UK.
I have since tried to find more images and information, but unfortunately to no avail.
I am happy to at least share what I have found. (click images below to enlarge)

In the 1970s, Peter Mitchell worked as a truck driver for Sunco, and photographed the sights of Leeds on his journeys around the city. He is now well known for his 1979 landmark color photography exhibition in York, UK. Held at Impressions Gallery and titled ‘A New Refutation of the Viking IV Space Mission’, the show depicted the factories and small shop owners of Leeds, all photographed in a very formal manner with the aid of a stepladder. The idea was that this is how Leeds might be seen by aliens departing from their spaceship when the Mission from Mars finally lands on the unsuspecting city.

Family

Walker Evans

Russell Lee

Russell Lee

Malick Sidibe

Diane Arbus

Mark Cohen

Andre Zelck

Robert Bechtle

Homage to Polaroid

Wendy Ewald


Ralph Gibson


Gail Bryan


Manuel Alvarez Bravo



Walker Evans


Links:
- Recent article in The Observer- View and share on Polanoid.net
- Nobuyoshi Araki Polart 6000