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Greetings!
New on "The Quill In Focus is" Photo Art Reviews by Mia. We are
delighted to have Mia review art on Pixiport. Photographer Subir Chaterjee
is Mia's first review on Pixiport.
Our art auction is live and we hope you will spread the word! More new
portals coming up so stay tuned to Pixiport for the best the art world has
to offer.
Please let the artists and writers hear from you...feedback is
important.
Photo Of The Month Winner 
Richard P Wazejewski and Claire A Waterhouse are winners of the Photo
of the month. Congratulations!
They work collaboratively in their creations, constantly throwing ideas
back and forth, from the collection of source materials, initiation of an
idea to final conclusion and print.
As POTM winners they receive form sponsor Digital Art Supplies assorted
printing papers. Winners
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Photo Art Reviews-Mia |
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 Mia, editor of Tryst Ezine
reviews Black and White photographer Subir Chatterjee art. Mia has
been writing poetry most of her life in between traveling,
sculpting, painting and sleeping. She graduated from the University
of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor's degree in English, Creative
Writing. Her work has been published in 3rd Muse, Atomic Petals,
Comrades, Cayuse-Press, Little Brown Poetry, Kitty Litter Press,
Lotus Blooms, Mentress Moon, Mipoesias, Paumanok Review, Pierian
Springs, The Poet's Canvas, Three Candles, Wired Art/Wired Hearts
and others.
When studying photographs in any setting--whether in a walk-in
gallery, in print, or on the internet, what I have come to
appreciate is its timeless quality, originality, perspective and
knowledge of one's subjects, as well as, composition. Subir
Chatterjee's B&W Photographs on Pixiport's site, Gallery-C20, are
quiet, reflective pieces that have a calming effect. There is
strength to be gained from Chatterjee's compositions. His work
literally has a Zen quality to it. It is simple, understated but
elegant.
To define elegance is to understand how the eye perceives objects
in a setting. A cluttered, or busy composition fatigues the eyes and
often indicates poor use of white space. On the other hand, I think
of photographs that can be static, empty or lacking in atmosphere,
mood and, or organization. While color can often make up for lack of
balance not so with B&W photographs--flaws are much more
apparent and difficult to cover up. Therefore, while I may be more
critical towards black and white photography, my appreciation for
its craft is far greater. .
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Jeremy Webb |
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 Although much of my recent work
is digital, I was a traditional film photographer long before I
picked up my Photoshop/Applemac combo, so most of my work I describe
as "photography-based" digital. I try to combine the best of my
traditional photographic skills with the almost endless creative
possibilities of digital image manipulation in a controlled and
restrained way. Much of my work is inspired by the sensual and the
surreal, and a desire to impart some simple truth with clarity and
directness, but also to touch a nerve by focussing on uncertainty,
the unexpected, or the deliberately ambiguous.
For the past 3 years I've been selling my work as limited edition
fine art digital prints, in editions of ten only, and have exhibited
widely throughout the UK and had work featured in many publications,
most recently being featured and reviewed in the British Journal of
Photography (BJP) in November 2000. In 2001 I was awarded first
prize in the Kentmere Awards (digital section) for my image "The
Witness", and in 2002 I was a merit-awarded finalist in the London
Photographic Awards (LPA.5) for a digital image created in response
to a wonderful poem by Maya Angelou, "Come And Be My Baby".
My work is strongly influenced by surrealists, Ladybird book
illustrations, sci-fi art, Fuel, hypnosis, the styles and traditions
of 70's & 80's album cover art, 90's advertising, Irving Penn,
Francis Bacon, and modern visual culture generally.
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Fine Art Auction |
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 Pixiport is presenting a series
of auctions of art by selected photo artists and artists
In order to bid in an auction, you must first register with
Pixiport. There is no charge for registering. On every item in an
auction, a minimum bid and a minimum increase is set by the seller.
Bids will not be accepted as a lower bid than either the opening
bid, or the current bid plus the minimum increase. If an
inappropriate bid is placed, a bidder will be notified immediately
that their bid has not been accepted, and is provided with a form to
correct the bid. Any current high bidders who are overbid at this
time will receive notification by email.
Original collages, not digitally elaborated , film and digital
photos as well as an occassional fine art objects will be available.
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Renata Ratajczyk |
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 Renata Ratajczyk joins Pixiport's
professionals galleries.
Renata Ratajczyk is internationally acclaimed photographer and a
digital artist specializing in surrealistic photo-illustration,
fashion, fine art portraiture and nude studies. By digitally
enhancing her photographs Renata creates dream-like images merging
reality with a fantasy world. For her images she has won several
international awards.
Renata's photography and digital studio - Light Vision is
equipped with all necessary equipment to meet high standards for
printed media, as well as for designing images suitable for the
Internet. Renata's images have been published in a variety of books,
magazines (several covers), on CDs, posters, greeting cards, in
calendars, as well as they have been used in advertising. Artist's
fine art work is in possession of many international art collectors.
Renata has also participated in many shows and her artworks are
available for viewing in numerous Internet Art Galleries around the
world.
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Dan McCormack |
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 The work in this exhibition by
Dan McCormack not only harkens back to the past but explores new
advances which this past century has brought to the medium of
photography. McCormack proves through these pinhole images of the
female body that this medium can no longer be considered the poor
cousin of the art world. Rather, photography under this artist's
watchful eye is now on the same level as easel painting and the
other "fine arts" which have a longer and more illustrious history.
Viewing these images makes it impossible for those who feel that
photography is a "craft" rather than an "art" to continue to hold
such beliefs. Besides being photographs, Dan McCormack's images can
certainly be considered a form of painting on the highest level.
Yet, instead of the paint brush, the artist uses some of the
technological advances that our modern world has given us to fill
his "canvases".
The images of the female form, which McCormack so beautifully
captures, are both mysterious and electrifying The power in these
works comes not only from the masterful handling of the medium but
also from their commanding sense of presence. Not only are these
images evocative in the broadest sense of the word, but they also
appear as lyrical statements. The gracious curves of each body are
as harmonious as a grand opera or a symphony. They ebb and flow as a
crescendo causing the viewer to sit up and take notice. Viewed as a
whole, these works can be likened to Pablo Picasso's powerful,
distorted nudes. Yet this is where the similarity ends for McCormack
takes these twisted and elongated forms and injects them with a dose
of 21st century color. The vibrancy of the work is a tribute not
only to modern technology but more importantly to the gifted eye of
the artist. The lesson to be learned by viewing these photographs is
that form, function, and color, used in the proper way, are tools
that allow a talented artist to create masterpieces. McCormack's
images are truly masterpieces
Twentieth century photographer Andre Kertesz once commented
"...anyone can make a photograph of the human body. It is the sign
of a true artist when he can infuse the ordinary figure with a
special sense of wonder." How true this is of Dan McCormack's work!
He takes the literal and allows us, the viewers, to be transported
to worlds without boundaries. The female nude is no longer just a
nude female but a supple and allusive form bordering on the poetic
and the profound. While pinhole images have enjoyed a long and
illustrious history, McCormack's images, made by using this simple
and direct method, are far from being simplistic. His female nudes
gyrate with energy. They sing to us sweet arias. They challenge our
perception of how the human body should look. Yet, more importantly,
they transport us to a dream-like environment where anything and
everything is possible. In the stillness of these delicate images
there is a powerful voice calling out. As viewers we must stop and
listen for it is only then that the true meaning of each work rises
to the surface.
- Wayne Lempka Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art State
University of New York - New Paltz
Dan currently heads the Photography program at Marist College in
Poughkeepsie, New York where he teaches photography classes and an
Introduction to Digital Media class.
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Carol Tipping |
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 Carol Tipping is Digital Photo
Artist 2002. Digital Photo Art magazine, (Creative Monochrome, U.K.)
has run a competition over the year, in bi-monthly submissions. In
four out of five rounds of the competition, Carol gained the number
one placing to win the title and a Fuji 6 million pixel digital
camera. Digital Photo Art is publishing the winning entries and of
course, giving pixiport a glowing mention. Digital Photo Art is one
of the best digital photography/art magazines around, is published
in the U.K and is now distributed in America. It is well worth a
subscription which can be ordered on www.cremono.com (For the 2003
DPA competition, the first entry has the deadline of January 31st
2003)
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Steve Edelstein |
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 Twenty-two years ago a well-known
gallery owner whose advice I still respect told me that I had to
develop "a style" if I wanted to become a successful photographer.
As you can see, for the most part, I have not been able to follow
her advice. For twenty-one and a half years, I shot color slide film
exclusively, then made my own Ilfachrome prints in a local darkroom.
About six months ago, however, my wife "hired" me to take some
photos for her company's newly upgraded web-based training program.
Unfortunately, creative differences soon led to my quitting (or
being fired, depending on whom you talk to). In any case, she wound
up hiring an illustrator and I got to keep the digital Canon G2. We
are still happily married.
Most of the images you will see here were originally shot with a
Canon A-1 SLR on Kodachrome or Velvia using natural light, then
scanned onto a Kodak Photo Disk and manipulated in varying degrees
on my desktop computer using Corel Photo Paint 9. I have had
virtually no formal training in either conventional or digital
photography, but seem to get by on what others (mostly relatives)
say is my "good eye," sense of irony, and use of color.
I began entering photo contests shortly after moving to Atlanta.
My photos have appeared in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
"Photography Southeast," a juried exhibition held during the Arts
Festival of Atlanta, Brown's Guide to Georgia, "Atlanta Magazine,"
The Jubilee Arts Festival, "Photographer's Forum," "The November
Show," juried by the Whitney Museum of American Art, the High Museum
of Art's presentation, "Electric Blanket," and most recently in "Art
of the Golden Generation," a juried exhibit at Kennesaw State
University. I have also had individual shows at the Spruill Center
for the Arts, the Atlanta Photography Gallery and sever local
galleries.
In "real life" I am the chief attorney in HUD's Southeast
Regional Civil Rights Office. I am a native New Yorker but graduated
from the University of Wisconsin- Madison, where I received both my
undergraduate and law degrees with honors. In May 2002 the Atlanta
Federal Executive Board named me "Outstanding Federal Employee of
the Year."
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