Around the House: Still Life by the Berkshire Photography Group

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Around the House: Still-life by the Berkshire Photography Group

Art On Main, the gallery at Barnbrook Realty, 271 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230

May 12, 2012 to July 6, 2012

Great Barrington, MA –May 2012– Art On Main is pleased to present the photographic work of nine members of the Berkshire Photography Group opening on Saturday, May 12, 2012 with a reception for the artists from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.  Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

The theme for this show is the still-life which presents the challenge for the artist to transform the mundane, everyday objects from around the house into an artistic photographic statement.  Stylistically, the members of this group are as different as onions and oranges.

Generally, still-life refers to any image containing one or more inanimate objects either in an outdoor or interior setting.  In contemporary photography circles, the subject matter has expanded beyond fruits and vegetables on a table though these are still perfectly acceptable objects to photograph.  Light is the subject in all photography but it usually has the starring role in the still-life.  Some still- life compositions speak with heavy undertones letting us see into the holes and intimacy that resides in the home and in the frame.  Some set a mood of airiness and simplicity and act as portraits of the inhabitants themselves. The figure may be present but is not the main idea of the image.

The mission of Art On Main is to bring art into the daily lives of our community and this show provides a glimpse of how the artist’s approach to their everyday surroundings can be elevated to something new and sometimes sacred.

Art On Main is positioned in the center of town at 271 Main Street at Barnbrook Realty.  The gallery is open during regular business hours, 10 – 5, including Saturday and Sunday.

Opening on Saturday, March 31

Please join us for the opening reception of
Feather and Flora: A Mother and Son Photography Exhibit
at Art On Main, the Gallery at Barnbrook Realty, 271 Main St. Great Barrington.

Reception is from 5 to 7 pm.  All are welcome.

Sarah Nicholson creates intricate and complex images in a mandala form from her nature photographs.  Simple everyday objects take on an ethereal quality when transformed into her digitally manipulated images.  Sarah studied photography in high school and has recently taken up the camera again to create these sensual and engaging photographs. 

 Kai  Reed, her 21 year old son, has just returned from a 7 week trip to Chile and Argentina where he has trekked the landscapes in search of birds, a passion he has nurtured since the age of 6.  Last year he toured New Zealand, the year before, Peru  and a criss-cross America 10,000 mile road trip, and in 2009, Ecuador.  His extensive knowledge of and insight into the avian world enables him to capture intimate details of their behavior, form and habitat.  Kai shoots with a Canon 7D and a 500 mm lens for many of his images. 

Barbara Winters at Art On Main

Having had an opportunity to travel extensively as part of my work, I got involved with photography. This was my diary. Being very visual, I meditate with my eyes.

Retirement and freedom from the commercial restraints opened my eyes wider to the commonplace and frequently unnoticed beauty. I addition, I learned to appreciate how fleeting are the moments of being there at the right time and place, to capture the sight, that will never be the same - not the same flower and not the same ray of light. Not the same barn - it collapses in decay. Not the same ice storm seen early in the morning.

I cherish the fact that I am able to share these moments with some kindred spirits.

- Barbara Winters

Barbara Winters: Photographs

Join us for the opening reception of Barbara Winters: Photographs on Saturday, January 7 from 5 pm to 7 pm at the gallery.

Art On Main, the gallery at Barnbrook Realty
271 Main St.
Great Barrington

Elsa Karr's Amazing Thread Paintings

Indeed one of the most unusual art mediums to be seen at this year's HOLIDAY SHOW at Art On Main is Elsa Karr's thread paintings.  Much like the Impressionist's concept of building colored areas with strokes or dots of paint, the image is created with densely built layers of stitches creating a lively textural surface.  These small "paintings" are lush with color. 

2nd Annual Holiday Show of Berkshire Artists

Come One, Come All to the Holiday Show at Art On Main featuring 9 Berkshire artists presenting works in a variety of media including photography, watercolor, printmaking, fiber art and oil painting.

Join us for the Great Barrington Holiday Stroll on December 10 from 3 to 8 pm.

Buy Art for your holiday gifts.

Coming soon to Art On Main

From the Top of the World

Ice, Light and Polar Bears
Images from the Svalbard Archipelago
Photography by John Lipkowitz

September 30 to November 18, 2011
Reception: Sunday, October 2
5-7 pm
All are welcome