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Nonlinear Dubuque (Series)
DESCRIPTION
This is my third series based in Dubuque, Iowa. I spent most of my first eight years there and returned to see relatives after that. Beginning in 1983 my visits to Dubuque were to create photography series. I have three: Dubuque Revisited, Fractical Dubuque and this one, Nonlinear Dubuque. This series consists of 60 images. The five presented here derive from a single image of a diesel oil refueling tank. It is part of a large oil storage area and appears to be used for fueling various maintenance vehicles. Dubuque, Iowa is a unique intersection of river, roads and trains. While the industrial side of Dubuque has diminished as tourism has come to dominate, oil storage/transport and bauxite storage/transport continue as they have for many decades. I was drawn to play with this single image of the tank due to the possibilities of creating simple, clean geometries. My work is often more complex and messy and this tank offered a fresh arena with which to work.
AUTHOR
In 1978 I purchased a camera. In the early 80s my work was published, exhibited and purchased for the collection of the Standard Oil Company. My first solo show debuted in 1985.
I received a BA in Film from Columbia College in 1980.
My videos were exhibited at major festivals from 2003 to 2007. One video was nominated for the Golden Gate Award at the 47th San Francisco Int’l Film Festival.
2019: Gold Winner, 2018 Moscow International Foto Awards, Silver Winner Tokyo International Foto Awards for series "Fabric on the Dock", Seven nominations at the 5th Annual Fine Art Photography Awards, Finalist in Circle Foundation for the Arts’ Artist of the Year Competition, Exhibited at Transformations - 2019, Pennsylvania Center for Photography and In Motion exhibit at Photography Center of Cape Cod, and published in two hardcover art books: Tusis, Manipulated Images, a Dek Unu book, and the 7th International Photography Annual Publication at Manifest Gallery.
2017-2018: Exhibited twice in Rome, Italy, once in Belgrade, Serbia, and had ten works from the series Obscure Reveal exhibited at a Florida museum.
I received a BA in Film from Columbia College in 1980.
My videos were exhibited at major festivals from 2003 to 2007. One video was nominated for the Golden Gate Award at the 47th San Francisco Int’l Film Festival.
2019: Gold Winner, 2018 Moscow International Foto Awards, Silver Winner Tokyo International Foto Awards for series "Fabric on the Dock", Seven nominations at the 5th Annual Fine Art Photography Awards, Finalist in Circle Foundation for the Arts’ Artist of the Year Competition, Exhibited at Transformations - 2019, Pennsylvania Center for Photography and In Motion exhibit at Photography Center of Cape Cod, and published in two hardcover art books: Tusis, Manipulated Images, a Dek Unu book, and the 7th International Photography Annual Publication at Manifest Gallery.
2017-2018: Exhibited twice in Rome, Italy, once in Belgrade, Serbia, and had ten works from the series Obscure Reveal exhibited at a Florida museum.
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