Yet, in partnership with the Paseo Arts Association, the Skirvin announced last week that local artist Romy Owens is to be its first artist in residence. As such, she will work and exhibit at the downtown hotel for the next year. Her studio space is already created and accessible from within the Skirvin, open to […]
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Shutter to think
Cathleen Faubert’s If a picture is worth the proverbial thousand words, why must these 22 exist: “Surprisingly, even after almost 190 years since its introduction, photography is still often viewed as inferior in the hierarchy of fine art.” Those words are from Joy Reed Belt, director of JRB Art at The Elms, which currently hosts […]
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See the IVC
Instead, he began an art gallery, the recently opened IVC Gallery at 710 N. Broadway. The venue features works by Fuller and seven other resident artists, all but one of whom is local. The IVC houses an eclectic and interesting collection, which Fuller attributes to its artists’ diversity. “Every artist is very distinctly unique, which […]
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Creative dissent
The Norman resident wanted to increase awareness of the bill, which passed the state Senate last month, so she invited friends to participate in a photography sitting to combine art and activism. The resulting photographs are part of a larger artistic reaction borne of anger and resistance to the legislation.“I feel deeply fortunate to have […]
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Picture this
Described by wired.com as “the repository of some of the best snapshots on the net,” Instagram topped 10 million users even before celebrating its first birthday. That popularity is reflected in Oklahoma City, with more than 5,400 photos given the hashtag #okc. The #igersokc community got together early this year for its first “insta-meet,” taking […]
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Shortt stuff
When he was a child, Carl Shortt Jr. remembers taking long trips with his family. His father would hand the camera off to him and his siblings, Mark and Linda, giving each a roll of film. Ever since, he has made it a point to snag photographs while traveling. “There’s always something to take a […]
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‘Ghost’ world
“It’s a seductive and powerful landscape, with a beguiling charm that didn’t want to let me go,” said Santa Fe photographer Craig Varjabedian of the legendary Ghost Ranch landscapes in New Mexico. Oklahomans can share that experience when his exhibition of 69 large, black-and-white images of Georgia O’Keeffe’s one-time home opens Friday at the National […]
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Oklahoma’s ablaze
With winds gusting up to 27 mph, fires continued to break out in northeast Oklahoma City Wednesday, destroying many homes, wildlife and property. Fire and rescue teams including Oklahoma City, Crescent, Coyle, Oak Cliff, Marshall and Sooner battled hot spots and flames near Air Depot and Hefner Road. Click through the slideshow below to see […]
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Just like a wavin’ flag
Opening Friday, [Artspace] at Untitled’s newest exhibit features 34 original pieces of photography. What makes that unique is they all were taken with phones, and the result is “Can You See Me Now: Photos Made on Phones.” More than 70 artists answered the gallery’s call for entries of photos — non-pornographic, mind you — taken […]
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Shadow play
While other photographers comb inner cities in search of gritty street imagery, Lynn Stern painstakingly constructs an abstract world of light and shadow in her small, New York City studio. She uses indirect light to create haunting, black-and-white scenes that defy modern expectations of the art form. “A lot of people in the photography world […]