A Look Through Two Lenses, A New Photography Exhibit At Gallery A3 In November
Edgartown Light. Photograph. Photo: Eric Broudy
Source: Gallery A3
Two artists toggle between representation and abstraction in photographs on exhibit at Gallery A3 in November. Gallery A3 is located at 28 Amity Steet 1D. Hours are 2:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Masking and social distancing are required. There will be an opening reception on Thursday November 3 from 5:00 p.m – 7:00 p.m. It is free and open to the public. There will be a free online art forum (see below) on Thursday November 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Eric Broudy, Martha’s Vineyard Spring
Eric Broudy finds an underlying formal elegance in the sights and scenes around the iconic island.
Eric Broudy’s photography is eclectic, and his camera swivels to follow his attention, whether it be directed towards portraits or street scenes, nature shots or angles of architecture, realistic representation or abstraction. Two weeks on Martha’s Vineyard in May became the setting and the inspiration for his current exhibition, and he notes that the photographs selected for the show relate to each other like a handful of tossed coins or a chapbook of selected poems.
“What speaks to me in these photographs is mood, composition, the quality of light, and, as always, storytelling,” Broudy explains. What catches the eye may imply a narrative moment. Further emphasizing his intention, the artist turns to a quote from photographer Sally Mann: “Part of the artist’s job is to make the commonplace singular, to project a different interpretation onto the conventional.”
Larry Rankin: Dockside
in Dockside, Larry Rankin leans into details of structure, color, and reflected light discovered in the boatyards of Cape Cod and the Vineyard.
Previously immersed in landscape and nature photography, Larry Rankin now turns towards more abstract compositions. The images in this exhibit originated from leisurely strolls along docks on the Cape plus a few visual opportunities on Martha’s Vineyard. “They represent what you might see if you pause and observe, if you imagine and wait, or if you come back the next day when the light might be better,” Rankin says.
Initially attracted to details of shape, color, and texture, to mood, to contrasts of old and new, of real and reflected, he later “sees anew” in the “digital darkroom” where tight cropping may reveal unexpected compositions. Emphasizing observation, he quotes Elliott Erwitt: “To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
Art Forum Online
In an Art Forum online on Thursday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m., Broudy and Rankin will comment on their exhibit work and introduce photographer Stephen Petegorsky who will show some of his work and then discuss and illustrate the topic of “Photographing Artwork,” welcoming questions from the audience. Petegorsky’s creative work includes black and white landscapes, Polaroid emulsions lifted onto panels covered with gold leaf, color images of taxidermed animals, and photographs documenting efforts to assist people with disabilities in developing countries. His specialized commercial work features photography of artworks and legal photography.
See the gallery website (www.gallerya3.com) to register for this online event, which is free and open to the public. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
About Gallery A3
Gallery A3 is a contemporary, fine art gallery in downtown Amherst, Massachusetts. Members of our artist-run gallery include painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and mixed media artists. You can find us in the Amherst Cinema complex along with Amherst Coffee, GoBerry Yogurt and Osteria Vespa restaurant.
Gallery A3 was founded in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. A group of local artists believed art to be essential to the health and healing of a community and began the gallery as a place to share ideas and artistic support. Since that time, the gallery has been home to over sixty artists and is now celebrating twenty years of monthly shows with openings and forums. All events are free and open to the public.