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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Light Impressions: A Celebration of iPhone® Photography Travels to Austin, Texas
— Featured Installation at Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery’s “Thank You Austin”
10th Anniversary Celebration —
— First-ever digital iPhone® photography installation showcasing photography from 40 international iPhoneographers displayed on 40 Apple iPad 2’s is featured participant at the pioneering arts fest that celebrates today’s contemporary art renegades, the mobile artists —
WATERSOUND, FLORIDA, September 21, 2012 — As a featured installation, Studio b.’s Light Impressions is on its way to Austin, Texas, for the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, located at 1137 West 6th Street in downtown Austin. Light Impressions will be on display from October 4 through 13 at the gallery, one of the area’s premier art venues. Specifically, the “Thank You Austin” 10-Year Anniversary Party will be held on October 11, 2012, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The event will feature live music and catered food, and aside from Light Impressions and Studio b.’s Mobile Art Chandelier (with user-submitted Austin content unveiled at the event), on display will be various other works by masters, impressionists, contemporary artists and sculptors. Photography books and prints of the Light Impressions exhibit will be available for purchase at the anniversary celebration.
Light Impressions: A Celebration of iPhone® Photography showcases the curated work of 40 iPhoneographers from around the world on 40 iPad units. It is the first iPhone photography exhibit of this magnitude in the world. The Mobile Art Chandelier displays the published work of iPhoneographers on printed postcards that dangle from a hanging display. Specifically for this installation, the Chandelier will feature iPhone prints submitted by users who have taken photos with the theme "My Austin." Aspiring photographers and amateurs of all ages are encourage to email camera phone photos to scoop@studiobthebeach.com by 5:00 p.m. on September 29 for the opportunity to have their images featured on the Mobile Art Chandelier, which will be revealed at the party.
“Studio b. is so excited to bring the Light Impressions installation to the Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery’s 10-Year Anniversary Celebration. Our installation features 40 of the movers and shakers in the newest art movement, iPhoneography. Austin is in for a delightful surprise when they see the expert deftness with which our featured photographers handle their subjects, lighting and editing on a mobile device,” says Colleen Duffley, founder of Studio b. and founder/curator of Light Impressions.
With an iPad assigned to each artist, each unit features 13 photos from a particular artist’s collection looping at different intervals. Another iPad 2 is used to stream the entire show online at Studio b.’s website. The iPad 2’s were made available through the generous sponsorship of Studio b. patrons Steve and Lynn Dugas.
“This is truly a groundbreaking showcase. Never before has iPhone photography been exhibited on this scale and with this level of deference,” notes Duffley. “Four years ago, our very first creative showcase at Studio b. was a global camera-phone event. We elevated iPhoneography to the art form level it deserves with the Light Impressions installation and demonstrated the extent to which Studio b. is dedicated to growing and changing with technology.”
Light Impressions was originally conceived as part of a Studio b. themed exhibit entitled Rock, Paper, Digital that showcased a range of artistic work through time, from primitive methods and mediums through the most contemporary. Duffley seized the opportunity to add a touch of primitive to the Light Impressions exhibit; the metal structure on which the 40 iPad 2 units are mounted was made of materials recovered from the wreckage of 1995’s Hurricane Opal that had blown off of a local restaurant.
“It seemed appropriate to me – iPhone photography in particular has a ‘found-art’ sensibility to it, and what better way to frame it than on repurposed materials?” said Duffley.
Light Impressions was created out of Duffley’s enthusiasm for iPhone photography and the belief that this new artistic medium positions everyone with a desire to express his or her creativity on a level playing field.
“iPhone photography is still an emerging art form,” adds Duffley. “I know people are going to be astounded when they see what is being done in the movement. All of it is on an iPhone – from the capture of an image to its processing and publishing. It is really mind-blowing and wonderful. It’s a pure art form – far more about the creativity than about expensive gear or intricate techniques.”
Featured installation Light Impressions will be on display at Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery (located at 1137 West 6th Street in downtown Austin) from Thursday, October 4, 2012, through Saturday, October 13, 2012. Gallery hours run from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
For more information about Light Impressions, please visit Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Studio-b-Light-Impressions/321674474547306. To host Light Impressions, please contact Studio b. by phone at (214) 415-0476. For more information about Studio b., visit the website at www.studiobthebeach.com or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/studiobthebeach.
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