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Porche West’s artful expresssions exists at the nexus of photography and sculpture, the point where photography and sculpture converge. Dramatic and thought-provoking photographs are “housed” within salvaged architectural elements adorned with thought-provoking, symbolic objects. The net effect is additive - the sum is greater than the parts - photographs encorported within sculpture deepen the meaning and message of the art.
It is Porche West’s contention that flat photographs fail to achieve the richness and dimensionality of photographic sculpture. Though a framed photograph can tell a good story, a photograph “housed” in sculpture gives a more nuances and deep narrative. Salvaged architectural debris door casings, flooring, window frames, knobs and pulls give the photograph a sense of place, an authenticity that comes from being at home in the soul of the artist’s works.
Porche West’s assemblage is cultural “curatorialism” masked as art. The simple behaviors and beliefs of ordinary people are universal and easily understood. Religious faith, death and burial rituals, celebration and suffering are comprehended, if not shared, by all humanity. To see one’s own emotions in the face of a Haitian child or the hands of an elderly woman in New Orleans, is to be reminded that that which binds us together is greater than that which divides us. We are in essence, one.
'The Bank of Soul' - A four minute video rendering of the artist's studio, philosophy and vision:
Photographer Christopher Porche West was born in California but has family ties in Louisiana. He has been working with the scenes and people of New Orleans for more than 30 years. His interests began in the late 1970s when he came to New Orleans from the University of California Santa Cruz to research free people of color. He continued to be interested in the city's culture and decided to pursue topics in contemporary New Orleans, including Creoles, Mardi Gras Indians, jazz funerals, neighborhood events, and passing rites. Though he kept up his commercial studio in Newport Beach, California, he self-published 'Eloquent Visages,' a series of Mardi Gras Indian portraits. In 1995, West permanently moved in New Orleans. He set up a temporary studio for the Indians that allowed them to be in control of the means of their documentation; this was a first. In the late 1990s, he continued to explore his curiosity in the people of New Orleans, but he also began experimenting with scrap material that he found around the city. His new medium was part photography, part sculpture. His relationship with the American Haitian Development Association allowed him to make three trips to Haiti in the time span of two years, from 1998-2000. These trips were the first of a series of visits to the Caribbean. In 2003, Carnival Interests led him to visit Cuba. in 2004 and 2012. Though he has been featured in over 40 exhibitions, his most notable accomplishment was being chosen to singularly commemorate the Louisiana bicentennial in Paris. For this event, his work was featured at Festival L'espirit Jazz a Saint Germain des Pres. His work can be found at the New Orleans Museum of Art, Harvard University, Amistad Research Center, and the University of California-San Diego.
Publications:
Eyes of Eagles: New Orleans Black Mardi Gras Indians, A Studio On Desire, New Orleans LA (2009)
'New Orleans - What Can't Be Lost: 88 Stories and Traditions from the Sacred City' University of Louisiana Lafayette Press, Lafayette LA (2010)
'New Orleans: What Can't Be Lost' Louisiana Cultural Vistas, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities 2011
Expositions:
Through the Lens: 'Photographing African American Life' Amistad Research Center, New Orleans LA 2013
Expo Personal: Christopher Porche West “La Odisea Cultural de New Orleans a Santiago de Cuba, Association Hermanos Paiz, Santiago de Cuba 2012
NOLA NOW : Landscape, Seascape, Cityscape Contemporary Art Center , New Orleans, LA 2012
Residents and Visitors: Twentieth-Century Photographs of Louisiana, New Orleans Museum of Art, 2010
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Contemporary Arts and Crafts, New Orleans, LA 2008, 2009, 2010.
Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Tampa FL 2008
Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park, Houston TX 2008
“Santiago de Cuba: ReBirth & Congas en la Calle” McKenna Museum of African-American Art, New Orleans, La 2008
Three Rivers Art Festival, Covington, LA 2007
Bogue Falaya Award
“Regards sur la Nouvelle Orleans” (Visions of New Orleans) French Ministry of Culture, Saint Honor? Paris, France 2007.
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Contemporary Arts and Crafts, New Orleans, LA 2007
'Fresh Art' New Orleans Arts Council 2006, Award of Merit
“Unforgotten Souls- New Orleans, Haiti, Cuba, Liberia” 333 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 2006
Sausalito Arts Festival, Sausalito, CA 2006- 1st Place Mixed Media
Coconut Grove Art Festival, Coconut Grove, FL 2006
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fesitval, Contemporary Arts and Crafts, New Orleans, LA 2006 Best of Show
From Louis XIV to Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Tapestry, The Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans 2006
The Darkroom, New Orleans Center for Photographic Arts, New Orleans, LA 2005
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fesitval, Contemporary Arts and Crafts, New Orleans, LA 2005
La Louisiane, del la colonie franciais a l’Etat americain, Mona Bismark Foundation, Paris 2006
Haiti Cherie: 200 Years of Independence, Alliance Francaise, New Orleans, LA 2005
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2004, Contemporary Arts and Crafts. ?Best Display.
Haiti Cherie: 200 Years of Haitian Independence, Alliance Francaise, New Orleans, LA 2004
Galerie Laurent Herschtritt, Paris, France. 2003
“L’ame Creole: Visages de la Nouvelle-Orleans et Haiti” Alliance Francaise, Paris, France. 2003
“Remembrance,” A Memorial of the 911 Anniversary - Pan American Life Building, New Orleans, LA 2002
“A Moveable Feast: The Essence of New Orleans in Elements of Art & Architecture,” International House, New Orleans, LA 2002
'Fresh Art' New Orleans Arts Council 2001
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2001 Louisiana Marketplace ?
Exploring Assemblage in New Orleans,' Barrister's Gallery, New Orleans, LA 2000
Group Show: 'Friends of Haiti,' Barrister's Gallery, New Orleans, LA 2000
'Haiti Cherie' Haitian Association for Human Development, New Orleans, LA 2000
“Love and Death in Louisiana'' New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Grandstand, New Orleans, LA 2000
Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Northport, Alabama. 1999
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 1999 Contemporary Crafts 1999: Best Display Award,
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival ??New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Louisiana Marketplace 1998
'Native Visions,' Galerie Royal, New Orleans, LA 1998
Folk Arts of Louisiana, Festival International, Lafayette, LA 1998
'A View From New Orleans,' L'Atelier Piroska, New Orleans, LA 1997
'You See What I Say,' University of Alabama, State Black Archives; Huntsville, AL 1997
'The Mardi Gras Indians,' Mardi Gras Museum, Galveston TX 1997
The Power of the Needle and Thread,' New Orleans Center, New Orleans 1995
'You See What I Say,' La Belle Gallerie; New Orleans, LA 1995
'New Orleans Views' Sheraton Hotel, Atrium Gallery, New Orleans 1995
'Jazz Fest and Heritage of Nouvelle Orleans' Indigo Nights Gallery, New Orleans, LA 1995
'Local Scenes,' City Hall, New Orleans, LA 1994
The Center for Creative Photography of San Juan Capistrano, CA 1993
'Mardi Gras Indians' Tilden Foley Gallery, New Orleans 1991
'Architecture for People: A Social Message,' Lyceum Theatre, San Diego, CA 1990
'Wine History of the Santa Cruz Mountains' The Octagon, Santa Cruz County Historical Museum, Santa Cruz, CA 1980
'Creoles of Color: A Vanishing Louisiana Legacy' Merrill College, University of Calif., Santa Cruz, 1980
Group Show, Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Laguna Beach, CA 1980
Light Works, Studio Gallery - Santa Ana, CA 1980
Go beyond the boundaries. And find other boundaries. To overcome them too. Create an infinite number of borders. And then they will merge into a smooth endless dance.
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Internal frames within frames, lines within some lines. Not my best shot but one of some visual interest.
trying out collaging my distorted photographs? don't know if i'm very good at it yet but i like this. part of my enter the void series ,eventually turning these into textiles
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A few minis made with leftover hst from the many Angled Frames quilt tops I made for the tutorial...but you gotta go see all the OTHER stuff I made!!!!:)
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www.dabasformumebeles.lv - mirror frames from wood
Nature form furniture - Unique furniture and design elements:
Harijs Stradiņš - a craftsman working with natural shape wood processing, has been designing furniture and other interior design elements since 1997 selecting the best parts of the tree from top to root. In his works Harijs uses such materials as stone, glass, hammered works, fabric, clay and other natural materials to be able to make common design for a particular room.
Мебель природных форм - Уникальная мебель и элементы дизайна:
С 1997 года мастер по обработке природных форм дерева Харий Cтрадиньш, работая с деревом, изпользует его с корня до верхушки, отбирая самые интерессные части для создания своей мебели и елементов дизайна. Думая об общем дизайне помещения, в своих работах Xaрий изпользует также камень, ковку, лён, стекло, глину и другие природные елементы.
Dabas formu mēbeles - Unikālas mēbeles un dizaina elementi:
Kopš 1997. gada dabiska koka formu apstrādes meistars Harijs Stradiņš sadarbojas ar koku, kā dabas elementu, mēbeļu un dizaina elementu radīšanā, izmantojot to pēc iespējas pilnīgi (no saknes līdz gaotnei). Domājot par telpas kopējā dizaina risinājumu, savos darbos Harijs Stradiņš izmanto arī akmeni, stiklu, metālkalumus, audumu, mālu un citus dabas elementus.
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www.dabasformumebeles.lv - mirror frames from wood
Nature form furniture - Unique furniture and design elements:
Harijs Stradiņš - a craftsman working with natural shape wood processing, has been designing furniture and other interior design elements since 1997 selecting the best parts of the tree from top to root. In his works Harijs uses such materials as stone, glass, hammered works, fabric, clay and other natural materials to be able to make common design for a particular room.
Мебель природных форм - Уникальная мебель и элементы дизайна:
С 1997 года мастер по обработке природных форм дерева Харий Cтрадиньш, работая с деревом, изпользует его с корня до верхушки, отбирая самые интерессные части для создания своей мебели и елементов дизайна. Думая об общем дизайне помещения, в своих работах Xaрий изпользует также камень, ковку, лён, стекло, глину и другие природные елементы.
Dabas formu mēbeles - Unikālas mēbeles un dizaina elementi:
Kopš 1997. gada dabiska koka formu apstrādes meistars Harijs Stradiņš sadarbojas ar koku, kā dabas elementu, mēbeļu un dizaina elementu radīšanā, izmantojot to pēc iespējas pilnīgi (no saknes līdz gaotnei). Domājot par telpas kopējā dizaina risinājumu, savos darbos Harijs Stradiņš izmanto arī akmeni, stiklu, metālkalumus, audumu, mālu un citus dabas elementus.
COPYRIGHT - Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works:
- This image is licensed under Creative Commons, this means you can use it on your site (blog) if you credit the author (or authors website).
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IRRGB - 850 frames each from 1750. Stacked in Autostakert2, wavelets in RegiStax 6 and aligned in PS2.
Camera: TIS DMK21 618 Mono
Scope: Celestron C8 with Tele Vue Powermate x 2.5
Mount: AZ EQ6-GT goto.
best viewed on black - press L
playing around this eve with off camera flash to try out some Gavin Hoey tips after last nights club night. My son Joshua was my model. All it cost me was a pack of moshi monster cards!
I liked this crop and got totally distracted from what I was supposed to be trying!
shot with 1/4 power speedlite 28mm from left through white brolly. Taken with D7000 and sigma 17-70 lens at f8 200th sec ISO 200
WIP. Might be too busy for a picture frame so I may put in mirror. There are still touch-ups to do here. Not one of the better pics of this.
Made with broken safari print plates, unglazed ceramic tiles, beads, rocks, aquarium pebbles, and metal charms.
I have been shooting alot of reflections lately, though in this photo I was really interested in the frames of the door. The reflection was really just what the frame happened to contain.
Discarded empty glasses frames on a grate in the road, morning light.
Taken as part of the "ordinary world" assignment for a Level 1 Miksang photography course.
The frames are waiting to receive a starter middle wall made from last year's own collected clean wax. Not the finest carpenter work, but frames always have a distinct beauty to them.
Another tilt study, emphasizing depth at f/4 without blurring the sides of the frames (wires).
The latest in eyeglass frames at my eye Doctor's. I like some of these retro frames, but I only needed a contact lens refill this visit.