Events
You are invited to attend SQUARE 101 Gallery's First Friday Exhibits. New emerging artists are featured along with previous artist's work every first Friday of the month from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Meet your favorite artists, mingle with others, and support the arts.
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Something Momentary
Opening Date: July 6, 2007
Closing Date: July 27, 2007
Admission: $0.00
Description: Beth’s photographic career began at age 15 when she received her first point and shoot camera as a gift. She quickly discovered a love for the medium and a love for art in general, and began taking classes in both photography and art. This resulted in having her work included in several small shows and increased her desire to go to art school.
Having just completed a four-year degree at Colorado State University in Studio Art with a photographic concentration, Beth believes she has gained the skills and thought processes necessary to take her art in a direction in which it will evolve. Primarily a photographic artist, Beth has two solo exhibitions under her belt and looks forward to continuing her portraiture in Denver. She works traditionally and digitally and loves both, currently supporting herself as a freelance photographer/artist.
Beth loves finding new ways of pushing herself artistically, views herself as a perfectionist, and enjoys being a catalyst of change.
"In these self-portraits, I focused on what it looks and feels like to experience a sense of struggle and submission. It was important to me to create a situation in which the figure appeared somewhat contorted, restricted, and lost. Technically, I concentrated on achieving this through varying the soft focus, and implementing dark tones as well as the subtle hint of color, which is not immediately recognizable. Conceptually, the long hair acted as a sort of net encompassing the figure, becoming a strong identifiable element in the images and adding to the inescapable, drowning appearance. As a result of the impermanence of the figure’s position from frame to frame and in relation to the lens, the prints emit a feeling of immateriality, and the discomfort that emerges from the photographs lies in not knowing everything present in the image. The lack of information helps to rid the viewer of thinking in favor of feeling. " - Beth Backer
Opening Date: July 6, 2007
Closing Date: July 27, 2007
Admission: $0.00
Description: Beth’s photographic career began at age 15 when she received her first point and shoot camera as a gift. She quickly discovered a love for the medium and a love for art in general, and began taking classes in both photography and art. This resulted in having her work included in several small shows and increased her desire to go to art school.
Having just completed a four-year degree at Colorado State University in Studio Art with a photographic concentration, Beth believes she has gained the skills and thought processes necessary to take her art in a direction in which it will evolve. Primarily a photographic artist, Beth has two solo exhibitions under her belt and looks forward to continuing her portraiture in Denver. She works traditionally and digitally and loves both, currently supporting herself as a freelance photographer/artist.
Beth loves finding new ways of pushing herself artistically, views herself as a perfectionist, and enjoys being a catalyst of change.
"In these self-portraits, I focused on what it looks and feels like to experience a sense of struggle and submission. It was important to me to create a situation in which the figure appeared somewhat contorted, restricted, and lost. Technically, I concentrated on achieving this through varying the soft focus, and implementing dark tones as well as the subtle hint of color, which is not immediately recognizable. Conceptually, the long hair acted as a sort of net encompassing the figure, becoming a strong identifiable element in the images and adding to the inescapable, drowning appearance. As a result of the impermanence of the figure’s position from frame to frame and in relation to the lens, the prints emit a feeling of immateriality, and the discomfort that emerges from the photographs lies in not knowing everything present in the image. The lack of information helps to rid the viewer of thinking in favor of feeling. " - Beth Backer