MSP, 40"x30", ©2007 Brad Carlile
(image created with no digital manipulation)
Andrea Wolff's new children photo website: www.andreawolffphoto.com
Thomas Kellner: Galerie Maurer, Munich, May08
Eric Franklin's show "New Work": Laura Russo Gallery, Portland OR, June08
TJ Norris show "Infinitus": NAAU, Portland OR, May08
John Chervinsky's 2-person show: Benham Gallery, Seattle WA, May08
Rosanne Olson's Book: “This Is Who I Am: Our Beauty in All Shapes and Sizes“
I've always felt the need to push the bounds and to experience new things. This permeates many aspects of my life including my art, climbing big walls, skiing, and traveling to unusual places. I travel with only a rough plan and try to go with the flow, but I still have to remind myself to really 'let go'.
A few years ago I explored the northern Indian states of Kashmir and Ladakh. During a day trip in Ladakh I spent an entire morning traveling on local buses to a remote village, Hemis, which has the largest monastery in the region. The bus finally arrived at 11am and I was told that the last bus of the day left at noon. With the campground locked for the season and no overnight things, I had little alternative but to hurry. Then my urge to let go kicked in, "wait a minute, shouldn't I see if I can stay with a villager?"
I ran back and found two monks. I asked if they knew of someone with whom I could stay. The older one motions I can stay with him. The younger one explained that the older monk is the Lama, the head monk, and I have been invited to stay in his private apartments. "Yes", I quickly replied. I spent two amazing days attending the Puja (morning prayers), visiting another monastery, and sitting with the Lama. Amazing, unplanned, and well worth letting go.
Letting go has provided me with unmatched travel experiences, and helped my skiing and rock climbing. And I like to think that it helps me push the bounds and let go of conventions when it comes to what can be done with film for my fine art images. Photography has a lot to do with 'letting go' of the right things.
PRESS RELEASE: Galerie Maurer in Munich Germany presents solo show by Portland Photographer Brad Carlile
Breathtaking in their totality and vibrant colors, Brad Carlile's series "Passage Perceptions" explores the realities of impermanence in light, color and the passage of time. In normal still photographs any change is rendered as a blur and detail is lost. This series captures that detail. Stationary objects are captured in their natural color, while active elements become vivid colors.
Cubist's paintings show a single landscape from different perspectives at the same time. Carlile shows a single perspective at different times.
All work is done in camera without digital creation or manipulation. Creating images in camera on film allows Carlile to capture the energy of change while maintaining a grounding in reality.
On a conceptual level, Carlile's work deals with the conflict between our perception of permanence and the reality of impermanence. This series creates another way of thinking about our evolving experience of place. It also questions the seeming rigidity of our perceptions.
Galerie Maurer will show 18 of Brad Carlile's 30"x40" images in the gallery located in downtown Munich. The images are printed large-scale to enhance the impact of the colors. In addition, the interactions between colors draw one into an intimate distance to explore, impacting the viewer both from across the room, as well as under very close inspection.
OPEN/CLOSE: 1-Feb to 8-Mar 2008
ARTIST RECEPTION: 31-Jan-2008 7pm
LOCATION: Galerie Maurer
Kurfürstenstr. 17
80799 München
Deutschland
Phone: 089 . 2711345
www.galeriemaurer.de
Hours: Tue-Fr 2pm-7pm, Sat 11am-12pm
Free Admission
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Contact: Brad Carlile (use contact link on the top of this page)
About Brad Carlile:
Brad Carlile is based in Portland Oregon, Carlile's work has been
exhibited internationally, including exhibitions in Austria, Qatar,
Germany, and China. National shows in California (San Francisco &
Los Angeles), New Mexico, Colorado, North Carolina, Oregon, and
Washington. Since 2005 he has won 7 fine-art photographic awards
including Prix de la Photographie Paris (Px3), International
Photography Awards New York & LA (IPA), Alaska Airlines $4000 award,
and the People's Choice award at the Pacific Northwest Art Annual.
In addition he has been published several fine-art images in magazines.
In 2007 Carlile was in two shows at the Mark Woolley Gallery in
Portland OR.
Galerie Maurer:
Galerie Maurer specializes in contemporary photography and 20th century
design objects. Wolfgang Maurer represents contemporary photographers
such as Bruce Davidson, Jan Saudek, Thomas Kellner, and Anna Schudel.
http://www.galerie-objekte-maurer.de/photoartist.asp?artist=Carlile%2C+Brad