Amy Williams presents Southern Breeze at the 440 Gallery in park Slope
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Location:
440 Gallery
Brooklyn, New York
Dates:
May 16th, 2008
06:00PM
-
08:00PM
Event Coordinator:
Nancy Lunsford
Director
718 499 3844
440gallery@gmail.com
Registration:
Guests are NOT required to register for this event.
Amy Williams Presents Southern Breeze at the 440 Gallery in Park Slope
May 16th – June 22nd, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday, May 16th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m
Brooklyn artist Amy Williams, in her third solo exhibition at 440 Gallery, presents a series of dramatic large-scale color photographs depicting the classic, moody image of Southern elegance: “trees dripping with Spanish moss\".
Ms. Williams says of her work:
On a recent trip to Savannah, Georgia last spring, I fell in love with the Spanish moss found everywhere. For me, it was romantic, gothic and dreamy. My camera lens was perpetually pointed up looking for a new composition to be discovered within the trees, leaves and moss configurations.
Ms. Williams uses her camera to convey deep emotion combined with a sensitive use of technical skill to bring us effortlessly into the world as she sees it. In doing so, she allows us to experience the magic of nature in a timeless setting that only her photographs describe. The tree trunks and branches create hard-edged, graphic lines, blurred and softened by the moss. She captures the glimmer of sunlight and the mystery of deep shadows that fade to black. Although the subject matter remains consistent, there is variety within the natural setting: broad, flat, green leaves; spiky, short, conifers and fat, yellow leaves add playful texture to the grey canopy. Ms. Williams sets a different mood for each image with the subtle orchestration of light and darkness. The title of the show, Southern Breeze refers to the atmosphere created in the gallery. Standing before these images one can almost breathe the sultry Southern air. Amy’s work has recently appeared in a number of places, most notably, in Frog Magazine and in the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue.
440 Gallery is located 440 Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215. The show will run from May 15th to June 22nd. The opening reception is scheduled Friday May 16th from 6 to 8pm