Quad Cities Convention and Visitors Center recently issued the following announcement.
On exhibit from June 26th through August 14th, 2020, Assembled Portraits by David Van Allen and Jazz Noir-Images from the Iowa City Jazz Festival by Ron Meyer. Both artists are from Cedar Rapids, IA.
David Van Allen presents “Assembled Portraits.” Van Allen’s process begins by collecting hundreds of images of a person, using silver-based black & white film. His camera is very close to his subject during the image collection part of the process and he changes camera position for each fragment. This tends to make the portraits mildly cubist. He then assembles the photographs (up to 200) to create a nearly life-size portrait. Through this process Van Allen compiles multiple facial expressions and hand gestures, providing the viewer a more complete “picture” of the individual.
Ron Meyer presents Jazz Noir Images, black & white photographs of jazz musicians, made at the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Meyer states, “A live jazz performance, especially a solo, is a very intimate experience for the listener. I have tried to capture this experience in my unique style of photography and black & white processing to give the viewer a feeling that the musician is playing for them.
Event Location:
Quad City Arts Gallery 1715 Second Ave. Rock Island, Illinois 61201
Phone: 3097931213
Event Category: Exhibits & Galleries
Admission Fee: free
Website: quadcityarts.com
Email: dwmetallo@quadcityarts.com
Original source can be found here.
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