Photography by Josef Hoflehner, courtesy Stephen Cohen Gallery
Currrently on exhibit at the Stephen Cohen Gallery are the black and white photographs of Josef Hoflehner, an Austria photographer, equally known for his eptherial black and white landscape photographs. The exhibition will be on view until December 31st, 2008.
Best regards, Douglas Stockdale
BTW, I did become more familiar with Hoflehner’s photographs when we were both featured together in the #74 issue of LensWork magazine (Jan-Feb 2008)
Currently on exhibit at Gallery Luisotti, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA are photographs from Mark Ruwedel’s series “Westward the Course of Empire” through December 27, 2008. Yale Press recently published (2008) Ruwedel’s book Westward the Course of Empire.
Even if you have not been backpacking through out the Western United States, you can easily find evidence of similar abandon railroad lines. If you look carefully as you drive the interstates through the massive stretchs of the US, you can see the traces.
I think that these landscapes are very well seen and provide a graphic and blunt viewpoint, of what were vital processes, but discarded after their use was no longer of relevant value. The scars are slowly healing, with the remaining timbers appearing like the bones of a long past beached whale. And over time, these will be gone too.
Kettle Valley #21
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation #13, 2004
Mohave and Milltown #3, 2004
Kettle Valley #21
Spokane Portland Seattle #2, 1994
All photographs copyright of Mark Ruwedel, courtesy of Gallery Luisotti
Best regards, Douglas Stockdale
Gotas by Chema Madoz photograph courtesy Duncan Miller Gallery
Tonight, from 6pm to 9pm is the opening reception for the Spanish photographer Chema Madoz at the Duncan Miller Gallery, Vencie Blvd, LA.
I have enjoyed this photographic series for some time and I find them very interesting and actually fun to enjoy. A whimsical outtake on life.
Birdcage
Quesera
Arco
Best regards, Doug Stockdale
