Today’s limited editions are by a promising young Canadian artist who is currently attending the Art Institute of Chicago pursuing a BVCS & BFA in photography and design. While still finishing his degree, Quinn Keaveney has already started to gain recognition. At a recent auction in Dallas, Texas, Quinn’s work sold above the asking price. For the past few years Quinn has been documenting landscapes and portraits. Today we are releasing 2 of his landscape images. Quinn trekked a long way to get these stunning hdr images of an arctic cliff face filled with birds. Voyaging almost 2 weeks to the coast north of Svalbar, Norway, he then continued his journey by ice breaker and kayak to reach this remote spot. Utilizing a technique called hdr or high dynamic range photography; he combined multiple shots of the same image to achieve these intense colors that almost transcend reality. Quinn’s choice of using metallic paper for the printing process further enhances this technique. Hdr is a technique that is rapidly gaining popularity in the photography world. Personally I think it’s often over used however, this is one case where I think it not only suits the images perfectly but enhances them. When I received Quinn’s test prints I jumped for joy! Okay maybe I just squealed a bit but if you knew me you would know I was excited. They truly are stunningly beautiful!
In other news, CONTACT is about to invade Toronto. If you’re not familiar with the event, CONTACT is a month long festival of photography with over 1000 local, national and international artists at more than 200 venues across the Greater Toronto Area in May. If you’re in the area, I encourage you to get out and see as many exhibits as you can. You can check out all the happenings on the Contact website. This year I’m pleased to announce that 2 of the photographers we showcase will be involved. Darren Rigo’s work will be part of a showing at Drabinsky Gallery starting May 11th. You can find out more about this exhibit on the Drabinksy Gallery website. Also, Kenneth Chou is curating a show for ArtHeart at Daniels OnePark West Presentation Centre from May 1–31, 2010 for more information go here.
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