New Exhibition

Emerge

Landscape
Throughout the 19^th and 20^th centuries the American landscape had been used to promote everything from the idyllic lifestyle and a code of morality, to the politics of western expansion. This approach of symbolism resulted in turning the image of the landscape into a fertile myth of escapism, opportunity, and self-reflection and established a systematic formula for constructing an image recognizable to both the artist and the viewer. This constructed image often resulted in an artificial representation of the land that served as an approachable metaphor for the viewer.

Photography continued to perpetuate these ideas by capturing the landscape as the grand monument. The myth of the western landscape captivated its audience by allowing them to feel existential.

In the 1970’s a new approach to landscape photography was explored by the artists identified as the New Topographics. These photographers reassessed landscape photography by focusing on capturing the relationship between man and the land.

Landscape is an examination of this dichotomy and the construction of a dialogue between the artist and the landscape they participate in. The photographic process combined with the landscape serves as a visual dialogue where each image is allowed to serve as both metaphor and self-portrait.

Landscape well be on view November 16 - December 19 at Art Access located at 230 South 500 West #125 Salt Lake City Utah.