Thursday, June 18, 2009

Are you ready? (1 Artist, 2 Shows!)








Gestalt I
Human Form Series
Bill Voight
BillVoight.com


Dear Friends in Art,

Are you ready to answer some hard questions--or at least to ponder them?

  • Should the human form (nudes) be displayed as artwork?
  • What is the difference between the human form as fine art and pornography?
  • If an art show causes you to think or to feel uncomfortable, is that automatically good? bad?
  • Is a nude show that depicts the female form automatically a feminist show?

If you're ready to contemplate questions like these, you'll want to attend black-and-white photographer Bill Voight's Artist Reception THIS SATURDAY, June 20, 6 - 8 PM, at Black Iris Gallery. We are located on Hwy 63 (River Street) in Spooner, and we have free parking on Oak Street.

Bill's human form series is called Just Between Us: Stories of Form and Figure, and it will hang in a separate room from the main gallery (Suite #1, top of the ramp).

If a nude show is too personal for you, please visit Bill's other show (lower level, ramp area), which showcases his elegant photography of the USS Nimitz. If you are a military buff in general or a United States Navy supporter in particular, this show is a stunning example of some of Bill's best-selling work. See below.





Wave Off

USS Nimitz Series
Bill Voight
BillVoight.com


On Saturday, Bill will be selling framed works ($250 - $400), matted prints ($100 - $225), and greeting cards ($5 each or 6 for $25) of both shows. Bill's prices reflect the high quality, archival materials he uses as well as the extensive labor required to print his fine art images. Even if you can't buy yet, please come in Saturday night to show your support of an artist who is publishing some of the best images I have seen recently. Appetizers and wine available, of course.

Bill's USS Nimitz show also features a coffee table book (hard and soft cover) that allows you to own the entire Nimitz show for less than $80.

See you Saturday for this fabulous art show. Bill will be here to answer questions and to discuss his fine art photography, which he captures on film and develops in his own darkroom.

Don't miss it--but if you do, his works will hang at Black Iris Gallery though August 2.

See you Saturday,
JoAnn

Black Iris Gallery
Hwy 63
Spooner, WI

P.S. What are your thoughts on this show? Please post your response by clicking "comments" below.

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