MEET The Artist @ The COMMA: John Hafey
Schedule
Fri Mar 08 2024 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm
Location
The Comma | East Aurora, NY
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Guest GALLERIST Takeover: John Hafeu will be in Gallery as our guest gallerist on Friday, March 8. John Hafey is a published and award-winning photographer with an international exhibition history. His work is held in collections at Rochester Institute of Technology, the International Museum of Photography (GEH), Weir Farm National Historical Park, Buffalo AKG Art Museum, University of Texas at Austin, Fairsted, Frederick Law Olmsted, The Oakland Museum, and the United States Department of the Interior. His work deals primarily with a sense of places, Hafey’s work deals primarily with a sense of place and space. The images are produced with archival pigments on specially coated paper with the occasional addition of watercolors and colored pencil to augment their realities.
He says: "In an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in
1978 entitled Mirrors and Windows, John Szarkowski divided the
image making process into two distinct groups, those that are derived from an artist’s internal thoughts and emotions (Mirrors) and those images evolving from external stimuli (Windows). I am one of the window shoppers always on the lookout for that significant place.
My work deals primarily with a sense of place and space. While the images may function as a document, more importantly, they try to establish the essence and essential character of a particular site, either natural or man-influenced. They attempt to examine the emotional basis and portray places for what else they might be and provide a genuine and lasting connection to that environment.
Awareness, opportunity, chance and exploration of the space outside pursuing whatever I might discover dictate the images made on any given day."
John has two pieces in KNOWN, IMAGINED, EXPERIENCED:
Curry's Guy Guards
Elmwood Guy Guards
Hafey can be found online at www.johnhafey.com. He occasionally posts on social media.
Stop by for a chat with John Hafey during gallery hours Friday from 12-3pm!
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Where is it happening?
The Comma, 17 Elm St, East Aurora, NY 14052-2501, United States,East Aurora, New YorkEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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