Los Angeles Art Shows- Vivian Maier at Merry Karnowsky Gallery

 Art, Artists, Los Angeles Art Shows, Los Angeles Art Shows, Photographers / Photography
Jan 232014
 

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When I saw Vivian Maier’s work at photoLA in 2012, I was surprised to have never heard of her.  Amazingly, despite the quality of her work, she was only discovered, posthumously, when a man named John Maloof bought a box of old negatives for $400 dollars at an auction in 2007. Once he began looking through them, he quickly acquired more of her work from the same buyer. Through his research, it was revealed that Maier had worked as a nanny for over 40 years in Chicago and had taken over 100,000 photos.

Merry Karnowsky Gallery is currently showing part of the collection (a little over a hundred images) including some of her self portraits and color work. This show is open until Saturday, 1/25.

There is also a documentary Finding Vivian Maier coming to theaters in March.

Los Angeles Artists- Ted Meyer

 Art, Artists, Films, Los Angeles Art Shows, Photographers / Photography, Video and Film
Nov 112013
 

Triumphs Over Trauma: The Scar Prints of Ted Meyer

At the Brewery Art Walk, Ted Meyer’s series “Scarred for Life”, is one that always draws a crowd. His images of the scars, the people who have them, and their stories, are fascinating.  The video above shows his process and his personal connection to the subject. It also focuses on one of his models, an Iraq war veteran, who shares his experience dealing with his own scars.

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