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Posted on November 6, 2016

Undressed Photographs
Venetia Dearden
October 5 – November 9, 2012

Opening reception October 5, 2012 6-8 PM
Gallery talk October 25th 7 - 8:30

  • Woman with blowing hair
    © Venetia Dearden
  • Woman resting
    © Venetia Dearden

British photographer Venetia Dearden collaborated with the English fashion house, Mulberry, to create a collection of images celebrating its 40th birthday.

A series of her photographs, Undressed, is featured at the Griffin Museum at Digital Silver Imaging, 9 Brighton St., Belmont, MA, October 5 through November 9. A reception is October 5, 6-8 p.m.

The exhibit — a sampling of color and black-and-white photographs resulting from this exclusive collaboration – is being shown for the first time in the US. “Venetia Dearden’s exuberant, sensory pleasure of life and style spills into this fresh collection of images,” says J. Sybylla Smith, curator of the exhibit. “Dearden’s kaleidoscope of light and vitality creates an intimate insight into the unrehearsed, behind-the-scenes world of this corporate family’s celebration of its 40th birthday which culminated in a 500 page photo book and this scintillating exhibit.”

Smith says Mulberry and Dearden are “cut from the same cloth and share an instinctive flair. Seamlessly blending naughty and nice they each seek texture, nuance and whimsy.

“The brand, known for its eccentricity, holds on to practicality. Dearden’s wanderlust always weaves her back to home.”

Undressed, which is open during Boston Fashion Week, “gives us a delightful backstage glimpse,” Smith says “The seemingly effortless visions we observe in the glossy September issues of fashion magazines and on runways worldwide are the result of work by teams including designers, creative directors, technicians, brand specialists, advertising agencies, photographers, models, stylists, hair and make-up artists. The set of a fashion photography shoot is a high-intensity mix of numbing detail, endless flexibility, fantastical vision, hard work, and kismet. Countless hours lead up to fleeting fashion moments.”

Dearden is recognized as an emerging force in the editorial, commercial and fashion world. She and her well-worn passport traverse the globe on a mission of creating and sharing tales as a photojournalist.

Her latest book, Eight Days, a sleepy, un-chartered journey of western landscape was preceded by Somerset Stories, Fivepenny Dreams and Glastonbury, Another Stage.

The Rencontres d’Arles nominated Eight Days for a book award this summer. Art and Commerce gave Dearden its Peek Award.

She has exhibited internationally, including a solo show at the London Portrait Gallery. Represented by VII Photo Agency in NY, London and Paris, Dearden is also signed with Santucci Co.

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Amy Rindskopf's Terra Novus

At the market, I pick each one up, pulled in by the shapes as they sit together, waiting. I feel its heft in my hand, enjoy the textures of the skin or peel, and begin to look closer and closer. The patterns on each individual surface marks them as distinct. I push further still, discovering territory unseen by the casual observer, a new land. I am like a satellite orbiting a distant planet, taking the first-ever images of this newly envisioned place.

This project started as an homage to Edward Weston’s Pepper No. 30 (I am, ironically, allergic to peppers). As I looked for my subject matter at the market, I found that I wasn’t drawn to just one single fruit or vegetable. There were so many choices, appealing to both hand and eye. I decided to print in black and white to help make the images visually more about the shapes, and not about guessing which fruit is smoothest, which vegetable is greenest.

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Artistic Purpose/Intent

Tricia Gahagan

 

Photography has been paramount in my personal path of healing from disease and

connecting with consciousness. The intention of my work is to overcome the limits of the

mind and engage the spirit. Like a Zen koan, my images are paradoxes hidden in plain

sight. They are intended to be sat with meditatively, eventually revealing greater truths

about the world and about one’s self.

 

John Chervinsky’s photography is a testament to pensive work without simple answers;

it connects by encouraging discovery and altering perspectives. I see this scholarship

as a potential to continue his legacy and evolve the boundaries of how photography can

explore the human condition.

 

Growing my artistic skill and voice as an emerging photographer is critical, I see this as

a rare opportunity to strengthen my foundation and transition towards an established

and influential future. I am thirsty to engage viewers and provide a transformative

experience through my work. I have been honing my current project and building a plan

for its complete execution. The incredible Griffin community of mentors and the

generous funds would be instrumental for its development. I deeply recognize the

hallmark moment this could be for the introduction of the work. Thank you for providing

this incredible opportunity for budding visions and artists that know they have something

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