Do YOU know tilt-shift photography?

For July's show, Elroy Artspace is teaming with our new BFF's next door, Benjamin|Benjamin Gallery, in their "Tilt Shift America Project" kick-off with a dual-venue exhibition of this amazing art! 

So, do YOU know tilt-shift photography?

   Admittedly, I didn't until last year.  Scott and Myah so love this genre of art that Myah's gallery business card for their gallery when in Hood River featured a tilt-shift photo by Myah (a talented photographer and artist) of the gallery on it...I loved it!  Because it looked like a miniature diorama or toy of the street and gallery I really thought it was just a photoshop trick...and essentially it was...tilt-shifting is accomplished with either a special camera lens or via digital manipulation.  Some folks even refer to the technique as 'miniature faking'.

   Life is busy and I'd forgotten about it entirely until the couple talked with me a few months ago about their idea to bring this genre out of the niche chatrooms and into the open for all of us to enjoy!  Their goal is grand, and it starts with a gallery show of this beautiful art.  They wanted further reach than Hood River and asked if Elroy Artspace would be interested in doing a concurrent show with them, and I jumped at the invite!  Now that they've moved their gallery to Portland, and right next door to Elroy, this will be a show which makes a statement, for certain! 


   Please subscribe to and keep up with Scott's "Tilt Shift America Project" BLOG, as he's about to begin pumping relevant tilt-shift info into it regularly, thanks!

   So here's a few links to tilt-shift photography images for those of you who may not be familiar with the genre, or to whet your appetite for our July show if you are.  I hope that you fall as deeply in love with it as did Benjamin|Benjamin and Elroy!  Enjoy and Cheers!... 

1.  80 gorgeous tilt-shift photos to see!

2.  A few more great examples!

3.  Wikipedia knows all - here's their tilt-shift page!

4.  How-to tilt-shift in Photoshop!

5.  A bunch of links to galleries and more tilt-shift info!

6.  And, of ourse, the new TIlt Shift America BLOG!

Press Release: "Tilt-Shift America" Group Show at Benjamin Benjamin Gallery and Elroy Artspace Gallery During July’s First Thursday Artwalk

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Media Contact:                          Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency,
                                                   Joe@ElroyArt.com | (503)609-0503 | www.ElroyArt.com


Tilt-Shift America
Group Exhibition
Preview Reception - Wednesday, June 30th, 4-7pm
Opening Reception - Thursday, July 1st, 5-9pm
June 1, 2010 through July 30, 2010


Benjamin Benjamin Gallery and Elroy Artspace Gallery to Feature Tilt-Shift Fine Art
Photography in “Tilt-Shift America” Group Show During July’s First Thursday
Artwalk

Portland, OR (June 8, 2010) — Elroy Artspace gallery and Benjamin Benjamin
Gallery are pleased to announce Tilt-Shift America, a dual-gallery group exhibition
of fine art tilt-shift photography. The exhibition will include the works of seven
artists: Erynn Rose, Maureen Delaney, Bryan Solarski, Tony Fugere, Jiles
Sarkisian, Myah Bailey and Jackie Avery. In the region’s first exhibition exclusively
of this genre of photography, Tilt-Shift America aims to bring tilt-shift photography
from the fringe of interest and into the mainstream of our gallery audiences and to
all Portland art fans.

Of the gallery collaboration, Benjamin Benjamin gallerist Myah Bailey says: “When
planning this show some months ago our gallery was located in Hood River and we
wanted the shows’ reach to extend to Portland – Elroy Artspace was the first and
only gallery we considered partnering with because of its track record for presenting
and promoting beautiful shows.” Elroy Artspace gallerist Joe Staskerz says of the
partnership: “Elroy is honored to be aligned with Ben Ben – this showcase for tilt
shift is an important introduction to the local art scene, and I’ve watched with awe
the growth of their gallery and curation expertise. I can’t express how happy I am
with their move to Portland, and to be their neighboring gallery!”

Tilt-Shift America features the unique style of imagery which only tilt-shift
photography produces – that of a diorama-like scene. It is often used to simulate
miniature scenes, and referred also to as “Miniature Faking”.  Portland’s own Bent
Image Lab is credited with creating a process by which to apply this look to
movies/video.

The Artists:

Erynn Rose says that his goal is to try to show something which he finds fascinating
in every frame. Erynn looks for something new in places that he's visited many
times before, wanting to capture the growth and change of life, land, and
cityscapes. Rose says he utilizes anything film and digital with in-camera tricks and
digital post-processing, and loves to use techniques like tilt-shift to give an oftenseen
view new life and perspective.

Maureen Delaney: Through the meditative process of photographing my figure in
landscape I find peace and harmony within. The quiet beauty of the woods allows
me to free my analytical mind as I feel more connected to my body and in turn can
feel the energy (cont’d) nature. The touch of my nude flesh against the earth's floor
is very primal and instantly I feel a connection to mother nature. My photographic
journey is extremely personal and intuitive as I discover nature's sanctuaries within
our vast world. Upon further contemplation of each image, one can continually
discover new relationships and meanings.

Bryan Solarski is drawn to Tilt-shift's effect of photography which makes the images
more vivacious and inviting 'in miniature'. Representing the scenes this
way enables the viewer to reconnect with childhood by recalling the feeling of living
in a smaller world where scale seemed less cumbersome. These images are
reminiscent of his childhood memories and he hopes to parlay that playfulness and
innocence into his work. Solarski's tilt-shift work has been featured by Good.is as
well as by Exode.ca.

Tony Fugere is an artist consumed with the technical aspects of photography. He
explores with angles, lines and light in search of the photo that no one has seen.
Upon discovering tilt-shift faking (using digital photo manipulation software), he felt
compelled to play with the technique. He climbs to new heights (literally) in order to
capture a new miniature fake.

Jiles Sarkisian began experimenting with tilt-shift photography with the first
commercial lens available in 1971, and even invented an adaptation for it to the
then-popular Poloroid camera. With a firm grasp of understanding all matters
warranting the attention of international leaders, Jiles Sarkisian's mind resembles
that of Julius Caesar, but with a much quicker wit and humor. His travels fuel his art
and love, and Sarkisian possesses a virility and appetite for both perhaps on par
with the formidable seed-spreading Temujin. His athletic prowess is legendary, but
are the lesser of reasons for his successes. As for his other genetic gifts, he
assures that our greatest imagination may barely traipse upon the heights of their
magnificence... The artist provides no other information.

Myah Bailey is an artist living in Portland. Myah received a BFA in fine art
photography and telecommunications. A painter and graphic artist as well, Bailey is
also a curator and founder Benjamin Benjamin Art Gallery. She is inspired by the
beauty of the region and the Columbia River gorge, which is often evident in her art,
including her tilt-shift pieces.

Jackie Avery's paintings are like little scenes from a larger story which invites the
viewer to relate them to our own lives. Avery is drawn to quirky photographs and
old books as visual resources in creating her narrative pieces. Jackie lives, paints
and photographs in Portland, OR.

The Venues:

Elroy Artspace is a gallery of modern art whose mission is to enhance the human 

experience by introducing fine, fun art to those concerned with bringing color and 

beauty into the home and workspace.  Located at NW 17th & Lovejoy in Portland's 

Pearl District. (www.ElroyArtspace.com)

The artists at Benjamin Benjamin Gallery are established artists and emerging
talent from a variety of areas, who are interested in being a part of an energetic art
scene. Benjamin Benjamin Gallery's intention is to be a high energy hybrid of an
enjoyable art experience with a consumer emphasis.  (http://benjaminbenjamin.com)

Elroy Art Agency is a boutique agency whose raison d'être is creating and
promoting the brand visibility of artists and the venues where their work is shown
and sold. (www.ElroyArt.com)

For Media inquiries, additional information regarding July's Tilt-shift America show, Elroy
Artspace, Elroy Art Agency, or the sales or leasing of artworks please contact: Elroy Art
Agency: Joe@ElroyArt.com (503) 609-0503.

For additional information regarding July's Tilt-shift America show or Benjamin Benjamin
Gallery, please contact Myah Bailey: Myah@BenjaminBenjamin.com.

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Elroy Artspace Gallery Announces ʻDinosaurs & Diving Girlsʼ, a Solo Exhibition by Vintage Roadside's Jeff Kunkle of Fine Art Photography at The Original, a Dinerant in Portland, OR

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Media Contact:  Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency, 
Joe@ElroyArt.com  
(503) 609-0503  www.ElroyArt.com 

Elroy Artspace Gallery Announces ʻDinosaurs & Diving Girlsʼ, a Solo Exhibition by Vintage 
Roadside's Jeff Kunkle of Fine Art Photography at The Original, a Dinerant in Portland, OR

(download the entire 'Dinosaurs & Diving Girls' Jeff Kunkle Solo Show at The Original- A DInerant Press Release here) 

Portland, OR (May 14, 2010) — Elroy Artspace Gallery is pleased to announce Dinosaurs & Diving Girls, a solo exhibition of fine art photography by Jeff Kunkle. In the artistʼs first ever exhibition, Dinosaurs & Diving Girls, Kunkle introduces his artwork borne of passion for seeking out roadside history. A commercially published photographer whoʼs worked behind the lens for almost 30 years, Kunkle found his artistic voice with Vintage Roadside, a company he and wife Kelly Burg began with the goal of documenting this disappearing part of our history.

Dinosaurs & Diving Girls showcases art “created while traveling thousands of miles a year with Kelly, criss-crossing the country along old highways, seeking out and photographing whatʼs left of things built roughly from the 1930s through 1960s,” Jeff says, “or before the age of the Interstate.” Many of the places and things Jeff photographs were once a part of the everyday landscape - the mom & pop ʻroadside cultureʼ of architecture, signs, and tourist attractions that have been pushed out or pushed over by modern roads and a changing society.

“There's something about my passion for roadside history that in some strange way flipped a switch for me in how I see these things and shoot in a way I had not seen them before,” Jeff explains of the technical approach to his work, “and Vintage Roadside works with local historical societies, state and national resources to learn the back-story of the places we visit, because for us the value is the history behind them. And that's what Iʼm working to share in my photography.”

Jeff Kunkleʼs fine art photography is inspired by his love of American roadside history, but is fueled with a passion to have us all see it through eyes that make it fresh again. Jeff and his wife Kelly are also business partners in Vintage Roadside, taking them over the countryʼs backroads and forgotten by-ways much of the year, but they live in the creative epicenter of Portland, Oregon.

Elroy Artspace is curating this show at The Original, a Dinerant (located at 300 SW 6th Ave. in downtown Portland, OR). Elroy Artspace is a gallery whose mission is to enhance the human experience by introducing fine, fun art to design professionals and others concerned with bringing color and beauty into the home and workspace.

For Media inquiries, additional information regarding Elroy Artspace Gallery, Elroy Art Agency or Jeff Kunkle artwork sales and leasing, please contact: Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency: Joe@ElroyArt.com (503) 609-0503 www.ElroyArt.com.

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Elroy Artspace Gallery Announces ‘Shipwrecks of Sparta’, a George Perrou Solo Exhibition

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Media Contact:  Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency,
Joe@ElroyArt.com 
(503) 609-0503 
www.ElroyArt.com

Elroy Artspace Gallery Announces ‘Shipwrecks of Sparta’, a George Perrou Solo Exhibition  


 

(download the entire 'Shipwrecks of Sparta' George Perrou Solo Show at Elroy Artspace Press Release here)

Portland, OR (May 4, 2010) — Elroy Artspace Gallery is pleased to announce Shipwrecks of Sparta, a solo exhibition of new works by George Perrou.  In the artist’s first solo exhibition at the gallery, Shipwrecks of Sparta, Perrou builds upon the creative variation marked in his 2009 small piece series - when he introduced ‘distressed’ backgrounds to his popular ‘modscapes’ and unique atomic-age images.  On the experience, the artist said: “Giving the backgrounds a dual-colored effect allows me to infuse a different tonal quality to the paintings.  And the technique works particularly well for this series, adding a worn, aged effect as with an old nautical map which has gotten wet and dried several times and some of the ink has run.”

Shipwrecks of Sparta features Perrou’s trademark style of imagery inspired by the cartoons of his baby-boomer youth.  Nostalgic for a time before video games and text messages, Perrou rekindles a childlike sense of wonderment in his paintings, recalling an era when encyclopedia pictures and TV’s Jacques Cousteau brought more questions than answers to the mysteries of dark ocean depths and their theft of cargo and trade ships.  “The 1950's and 60's saw a rise in underwater discovery due to technological advances,” says Perrou, “and art based upon the bottles and other vessels which archeologists brought to the surface found their way into many contemporary homes of the era.”  

Infusing the paintings of these re-claimed cargo with the unique shapes that have come to immediately identify a painting as ‘a Perrou’ brings us generations ahead, and into the mid-century era which he so tactically creates. The now-iconic shapes he uses were created early on in his career and have become Perrou’s trademark, and as Perrou’s direction has evolved his aesthetic remains cohesive.  His canvases consistently feature brightly hued flat colors painted in crisply defined planes of space, forming shapes and optical perspectives clearly separated by impeccably clean, sharp, and precise geometric line-work.

George Perrou’s art is inspired by mid-century animation, and gives nods to Miro, Kandinsky and Calder. Channeling the Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. cartoons of his youth, Perrou's is a style all his own, painting colorful abstractions of reality onto the canvas using retro and modern colors in acrylic.  George lives and paints in the creative epicenter of Portland, Oregon.

Elroy Artspace is a gallery whose mission is to enhance the human experience
by introducing fine, fun art to design professionals and others concerned
with bringing color and beauty into the home and workspace.  Visit Elroy
Artspace at 1730 NW Lovejoy #103, Portland, OR, 97209

  



Elroy Art Agency is a boutique agency whose raison d'être is creating brand identities
and promoting the visibility of artists and the venues that sell their work. (www.ElroyArt.com)

For Media inquiries, additional information regarding Elroy Artspace, Elroy
Art Agency or artwork sales and leasing, please contact: Elroy Art Agency:
info@ElroyArt.com (503) 609-0503.

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Elroy Artspace Gallery in Portland, OR to Feature Newbrow Art in “Beans & Franks” Dual Show In May’s First Thursday Artwalk

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Media Contact:  Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency,
Joe@ElroyArt.com
(503) 609-0503 
www.ElroyArt.com



Elroy Artspace Gallery in Portland, OR to Feature Newbrow Art in “Beans & Franks” Dual Show In May’s First Thursday Artwalk

Portland, OR – April 19th, 2010:  Elroy Artspace Gallery is proud to
host the "Beans & Franks - American New Brow" art exhibition 
opening on May 6th, 2010 at 5:00.  Painters Chris Haberman from 
Portland and Florida's Panhandle Slim collaborate by painting dual 
renditions of American iconic figures and Portland celebrities from the 
literary, civil rights, political and musical worlds.  The show will be 
accented with pots of franks and beans, cheezy-puff balls and folksy 
beer from sponsor Captured by Porches Brewing from St. Helens, OR.

Chris Haberman calls his Outsider art ‘New Brow’ as a fresh sprout on
the branch of the Lowbrow genre.  His paintings are a novel take on 
the cartoon-tainted abstract surrealism we love, as he creates a mash-up 
of images pushed together with painted words, objects and societal 
ephermera to form the background for an integrated puzzle of human 
figures which embody the complexity of modern life.  Chris is a voraciously 
active artist also as a curator, writer, rock star and organizer!  Try to keep
up with him on Facebook, and look for his new website, coming soon.

Panhandle Slim is Scott Causey Stanton from Sharpstown, Florida.  Before
landing to paint in this very small place on the outskirts of a small place in 
the Gulf Coast Panhandle, Slim has traveled just about every highway and 
stopped at just about every exit across the U.S. as a band leader and 
former pro skateboarder.  There he found the inspirations brought to his 
paintings.  “I love music and I love painting, they both just calm my nerves 
and bring me peace,” says Slim, “and I usually listen to music and paint the 
folk that I am listening to at that time.” 

Elroy Artspace is a gallery whose mission is to enhance the human experience
by introducing fine, fun art to design professionals and others concerned
with bringing color and beauty into the home and workspace.  (www.ElroyArt.com)  


For Media inquiries, additional information regarding Elroy Artspace, Elroy
Art Agency or artwork sales and leasing, please contact: Elroy Art Agency:
info@ElroyArt.com (503) 609-0503.

   
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Elroy Artspace Gallery Curates "Fresh, Hot & Percolated" Art Show at The Original-A Dinerant in Portland, OR

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Media Contact:  Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency,
Joe@ElroyArt.com
(503) 609-0503 
www.ElroyArt.com


Elroy Artspace Gallery Curates "Fresh, Hot & Percolated" Art Show at The Original-A Dinerant in Portland, OR

Portland, OR – April 19th, 2010: 

The Original presents a First Thursday opening reception of Mid-Century inspired 
art with "Fresh, Hot & Percolated"

The Original, Portland's downtown destination for all-day dining, renews the spirit 
of diners and supper clubs from the 1950s and 60s by serving up playful variations 
on the era's standards of food, art and design.

Come and enjoy an evening of mid-century art and that much deserved First 
Thursday nightcap. Settle into a spacious booth for a night of conversation and a 
cocktail, or stretch out in our plush retro-luxe banquette for an elegant dinner.

With an innovative and colorful menu of classic favorites in an atmosphere that's 
stylish, sophisticated and cool, The Original honors the past as it listens in on the 
pulse of Portland's adventurous and evolving tastes.

The Original: Eat. Drink. Gather.

The Artists:

El Gato Gomez is the show-name of CZM, a Pittsburgh-based artist with a mad 
passion for mid-century modern design. Her work is a caricature of the modern 
design revolution, and from the premise of encouraging playfulness and wild 
creativity while maintaining the dignity of form and balance.  Vintage cartoons and 
advertising graphics and modern furniture design serve as catalysts to her creative 
process.  CZM has shown in galleries in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Joel Pirela is a graphic and custom knife designer from Miami, FL, who translates
mid-century modern furniture, architecture and important figures of the 1950's 
into basic graphic forms to communicate a message where the lines and colors 
speak loudly.  His first Mod graphic was borne of the desire for his daughter to 
learn the names of the designers who he and his wife love so much, so they 
created “The Alphabet of Modern Design” as a teaching tool.

George Perrou’s art is inspired by mid-century animation, and gives nods to Miro, 
Kandinsky and Calder. Perrou's is a style all his own, painting colorful abstractions 
of reality onto the canvas using retro and modern colors in acrylic.  George lives 
and paints in the creative epicenter of Portland, Oregon.

Elroy Artspace is a gallery whose mission is to enhance the human experience by 
introducing fine, fun art to design professionals and others concerned with bringing 
color and beauty into the home and workspace.  (www.ElroyArt.com) 

For Media inquiries, additional information regarding Elroy Artspace, Elroy Art Agency 
or George Perrou artwork sales and leasing, please contact: Elroy Art Agency: 
info@ElroyArt.com (503) 609-0503.
   
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The Seattle Channel’s ART ZONE with Nancy Guppy to Feature Artist Kelly Neidig in April 2nd, 2010 Episode

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Media Contact: Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency
Joe@ElroyArt.com
(503) 609-0503
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 (Download full Artist Kelly Neidig on Art Zone Press Release here)

The Seattle Channel’s ART ZONE with Nancy Guppy to Feature Artist Kelly Neidig in April 2^nd, 2010 Episode

Seattle, WA – March 31^st, 2010: The Seattle Channel’s ‘Art Zone’ program will feature the fine art of Portland, Oregon painter Kelly Neidig, in its Friday, April 2^nd episode. Host Nancy Guppy discovered Kelly’s fine art colorfield landscapes in oil during her showing in the “Representing Abstraction” show last Fall at the Museum of Northwest Art in La Connor, WA. 

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