Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 22
David Hilliard, Bluebird (detail)
Lorna Simpson, Mouths (detail)
Allen Birnbach, Untitled (detail)
July 18 - 29
July 18 - 22
July 25 - 29
Lorna Simpson
Allen Birnbach
Skill Level: III & IV
Skill Level: II & III
Concept: This workshop looks at photographic practice and conceptual methods
behind photography. There are many different ways to work with photography: found
objects that relate to the historical archive,
appropriation, performance-based works and
modes of presentation. Lorna presents a variety of contemporary artists who use photography in these ways.
Concept: Light--whether natural or artificial--is
essential to a great image. This workshop provides a clear understanding of lighting theory
and its relationship to form, texture and content. We cover tools for measuring, creating
and shaping light in both indoor and outdoor
situations, using daylight, strobes and hot
lights. The goal is to give the photographer a
tool set for using light in any situation to serve
the creative vision.
Photographic Print as Idea
& Object
David Hilliard & Jonathan Singer
Skill Level: III & IV
Concept: This two-week workshop encourages students to explore the many levels of
thinking about, shooting and printing photographs. Examine in depth the concepts, craft
and history behind the images we make and
how we shape our studio practices. This is a
critique-based experience with strong emphasis on the craft of fine art digital printmaking
and work flow. Jonathan and David work with
each student to design an optimal work flow
suited to individual working styles and goals.
Concepts in Photography
Media & Techniques: Digital SLR cameras,
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 and Epson digital printers.
Media & Techniques: Digital photography, digital
printmaking and digital work flow using Adobe
Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop.
Activities: Activities include individual and group
critiques, discussions of works-in-progress, studio time and photographic presentations.
Activities: Daily activities include presentations on artists’ projects, readings and field
trips. Each student works on an individual project, either continuing an ongoing body of work
or jumping into something new. We question
and refine our technical choices and further
define our personal visions, considering the
photograph as both image and fine art object.
Faculty: Lorna Simpson received her MFA
from the University of California, San Diego.
Her work has been exhibited at the Museum
of Modern Art, New York; the Museum of
Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Miami Art
Museum; and the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. She has participated in such important
international exhibitions as the Hugo Boss Prize
at the Guggenheim Museum, New York, and
Documenta XI in Kassel, Germany. In 2010, her
work was the subject of a retrospective at the
Walker Art Center, and was included in group
shows at the Museum of Modern Art and the
Ellipse Foundation.
www.lsimpsonstudio.com
Faculty: David Hilliard received an MFA from Yale
University. He is currently an assistant professor at
the Massachusetts College of Art & Design. David
exhibits his photographs nationally and internationally and has won numerous awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship and Guggenheim Fellowship.
www.davidhilliard.com
Jonathan Singer is a photographer, print maker
and founder of Singer Editions, a fine art digital
printmaking atelier. www.singereditions.com
Mastering Light
Media & Techniques: Digital SLRs, in-studio
single light sources, multi-light setups, on-location strobes and natural light.
Activities: Daily activities include demonstrations, either in-studio or on location, followed
by student exercises in the same environment.
We progress from simple setups to complex
ones to build student confidence.
Faculty: Allen Birnbach has worked as a photographer for over 30 years. His client assignments have taken him to over 20 countries,
and resulting images have been recognized in
Photo District News, The New York Art Director’s Club One Show, Print magazine, Communication Arts magazine, and Photo Design
magazine, among others. He is an instructor
at the University of California at Los Angeles
Extension and teaches workshops worldwide.
www.allenbirnbach.com
Sponsored by Karen and Jim Frank
Tuition: $1400 / Studio Support Cost: $1800
Studio Fee: $175 Code: P0719 Enrollment Limit 10
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Tuition: $1145 / Studio Support Cost: $1345
Studio Fee: $125 Code: P0718 Enrollment Limit 10
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Tuition: $1145 / Studio Support Cost: $1345
Studio Fee: $150 Code: P0820 Enrollment Limit 10