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 © Mary Ellen Bartley, Untitled 20, Paperbacks series, 2009. Archival pigment print, 12x18"  © Mary Ellen Bartley, Untitled 22, Paperbacks series, 2009. Archival pigment print, 12x18"  © Mary Ellen Bartley, Untitled 23, Paperbacks series, 2009. Archival pigment print, 12x18" |
Mary Ellen Bartley Born: Bronx, NY Resides: Wainscott, NY Selected Exhibitions: Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA 2009 Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA 2009 Islip Museum, Islip, NY 2009 Atlantic Gallery, Chelsea, NY 2009 Solar Gallery, East Hampton, NY 2009 Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY 2008 Education: BFA, Purchase College Awards: People/Places/Things: an International Photo Competition Celebrating En Foco's 35th Anniversary, 2009 (Honorable Mention) Photolucida Critical Mass 2009 (Finalist) Hey, Hot Shot! First Edition 2009 (Honorable Mention) Artist Statement: In the Paperbacks series, I was interested in creating a circumscribed project where simple objects are arranged, studied and photographed in a particular light, then slightly rearranged and restudied. I’m exploring the possibility of creating beautiful even emotionally moving images by photographing mundane things in a purely formal way, investigating their visual qualities and relationships without assigning them much meaning or significance. The palette I discovered in the stacks, containing chalky Necco wafer pastels, fog grays and tooth colored whites, creates a calm meditative atmosphere. The quiet colors and the deliberate exclusion of clues to the books’ contents serve to mute the narratives, information and ideas the books must contain - implying that the act of simply looking can be enough in a photograph. Website: www.maryellenbartley.com |
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