Gallery 54 announces ‘Limited Edition’ exhibition
Gallery 54 will host its’ first art show of 2020 with the opening of a special, “Limited Edition” exhibition featuring never before seen images created by Central New York-based photographic artist, Tom Dwyer.
The opening for this month-long show will be held at the gallery Sept. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m.
As of this writing, all the images in this show, with one exception, have been created this year, according to Dwyer, in an effort to communicate what it was about the subject that moved him to create the photograph.
“All art changes with time just as the work of all artists changes with each experience and completed piece,” Dwyer said.
Striving to create photographs that communicate something “about” his subjects as opposed to simply “of” his subjects continue to be a challenge and likely always will.
“This effort accounts for all the images in the upcoming Gallery 54 show,” Dwyer said.
Dwyer decided to introduce “very” limited edition prints, only 12 prints will ever be made of each limited edition photograph.
“Because the harder I work at creating images “about” my subjects, the more my work changes, and because of these changes I expect what I am producing today will not be representative of my work in the future, just as today’s work is often not representative of past efforts,” he said.
On Saturday, Sept. 26, the day after the show’s opening, Dwyer will host a series of free, one-on-one workshops at the gallery, with subjects chosen by individual participants.
“I want this to be an opportunity for people to get questions about photography answered ranging from the operation of their camera to questions about the ‘how-to’ of creating the photograph itself,” he said.
To reserve time for a one-on-one workshop just contact Dwyer by telephone at 315-420-3513.
Dwyer classifies himself as a “landscape photographer” noting that he strives to demonstrate that meaningful images of the grand landscapes as well as compositions within the landscape can be created wherever we might find ourselves. To further illustrate this belief, he says, all of the images in this September show were created in Upstate New York.
Known by many throughout Central New York for his nature photography workshops, Dwyer hopes this show will help illustrate the value to fellow photographers of striving to create photographs “about” their subjects.
Toward that end, he has extended a special invitation to members of photography clubs in the greater Central New York area, as well as alumni of his workshops, to celebrate the opening of this show with him on the 25th.
“Any Central New York photography club member or workshop alumni identifying himself/herself during the opening of this show will be eligible for a 15% discount on any photograph in the show or limited edition print ordered during the opening,” he said.
