Art in Focus: The Legacy of the Photo-Secession Movement
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 6-8 pm | Free
What makes a photograph a work of art? How do artists continue to use early photographic processes to create contemporary works of art?
Join us at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts for an evening of community conversation, exhibition presentation, food, and more as you explore these questions, and our latest exhibition Photo-Secession: Painterly Masterworks of Turn-of-the-Century Photography
The evening will start with an overview presentation of the exhibition by Senior Curator Alisa McCusker, who will highlight some of her favorite objects. After the presentation, visitors will have the opportunity to explore the galleries and engage with local artists about selected artworks that resonate with them or relate to their own artistic practices.
Before the event ends, make sure to visit the interactive photography corner, where you can capture your own “painterly” photos and practice your portrait-taking skills while enjoying snacks and drinks in the UMFA Great Hall.
We look forward to seeing you there, and make sure to visit The City Library table for information and resources!
Participating Artists:
Edward J. Bateman
Edward Bateman is a professor at the University of Utah. His work has been included in textbooks, including editorial and image contributions to Seizing the Light: A Social and Aesthetic History of Photography. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Bateman’s work has been shown in over 28 countries.
Instagram: @edward_bateman_art | Website: http://www.ebateman.com
Laurel Caryn
Ms. Caryn received her B.A. in English, and her M.F.A. in Photography; both from the University of Utah. She has continued her research into alternative photographic processes, including bromoil, platinum/palladium, cyanotype, liquid emulsion, and gum printing. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally. Her work incorporates installation, staged photography, and mixed media. She holds the position of Professor/Lecturer at the University of Utah. She currently teaches studio classes in Darkroom Film Photography, 19th and 20th Century Photographic Processes, and Senior Photography Portfolio. Ms. Caryn lives and works in Salt Lake City
Website: www.laurelcaryn.com
Dave Hyams
David Hyams is an artist and independent educator based in Salt Lake City, Utah. David works with a variety of photographic media, creating art about the West, and is interested in the intersection of the environment of the high desert and the people and cultures that call the West home. He owns Luminaria SLC, a photographic studio that offers heirloom tintype portraits, and specializes in historical photographic techniques, which he has been researching for almost three decades.
Carlos Guzman
Carlos Guzman’s photography journey began in 2019, sparked by a weekend with friends and a borrowed camera. What started as an adventure evolved into a passion for capturing light and identity. His work features gritty portraits inspired by the "Chicano goth" aesthetic, reflecting his LA roots. Guzman’s bold, minimalist studio portraits convey the raw essence of his subjects, while his lifestyle and documentary photography celebrate Salt Lake City’s counterculture. A devoted film photographer, he appreciates the intentional process of shooting on film, often found with his Pentax medium format camera, capturing the beauty of the Wasatch Front and its diverse communities.
Adelaide Ryder
Adelaide Ryder is a photographer and artist working in Salt Lake City, Utah. As the UMFA’s lead photographer and digital assets manager, she spends her days hiding in the museum’s basement with the permanent collection. Her nights are spent teaching, making art, and playing with cameras for fun. Adelaide teaches traditional darkroom photography studio classes and the history of photography at Westminster University and has a thriving private photography studio practice. She is passionate about teaching people how to tell stories with a camera. By incorporating play and experimentation into her lessons, her students learn to create and express themselves through capturing light and freezing the decisive moment.
Roger Tuttle
It started out innocently enough; go to Kmart, buy some Kodak Tri-X film and take some photos with a buddy. This time though, we developed and printed the film in his mom’s laundry room. No amount of Tide was getting this stain out!
Website: https://rogertuttle.com/index.html
Arthur Wesley Dow, American, 1857–1922, Silhouetted Trees, circa 1910, Cyanotype print on paper
