honorable mention
Jack Long united states
title
The Hole Series
My aim is to produce the image in a single photographic capture. Digital composition is not used to produce even the most complex formations. My primary goal as an artist and photographer is to create the most visually interesting and aesthetically pleasing images possible. While there is much serendipity and chaos, the concept of what I am trying to achieve is rigorously planned. The art is very much in the process of creating these images. A bit of performance, a dance with fluids, technology and photography. They become very temporary three-dimensional sculptures. Photography, through composition and lighting, are the only means to view these very brief events.
The current Series involves creating a flowing tank of "dark" water. The water flows toward a central flared opening/drain area. Through this opening in the surface I eject various fountain formations into aerial suspension.
Photographic Artist
Born Wisconsin, USA 1958
Education:
Earned two Applied Arts Associates Degrees from Milwaukee Area Technical School.
Photography and Graphic Design/Technical Illustration
Participated in creative field workshops under Jean Paul Caponigro in 2003 and
Rocky Mountain School of Photography in 2000
Professional experience:
Employed or self employed as professional advertising photographer for over 30
years, producing images in a wide range of venues for a large variety of clients.
Early Photographic Arts Experience:
Participated in numerous gallery group shows through the last twenty-five years.
Gallery presence at Almont Gallery, Waukesha, WI, 2002-2004
Participated in numerous juried regional outdoor Art Fairs during 2003.
2010-2016 High Speed Liquids Photography
Published in numerous European on line publications for my fluid photography.
Published on the American ABC News Blog for Vessels and Blooms series.
Picked up by many on line blogs, including Colossal, Web Oddyseum,
HyperAllergic, and many others.
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entry description
My concentration over the past six years is to photograph liquids captured in aerial suspension with high speed photography. It is very visually appealing to see it produced as a well crafted piece of art. Working with various self-constructed fountains, devices and technology, my artistic outlet over recent years has been to produce unique liquid compositions.My aim is to produce the image in a single photographic capture. Digital composition is not used to produce even the most complex formations. My primary goal as an artist and photographer is to create the most visually interesting and aesthetically pleasing images possible. While there is much serendipity and chaos, the concept of what I am trying to achieve is rigorously planned. The art is very much in the process of creating these images. A bit of performance, a dance with fluids, technology and photography. They become very temporary three-dimensional sculptures. Photography, through composition and lighting, are the only means to view these very brief events.
The current Series involves creating a flowing tank of "dark" water. The water flows toward a central flared opening/drain area. Through this opening in the surface I eject various fountain formations into aerial suspension.
about the photographer
Jack LongPhotographic Artist
Born Wisconsin, USA 1958
Education:
Earned two Applied Arts Associates Degrees from Milwaukee Area Technical School.
Photography and Graphic Design/Technical Illustration
Participated in creative field workshops under Jean Paul Caponigro in 2003 and
Rocky Mountain School of Photography in 2000
Professional experience:
Employed or self employed as professional advertising photographer for over 30
years, producing images in a wide range of venues for a large variety of clients.
Early Photographic Arts Experience:
Participated in numerous gallery group shows through the last twenty-five years.
Gallery presence at Almont Gallery, Waukesha, WI, 2002-2004
Participated in numerous juried regional outdoor Art Fairs during 2003.
2010-2016 High Speed Liquids Photography
Published in numerous European on line publications for my fluid photography.
Published on the American ABC News Blog for Vessels and Blooms series.
Picked up by many on line blogs, including Colossal, Web Oddyseum,
HyperAllergic, and many others.
back to gallery
