d a v i d j o h n d r o w



The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
~ Marcel Proust

The inspiration for this body of work came to me while working in my garden, where the most interesting things happen on a very small scale; things that at first glance appear quite ordinary, but turn out to be, on closer inspection, sublimely beautiful.

Most of these photographs were taken in my backyard, and the images reflect a direct communion with fleeting natural phenomena in the process of living and changing from moment to moment. I realized I didn't have to travel far to find interesting landscapes; I just had to enter deeply into my own garden, where there resides a seemingly infinite number of living things. Because the subjects are "in their element," they have an immediacy and wildness that cannot be captured in a studio or as a specimen.

One thing I strive for in all of my images is extreme simplicity. I pay close attention to the light and contrast of the environment. By using selective focus, I am able to isolate subtle details not seen by passing perception, while at the same time convey the subjects' ephemeral presence.


Galleries

ClampArt -  521- 531 West 25th St., New York, NY 10001, 646.230.0020

L. Nowlin Gallery -  1202-A West Sixth St., Austin, TX 78703, 512.626.9301
Oswald Gallery -  165 N. Center St., Jackson, WY 83001, 307.734.8100

Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery-  1202 Dragon St. Ste. 3, Dallas, TX 75207, 214.969.1852

Collections

The Wittliff Collections, Albert B. Alkek Library, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX


Exhibitions


2010 Solo Show, L. Nowlin Gallery, Austin, TX  3/1 - 4/11
2009- 2010 "Nueva Luz : New Light", The Wittliff Collections, San Marcos,TX 10/17 - 3/13/10
2009 TPS 18: International Compitition, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, TX - 9/09
2009 "Creature Feature," Studio2 Gallery, Austin, Tx, 6/20 - 7/19/09
2008 "Wanderlust: Points of Passage", Robot Art Gallery, San Antonio, Tx, 9/5 - 10/21
2008 Group show at Photos Do Not Bend Gallery, Dallas Tx, "twenty-one," 6/21 - 7/19
2007-2008 Solo show, The Garden, at Oswald Gallery, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
2007 Tractorbeam, Dallas Tx, "East Meets West"
2004 Solo show at La Pena Gallery in Austin, Texas: "The Serpent Shadow"
2001 Texas Photographic Society 10 National Competition, Elizabeth Ferrer, juror
1998 Texas Photographic Society Annual Governor's Exhibition, Bill Hunt, juror
1997 Texas Photographic Society Open Competition
1996 Texas Photographic Society Annual Governor's Exhibition, Roy Flukinger, juror
1989 Book of Days competition and calendar publication

Multi-Media

2007 Cover and feature in October 2007 issue of Black and White Magazine
2003 Stills for Trio Cable Channel documentary, "Outlaw Comic: The Censorship of Bill Hicks"
2002 Photo illustrations for "American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story" by Cynthia True
1994 Stills for HBO documentary "It's Just a Ride"
1993-2002 Publication in GQ, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Maxim and Uncut magazines
2001 CD cover for "Philosophy: The Best of Bill Hicks"
1994 CD cover for "Arizona Bay"


 
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