By Henry Vega
Henry Vega
Floral Still Lifes
Photography
November 7th n December 3rd, 2012
PRINCETON, NJ n Henry Vega will exhibit his recent photographic series, Floral Still Lifes, at Small World Café Gallery, 14 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ from November 7th through December 3rd. The series ties together his interest in gardening, graphic design and painting. He will be present to discuss his work at an opening reception at Small World on November 9th from 6:00n8:00 p.m. All works on exhibit will be available for sale.
About the Series: Floral Still Life features studies inspired by the work of master still life photographers. Working with teacher Peter Cook at the Arts Council of Princeton, Vega focused on motion, light, abstraction, and painterly quality. He chose to limit the images to simple elements: vase; a single flower—tulip, Calla lily, or safari sunset; and limited color palette on a white background.
To produce stark images in vivid color, Vega employed overexposure, light sources of different color temperatures, oversaturation, exaggerated scale, and an emphasis on geometry. The result is brushstroke-like elements with blurred edges, a rich color palette, and a sense of motion.
About Henry Vega: Vega earned a B.S. in Interior Design at Drexel University in 1999. He worked as an interior designer for 10 years at architecture firms in Philadelphia In 2008, he moved with his partner of 11 years to Princeton. In the wake of the economic recession of 2008, Vega turned his attentions to his real passion, photography. Since then, he has explored street, event, portrait, and still life photography. In 2010 he joined the staff of the Princeton University Art Museum, where he has become the event photographer.
For information contact:
Henry Vega
Mobile: (215) 307-6446
info@hvegaphoto.com
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