{"id":38087,"date":"2017-06-21T09:08:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T15:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=38087"},"modified":"2018-09-22T20:28:05","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T02:28:05","slug":"st-georges-dappled-photo-talent-in-sight-site-by-alisha-burton-on-june-21-2017%e2%80%a2-leave-a-comment-we-invite-people-who-carry-a-camera-in-their-pocket-to-explore-this-cre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/st-georges-dappled-photo-talent-in-sight-site-by-alisha-burton-on-june-21-2017%e2%80%a2-leave-a-comment-we-invite-people-who-carry-a-camera-in-their-pocket-to-explore-this-cre\/","title":{"rendered":"St. George\u2019s Dappled Photo Talent in Sight Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"entry\">\u201cWe invite people who carry a camera in their pocket to explore this creative art form that mirrors and shapes everyday life,\u201d writes curator Kathy Cieslewicz of the Sears Museum\u2019s new photography exhibit\u00a0<em>Sight Site<\/em>, which opened June 19.It certainly seems that the idea of \u201ceveryday life\u201d lies in the eye of the beholder, or at least the holder of the camera lens, in this very diverse photography exhibit. Perhaps as a consequence of a show curated by the geographic residence of the photographers themselves,\u00a0<em>Sight Site<\/em>\u00a0presents a sort of stone soup medley of photographic styles and subjects. The majority of pieces are a straightforward homage to Southwest landscapes and fauna, though there are several unique series that explore abstracted or urban landscapes as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39559\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Deborah-Bice-Sand-Series.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-39559\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Deborah-Bice-Sand-Series-1200x800.jpg\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deborah Bice Sand Series<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of the landscapes, there is a particularly succinct series depicting formations of sand by Deborah Bice. Her \u201cFalling Sands\u201d shows sand pouring like a delicate waterfall from a pocket of sandstone while \u201cRhythm of Sand\u201d\u00a0provides a pleasing contrast, with its huge, semi-abstract dunes. A set of exquisitely delicate silverprints by David Pettit also provide a nice black-and-white grouping within the show.<\/p>\n<p>A third featured series depicts landscapes that \u201chide in plain sight,\u201d or as Jasper Johns said, \u201care seen and not looked at.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0A dozen small, untitled photographs by Gene Butera examine the textures and color combinations that might adorn a decrepit wall or battered floor or industrial fence. A former art director for\u00a0<em>Car and Driver\u00a0<\/em>magazine, Butera\u2019s easy handling of composition and color show an experienced hand and trained eye in pieces that, far from being a game of \u201cI Spy,\u201d stand solidly as unique abstracts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39560\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Gene-Butera-Smalls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39560 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Gene-Butera-Smalls-1200x800.jpg\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photographs by Gene Butera<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Interspersed within\u00a0<em>Sight Site<\/em>\u00a0are other subjects as well, including some urban landscapes by Frank Huff, and a few unique figures by Nick Adams tucked into the northeast corner.<\/p>\n<p>While the wide variety of work included in\u00a0<em>Sight Site<\/em>\u00a0makes for a difficult review, it does reflect the diversity of the local photographic community, and allows the viewer to wander through \u201call things counter, original, spare, strange\u2026\u201d as the poem goes, and it\u2019s worth a trip to enjoy St. George\u2019s \u201cdappled\u201d photographic talent.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sight Site\u00a0continues at Dixie State University\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/searsart.com\/\">Sears Art Museum Gallery<\/a>\u00a0through August 18th.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe invite people who carry a camera in their pocket to explore this creative art form that mirrors and shapes everyday life,\u201d writes curator Kathy Cieslewicz of the Sears Museum\u2019s new photography exhibit\u00a0Sight Site, which opened June 19.It certainly seems that the idea of \u201ceveryday life\u201d lies in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1537,"featured_media":38088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_piecal_is_event":false,"_piecal_start_date":"","_piecal_end_date":"","_piecal_is_allday":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibition_reviews","category-visual_arts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gene-Butera-Smalls-1200x800.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-25 19:27:56","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1537"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38087"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38146,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38087\/revisions\/38146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}