Richard
Mazer
Venice: In Anticipation of "Un Ballo in Maschera"
(Verdi)
carbon pigment photo, 91/2" x 61/4", $300 |
Richard
Mazer
ENTRANCE GALLERY
For Richard Mazer, photography has been a sixty-year investigation
of the potential inherent in black and white imaging. At first,
like many photographers, he sought to represent and then enhance
the beauty of the natural world. He traveled widely, and worked
extensively in his adopted state of Vermont, in this quest. More
recently he has brought a surreal flavor into his combination of
image and caption. Mazer believes that the most intense experience
in photography occurs "when the viewer realizes that his interaction
with the image is on both conscious and unconscious levels. The
effort of self-exploration this awareness can stimulate, both intellectually
and emotionally, is the ultimate objective of this genre of fine-art
photography." His work is found in private collections as well
as those of the Fleming Museum in Burlington and the Israel Museum
in Jerusalem. This is his first solo exhibition of limited-edition
carbon pigment prints. |
