Comments for Blue Mitchell http://bluemitchell.com Fine Art Photography Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:21:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Introducing Diffusion Magazine – Unconventional Photography by Michael Van der Tol http://bluemitchell.com/?p=464&cpage=1#comment-45 Michael Van der Tol Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:21:57 +0000 http://bluemitchell.com/wordpress/?p=464#comment-45 Congrats Blue, this is going to be a great success! Congrats Blue, this is going to be a great success!

]]> Comment on Four: Contemporary Approaches to Photography by Llorenç http://bluemitchell.com/?p=456&cpage=1#comment-44 Llorenç Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:16:22 +0000 http://bluemitchell.com/wordpress/?p=456#comment-44 I'm waiting for the opening video... Was a great exhibition for sure! I’m waiting for the opening video… Was a great exhibition for sure!

]]> Comment on Four: Contemporary Approaches to Photography by Michael Van der Tol http://bluemitchell.com/?p=456&cpage=1#comment-43 Michael Van der Tol Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:29:28 +0000 http://bluemitchell.com/wordpress/?p=456#comment-43 Congrats Blue! Wish I could be there to see your amazing work. Congrats Blue! Wish I could be there to see your amazing work.

]]> Comment on Winter Walk by Kathy http://bluemitchell.com/?p=78&cpage=1#comment-27 Kathy Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:53:12 +0000 http://bluemitchell.com/wordpress/?p=78#comment-27 Wonderful! Wonderful!

]]> Comment on Mythos closes @ Space 204 by Shannon Dagher http://bluemitchell.com/?p=206&cpage=1#comment-26 Shannon Dagher Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:01:00 +0000 http://bluemitchell.com/wordpress/?p=206#comment-26 I love that image, Blue. Very E.A. Poe. Congrats again on the rave review; well-deserved and not the last to come... :) I love that image, Blue. Very E.A. Poe. Congrats again on the rave review; well-deserved and not the last to come… :)

]]> Comment on Mythos – Time Lapse Exhibition by wade sears http://bluemitchell.com/?p=202&cpage=1#comment-23 wade sears Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:47:00 +0000 http://bluemitchell.com/wordpress/?p=202#comment-23 once again, the medium of photography is undergoing a process of definition; is photography an inherent art form into itself or an extension of print-making; as Richard Benson, former dean at Yale school of art, considers it. as a mechanical means of reproduction, this is a valid point; the photographer selects the space as a representative of the idea and prints the object to be presented to the audience. it seems that this is a moot question, as most photographers now act more like a director of a play that is recorded as an artifact of the staged event.<br/> in this regard we still are enamored of the view of the pictorialists, an idea that can through great expense be staged or a collection of images pieced together to recreate an idea sketched out that has a more universal symbolism. unlike Jerry Uelsmann or Joel-Peter Witkin before him, blue mitchell utilizes whatever technology available to create the series 'mythos'. <br/> an interesting thing occurs as i view these physical objects, how they are different from how i had seen the images previously. in our current era, we have the ability to view works without being in the presence of the actual object via a number of outlets: book reproductions, television, and increasingly, the internet. most photographers know of the technical difficulty of reproducing the imagery on a reflective surface ( paper or other substrate ) from a image on backlit monitor of the computer screen; but in viewing the images on Mitchell's website, some images showed their seams, the division of the combinations placed together to create the works. <br/> while this is true of the pigment prints, what i believe are an intermediate stage towards the transfer works; this is not true of the more traditional silver prints. these works are more seamless in their blending of negatives and a great deal more subtle, the more time i spent with them the more details emerged from the background interacting within the larger idea, not just the primary subject.<br/>nowhere is this more evident in the image 'rising to utopia'; where the overall image is of a storm clouded sky, like many seen in winter in the pacific northwest; from the tangle of grey and black abstractions a figure rises by umbrella to fulfill the action of the title.<br/> overwhelming the similarly themed, but more traditionally framed paper prints, the beauty of the transfer works cannot be overstated. the technique used creates a textural sensuous surface that adds to the sense of dreaming and lends another level of subjective meaning into these symbolically charged works. <br/> this title, 'mythos', is quite appropriate for these works as we are given a variety of presentations of thematically linked imagery. from silver-gelatin prints with their Uelsmann-esque blending techniques; the more computer constructed pigment prints; and finally the transfer prints and their allusions to the techniques of the daguerreotypes and older processes. this allows the viewer a glimpse into Mitchell's personal journey as this series develops and how the individual techniques convey the symbolic message from the personal to the collective memory. once again, the medium of photography is undergoing a process of definition; is photography an inherent art form into itself or an extension of print-making; as Richard Benson, former dean at Yale school of art, considers it. as a mechanical means of reproduction, this is a valid point; the photographer selects the space as a representative of the idea and prints the object to be presented to the audience. it seems that this is a moot question, as most photographers now act more like a director of a play that is recorded as an artifact of the staged event.
in this regard we still are enamored of the view of the pictorialists, an idea that can through great expense be staged or a collection of images pieced together to recreate an idea sketched out that has a more universal symbolism. unlike Jerry Uelsmann or Joel-Peter Witkin before him, blue mitchell utilizes whatever technology available to create the series ‘mythos’.
an interesting thing occurs as i view these physical objects, how they are different from how i had seen the images previously. in our current era, we have the ability to view works without being in the presence of the actual object via a number of outlets: book reproductions, television, and increasingly, the internet. most photographers know of the technical difficulty of reproducing the imagery on a reflective surface ( paper or other substrate ) from a image on backlit monitor of the computer screen; but in viewing the images on Mitchell’s website, some images showed their seams, the division of the combinations placed together to create the works.
while this is true of the pigment prints, what i believe are an intermediate stage towards the transfer works; this is not true of the more traditional silver prints. these works are more seamless in their blending of negatives and a great deal more subtle, the more time i spent with them the more details emerged from the background interacting within the larger idea, not just the primary subject.
nowhere is this more evident in the image ‘rising to utopia’; where the overall image is of a storm clouded sky, like many seen in winter in the pacific northwest; from the tangle of grey and black abstractions a figure rises by umbrella to fulfill the action of the title.
overwhelming the similarly themed, but more traditionally framed paper prints, the beauty of the transfer works cannot be overstated. the technique used creates a textural sensuous surface that adds to the sense of dreaming and lends another level of subjective meaning into these symbolically charged works.
this title, ‘mythos’, is quite appropriate for these works as we are given a variety of presentations of thematically linked imagery. from silver-gelatin prints with their Uelsmann-esque blending techniques; the more computer constructed pigment prints; and finally the transfer prints and their allusions to the techniques of the daguerreotypes and older processes. this allows the viewer a glimpse into Mitchell’s personal journey as this series develops and how the individual techniques convey the symbolic message from the personal to the collective memory.

]]> Comment on Hurricane John threatens Banderas Bay by Hillary http://bluemitchell.com/?p=203&cpage=1#comment-24 Hillary Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:18:00 +0000 http://bluemitchell.com/wordpress/?p=203#comment-24 You weren't kidding. That really is an amazing picture.<br/><br/>And I hope you feel better. You weren’t kidding. That really is an amazing picture.

And I hope you feel better.

]]> Comment on Mythos – Time Lapse Exhibition by wade sears http://bluemitchell.com/?p=202&cpage=1#comment-22 wade sears Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:13:00 +0000 http://bluemitchell.com/wordpress/?p=202#comment-22 as a resident of nashville, i look forward to seeing these images in person as only viewing a reproduction can only convey so much information; and i believe theses images will become more revealing.<br/>also, will offer a state of the medium contrast to the exhibit at the frist center for the arts here in nashille. its showing a photo ' hits ' retrospcetive from the george eastman house collection.<br/>i've been working on my writings about art, and this will give me another opportunity to sharpen those skills.will advance you a copy of the writings for this show when completed. as a resident of nashville, i look forward to seeing these images in person as only viewing a reproduction can only convey so much information; and i believe theses images will become more revealing.
also, will offer a state of the medium contrast to the exhibit at the frist center for the arts here in nashille. its showing a photo ‘ hits ‘ retrospcetive from the george eastman house collection.
i’ve been working on my writings about art, and this will give me another opportunity to sharpen those skills.will advance you a copy of the writings for this show when completed.

]]> Comment on Mythos – Time Lapse Exhibition by Michael Van der Tol http://bluemitchell.com/?p=202&cpage=1#comment-21 Michael Van der Tol Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:42:00 +0000 http://bluemitchell.com/wordpress/?p=202#comment-21 This is great news Blue! This is great news Blue!

]]> Comment on Whats Your Version by Aaron http://bluemitchell.com/?p=189&cpage=1#comment-20 Aaron Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:33:00 +0000 http://bluemitchell.com/wordpress/?p=189#comment-20 What a great picture! What a great picture!

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