Artist Information:
Barbara Greczny
Toronto,
Canada
Member Since: Dec 2005
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Artist Statement:
In high school I fell in love
with the tranquility of the
darkroom. I apprenticed with
the late Tibor Horvath in
classical portrait
photography. My classical
training has led me to
photograph the nude, the
adornment of the body through
piercings, tatoos, henna and
body paint. I took an
information technology design
course and discovered
digi-cams, scans and
photoshop’s potential. I went
from the tactile, chemical
based darkroom to the computer
keyboard for image
manipulation experimentation.
My passion is being behind the
camera whether it's capturing
one still image or a series of
them.
My influences are an eclectic
group of portrait
photographers including Diane
Arbus, Edward Steichen and
Joel Peter Witkin. Arbus with
her freaks, Steichen with his
classic beauty and Witkin with
his twisted, manipulated
bodies of the dead and the
living. The Science fiction
genre, as represented in
popular culture, has been
reflected in some my past
work. My recent commission
"wallflowers" allowed me the
freedom to explore the urban
walls of Toronto and beyond to
find my voice. I gathered
images of flowers and
scrutinized the textures that
are always present but never
truly noticed. I took the raw
in camera files, transfered
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Artist Exhibitions:
EXHIBITIONS:
PHOTOGRAPHY (*solo shows)
2008/2007/2006 Nuit Blanche,
Toronto - Beaver Hall Gallery
2005 *Burst
(alternative space)
wallflowers, Toronto
2005 Praxis Gallery, Toronto
- Contact Festival
2005 Beaver Hall Gallery,
Toronto
2001 *She Said Boom, Toronto
1998 Beaver Hall Gallery,
Toronto
1994 Artpourri, Toronto
1993 Symbiosis 2, The Great
Hall, Toronto
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Barbara Greczny's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Barbara Greczny's Portfolio.
In high school I fell in love with the tranquility of the darkroom. I apprenticed with the late Tibor Horvath in classical portrait photography. My classical training has led me to photograph the nude, the adornment of the body through piercings, tatoos, henna and body paint. I took an information technology design course and discovered digi-cams, scans and photoshop’s potential. I went from the tactile, chemical based darkroom to the computer keyboard for image manipulation experimentation. My passion is being behind the camera whether it's capturing one still image or a series of them.
My influences are an eclectic group of portrait photographers including Diane Arbus, Edward Steichen and Joel Peter Witkin. Arbus with her freaks, Steichen with his classic beauty and Witkin with his twisted, manipulated bodies of the dead and the living. The Science fiction genre, as represented in popular culture, has been reflected in some my past work. My recent commission "wallflowers" allowed me the freedom to explore the urban walls of Toronto and beyond to find my voice. I gathered images of flowers and scrutinized the textures that are always present but never truly noticed. I took the raw in camera files, transfered ... |
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