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Artist Statement:
Statement
Brian personally prints each
photograph using traditional
black and white silver based
processing on fiber paper,
toning the prints in a
selenium toning solution.
Additional processing steps in
the darkroom contribute to
archival permanence. Some of
his photos include
handcoloring selected areas of
the photograph which adds
greater visual depth and
interest to the image.
Current works focus on
historic subject matter found
in the primitive and remote
areas of Utah, and modern day
“roadside attractions”.
Travels into remote areas of
the desert Southwest have
yielded images of ancient
America. Traveling the
backroads he has found a
wealth of subject matter left
over from the time before
there was the national
interstate highway program of
the '60’s. These images,
combined with hand coloring,
have provided a direction in
his work reminiscent of
picture postcards of the
'50’s.
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Further Information
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Artist Exhibitions:
Perspective Exhibition
April-May, 2009
The Center for Fine Art
Photography
Ft. Collins, CO
http://www.c4fap.org/exhibition
s/2009Perspective/index.htm...
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Artist Galleries:
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S Brian Berkun Biography:
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
not provided
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Post Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Photography, Travel, Spanish Language, Roadside Attractions |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Photography Black and White
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Surrealism - (1924 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Vincent Van Gogh
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
The works of the Impressionists were always near and dear to me in my teens as were the works of Surrealists and the DaDa movement. Or was it? |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Artist Biography
Brian grew up in Chicago and received his BA from Northeastern Illinois University in Special Education. He relocated to Denver in 1975 and received his MA from the University of Denver in Counselling. He is a photographer working primarily with B & W Gelatin Silver Prints, handcolored B & W Gelatin Silver Prints and Polaroid Image Transfer Prints. His work has been exhibited nationally in juried exhibitions receiving numerous awards. His work is held in numerous private collections. In addition to persuing his personal vision he teaches Photography and Computer Graphic Design at Douglas County High School in Castle Rock, CO.
Statement
Brian personally prints each photograph using traditional black and white silver based processing on fiber paper, toning the prints in a selenium toning solution. Additional processing steps in the darkroom contribute to archival permanence. Some of his photos include handcoloring selected areas of the photograph which adds greater visual depth and interest to the image.
Current works focus on historic subject matter found in the primitive and remote areas of Utah, and modern day “roadside attractions”. Travels into remote areas of the desert Southwest have yielded images of ancient America. Traveling the backroads he has found a wealth of subject matter left over from the time before there was the national interstate highway program of the '60’s. These images, combined with hand coloring, have provided a direction in his work reminiscent of picture postcards of the '50’s.
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