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    VISUAL ART & MUSEUMS

    The Man Who Shot Rock and Highway of Sight

    The Man Who Shot Rock and Highway of Sight Image gallery

    Presented by Tinney Contemporary at Tinney Contemporary

    October 1-November 19, 2011

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    Memphis-based artist Jonathan Postal’s work is concerned with capturing a moment that is raw, honest, and timeless, but also in possession of a quirky, unique beauty. Working in the medium of photography, Postal’s work explores the parallel worlds that exist in popular culture, presenting his subjects as iconic and archetypal, while keeping a sense of history and approachability.

    For his upcoming show at Tinney Contemporary, entitled “The Man Who Shot Rock,” Postal chose not only to present a very specific, inimitable period in history, but also to invite the viewer to step into the past. His photographs serve as a time machine, presenting the viewer with a glimpse into the artist’s previous life--one full of danger and recklessness, and the tremendous shock of youth itself. However, this history does not solely belong to Postal. Rather, it is a shared cultural experience that can never be recreated. Postal presents these images not out of cheap nostalgia, but as evidence that these people and these places existed, and that he was, for the most part, included in it.

    In the rear gallery:  Americana Artist Steve Forbert's Highway of Sight.  The exhibit, titled “Highway of Sight”, will be a showcase of Americana artist Steve Forbert’s photography while touring as a musician on the road.

    Forbert's photos are taken strictly with a 2005 LG cellphone. Though Forbert has tried some of the newer, high resolution phones, he finds the photos from the 2005 LG to be the most interesting. According to Forbert, "A proper camera is out of the question. I don't feel there is anything I can add to the standard, accepted field of Fine Art photography. What I'm attracted to are bright colors, repetition, symmetry, a bit of obvious irony and the simply absurd."

     


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        Tinney Contemporary

        237 5th Ave North
        Nashville, TN 37219

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        Free Admisssion 

        Info Phone: (615) 255-7816

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        October 1-November 19, 2011

        Times:

        October 1, Saturday, Opening Reception 6:00pm-9:00pm, Exhibit runs through November 19.


        Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11:00am to 5:00pm, and by appointment.


         

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