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Description
This book is a visual and written exploration of the constructed photograph as created in the last decades of the 20th century and the first decades of the 21st century. It documents a collection built by Frazier King, that was exhibited by FotoFest International in the Collector's Eye II Exhibition. An essay by Mr. King's essay reflects on 76 images of a variety of constructed photographs included in the collection. The narrative explores how Mr. King's own work with this type of image has resulted in a collection of constructed photographs and explains the varied nature of this category of image. The reader gets a personal and inside glimpse of the dynamics of photographic reviews such as FotoFest Meeting Place and how artists, collectors and curators interact in this venue and the relationships they form. In addition to an essay by Mr. King this volume includes an essay by Wendy Watriss, co-founder and Senior Artistic Advisor of FotoFest, on the significance of collecting and the role of the collector. The third essay is by Madeline Yale Preston, an independent curator based in London, who addresses the role of the collector as curator and the historical evolution and importance of the constructed photograph.
Product Details
| Publisher | Schilt Publishing |
| Publish Date | May 05, 2020 |
| Pages | 184 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9789053309353 |
| Dimensions | 11.6 X 9.6 X 1.0 inches | 3.3 pounds |
BISAC Categories: Arts & Hobbies
About the Author
Frazier King worked as a corporate lawyer and has had a variety of roles in the photographic community in Houston, Texas, where he lives and works. He has been a photographer since the 1980's and continues this work today. He has produced several of bodies of work and has participated in a number of FotoFest Meeting Place reviews, including the first one in 1986. Mr. King has exhibited widely in the U.S., Europe and South America and is included in a number of significant museum collections. In addition, Mr. King has served the photographic community through his 15 years as a member of the Board of Directors of the Houston Center for Photography. During this time, he served as chair of a variety of committees including the Exhibition Committee. In this role Mr. King participated as a reviewer at FotoFest Meeting Place and also in other reviews in the U.S. and around the world. Mr. King continues service as a member of the HCP Advisory Council and a member of various committees. Since the early 2000's Mr. King has been an avid collector and has spoken about collecting in a variety of venues.
FotoFest International, a platform for art and ideas, presents the first and longest-running international Biennial of photography and new media art in the United States. A cultural non-profit organization based in Houston, Texas, FotoFest organizes year-round exhibitions. FotoFest creates new opportunities for cross-cultural and international exchange through photography and new media art. In addition to its exhibitions, it sponsors one of the most respected international portfolio reviews for artists as part of its Biennial programs. Founded in 1983, FotoFest has curated or presented groundbreaking exhibitions on photo-based art from Latin America, China, Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, Korea, Japan, England, Germany, France, the Middle East and North Africa. It has created presentations on Latino photography in the U.S., African-American women artists, new photographers from Texas, artists working with digital technologies, and Contemporary U.S. Photography.
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