In Delaware – New Photography Exhibition at the DCCA Explores Psychological Expression of Nudes
Wilmington, DE – The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts announces the opening of Reflections, an exhibition of black-and-white and color photography by Connie Imboden in the Dupont I Gallery, through April 12, 2009. For 25 years, Imboden has been photographing nudes, creating unique interpretations of this traditional subject in the history of art. The opening reception for Reflections will be held on February 6, 2009, from 5-9 pm during the Art on the Town Loop sponsored by the City of Wilmington.
Much of Imboden's work is erotic. The nude figure provides a fertile territory for sexual exploration that has a long history in photography. Imboden incorporates in her photography the element of chance, the realm of dreams, irrational fears and desires, and sexual ecstasy. For example, in one highly charged and poetic image, two figures merge, one caressing the other, floating in a space without physical context.
Imboden photographs from life, and all of her black-and-white work is created directly in film, without any darkroom or computer manipulation. She states, "I have been working recently with digital color, processed with a computer. I take the same attitude as with film, however, so I am not altering the image, but articulating the image seen through the camera."
Motivated more by exploring than altering the body, she positions and repositions the camera to find the angle from which the forms allow for the most grace or surprise, and adjusts lighting and composition to find poetry in form. She discovers multiple possibilities within the same subject–the human body. She does this with attention not only to its physical manifestations, but also to its psychological expression.
Connie Imboden received an MFA from the University of Delaware and a BS from Towson State University. Her work is found in museum collections including The Museum of Modern Art, NY; The Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA; The Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA; and the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France. She has held solo exhibitions at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Center, Mesa, AZ; the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Valdivia, Chile; and the Centro de la FotografÃÂa, Lima, Peru. Her work has been included in group exhibitions at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, and Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, Jacksonville, FL.
About the DCCA
The DCCA, a non-collecting art museum founded in 1979, presents more than 30 exhibitions annually in its seven galleries. Works of regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized artists explore topical issues in contemporary art and society. The DCCA hosts lectures, tours, and symposia, and provides 27 studios for working artists, who exhibit regularly within its galleries and throughout the region. Gallery hours are 10 am-5 pm Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays. Admission is free.
DCCA exhibitions and programs are made possible, in part, through individual contributions, members' support, and major grants from AstraZeneca, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
January 30, 2009
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