Artifacts on tomb interior at Deir El-Medina “Thebes” being lit by use of mirrors to reflect the sunlight deep into the tomb. Luxor, Egypt
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Architect E. Fay Jones designed Thorncrown Chapel, a wooden structure forty-eight feet high with 6,000 square feet of glass. Completed July 10, 1980, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This is one of those spaces where the separation that is often created by architecture goes away. Being in this environment gives one the feeling of a union between the outside and inside. The vertical feature of the narrow columns creates a visual connection to the trunks of the trees which come up within feet of the glass walls.
I find that the pattern and relationship between nature and the architecture creates a visual tableau that becomes art.
This image will be shown on Saturday, June 30, 2018, with other prints exploring the concept of “Art Within Architecture”. The exhibit will be at my Studio/Gallery, Eastep Photography which is part of Art Central. Art Central is located at 1330-1340 Central Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 34236. Two other artist’s Lucy Barber and Kathy Wright will also have open studio’s from 11 am to 4 pm.
If you are unable to come to the studio/ gallery Saturday you’re welcome other times with an appointment. Contact me: WayneEastep@gmail.com or call 917.675.0640 to arrange a time. If you’re out of town and would like to buy a print contact me for sizes and prices.
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Art Within Architecture Thorncrown Chapel
Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC
Serenity series opening tomorrow March 31, 2018, 11 am to 4 pm 1340 Central Avenue (between 13 & 14th streets) Sarasota, Florida 34234.
Surprise Addition
Original Andy Warhol screen print no. 131/250 Onion Soup
Andy Warhol Onion Soup no. 131/250 screen print
To be exhibited and available for purchase, limited time.
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Opening Tomorrow + Surpise
Andy Warhol screen print Onion Soup original
Bahamas, Sand Banks
This image along with a dozen other images of water from around the world will be on exhibit March 31, 2018 11am to 4pm at Eastep Photography open studio Central Creative Commons, 1338 Central Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 34236
Fellow artists in C-3 (Central Creative Commons) Lucy Barber, Kathy Wright, Brandy Eiger will also have their studios open to the public.
To preview images being exhibited March 31, 2018 visit: https://www.WayneEastep.com
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Serene night on the Gulf of Mexico
My friend and fellow photographer, Peter Silvia made an astute observation about a recently curated collection of my images showcasing water.
“You know Wayne these images of water are really about serenity”.
Images can be more about feeling than the fact of the subject.
This is particularly the case when when we are in a state of union with the subject we are observing.
I hope when you look at the images I’ll share in the coming days you find that they give you a moment of serenity.
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Serenity
CENTRAL CREATIVE COMMONS ARTISTS OPEN STUDIOS
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24, 10AM – 4PM
1330-1340 Central Avenue, between 13 & 14th Streets Sarasota
“Dawn on Sarasota Bay”, One of 12 new images to be shown at Eastep Photography Gallery
Central Creative Commons at 1330 – 1340 Central Avenue, Sarasota, north of 10th street, is a unique enclave of studios for professional painters, a photographer, a potter and multi-media artists. The artists included for February 24, 2018 open studios: Painter Lucy Barber and Photographer Wayne Eastep.
Eastep Photography Gallery Opening, Sarasota, Florida
February’s open studios gives you behind-the-scenes access to each professional artist’s working studio: meet the outstanding artists, see their work, explore and exchange ideas, and browse artworks available for purchase. The open studio event is free and open to the public.
BARBER.Creators.Collectors.Tour.2017.1, Central Creative Commons, Sarasota, Florida
The Central Creative Commons is located within the Central-Cocoanut Historic District and in keeping with Sarasota’s growing arts scene, is just a few blocks north of the Rosemary Arts District. Connecting to and evolving from the Rosemary District, the Sarasota arts district is growing northward. You are invited to join in this exciting new development!
Boundary sign of Central Cocoanut Historic District, Sarasota, Florida
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Central Creative Common Artists Open Studios Saturday Feb. 24, 2018
Reflection of boats, Martinique
While scouting locations for a Nautica fashion shoot in Martinique I saw this wonderful play of color. The color was from boats in the marina reflecting onto the surface of the water.
To buy a print of this image visit my store: http://www.eastepstore.wayneeastep.com
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Awash in Color
Boats reflecting onto the water in Martinique marina.
Generation to Genration
Japanese cedar trees near Kyoto, Japan.
Japanese cedar trees (Petasites japonicus) with branches cleared to develop a smooth exterior. Tree trunks are used as a feature in living room alcoves. Children harvest the trees their grandparents planted, nurture and cultivate trees their parents plant and plant new trees for future generations. West of Kyoto, Takao area, Japan. To see more images from Japan visit EastepPhotogrpahy.com
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Reflection of the Flatiron Building from mirror sculpture at 23rd St. and Fifth Avenue, New York City
Art in public space Singapore
Broken mirror in the woods, Sarasota, Florida
When I think about how we see, I sense that we look optically with our eyes and we perceive with our minds eye. The amount of information we see at one time is enormous. Our minds eye selects, filters, organizes, categorizes, defines, and correlates what we see, then creates meaning by integrating with our consciousness. Did I mention this is done in a micro second?
Art can frame and re-frame the physical world and help us see and think about what we often take for granted. It presents an opportunity to expand our perception and enter a state of observation and hopefully, awareness.
These three images that did that for me. The broken mirror reflecting the surrounding woods was alongside the road. The women in Singapore were having fun with a freestanding set of translucent and mirrored panels and the sculpture near Madison Square park in New York created segmented and reflected views of the iconic Flatiron building, the Empire State building and a tour bus along Fifth Avenue.
These images posit the question, what is consciousness? They even challenge our assumption of what reality is. Is it what’s in front of us, behind us, what we see within one plane or what we saw just before we became aware of what we are now seeing? More often than not, the role of art is to raise the question rather than propose the answer.
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Planes of Perception
Amagansett Art: Across the Years
Photograph by Wayne Eastep is on display at the show “Amagansett Art: Across The Years.” Sales from the show benefit the Amagansett Historical Association. The building shown in the photo is the Hilton Leech house and Amagansett Art School in historic Sarasota, Florida. The house is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Hilton Leech lived and taught art in Amagansett, East Hampton, NY and Sarasota, Florida.
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