Show r. r k r r t tI c a Kathy Altieri playing the Righteous Brothers song Unchained Melody 4 C x ab i 7 w yF Aimee Durant and Ambra Stevens dancing at arts showcase Ansel Adams Shaping Shap Shap- Shaping Shaping ing Photography is Going On Display Press Release For every artistic medium there are masters who have shaped the evolution of art and left legacies for the world to admire and ap ap- Michelangelo Da DaVinci Vinci Rembrandt Matisse Raphael and many others created a cultural heritage in the areas of painting sculpture and drawing for others to build upon Ansel Adams who is classified as asa asa asa a contemporary master whose artistic artistic artistic artis artis- tic expression is equal to that of masters in any art medium His world renowned black and white images of Americas America's natural grandeur through the medium of photography will be sponsored at the Salt Lake Art Center November 17 17 1995 through January 7 1996 Armed with a Kodak 1 Brownie camera during a family vacation to Yosemite te Valley Adams began recording his love for nature through photography The Yosemite Valley and Sierra Mountains were his first locations but he later turned to photographing the landscape of the Southwest California and Alaska Making conscious decisions to evolve photography into a more credible art form Adams moved away from the prevalent soft focused pictures of his time to printing optically optically optically cally accurate pictures He developed two important theories still used by photographers today visualization which is to reason out before the exposure is taken how the final print will look and the zone system which ensures ensures ensures en en- correct exposure for nearly every composition and light situa situa- tion the end of his life Adams created a set of 75 images representing what he believed to be his best work It was his intention to print sets and exhibit them in the worlds world's finest museums Only six were printed at the time of his death These works including the mural sized photographs of the Yosemite Valley and vintage photographs showing Adams' Adams different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent printing techniques will be opened to the public on Friday November 17 17 1995 from to pm p.m. Special guests will include Ansel Adams' Adams granddaughter Sara Adams who will give a gallery talk and Adams' Adams son and in daughter-in law Michael and Jeanne Adams |