New Year, Old Town

Friday, January 3rd, 2014

Opening of Old Town

A collaboration of work by Jeff Hogue, Mark Kuykendall, and myself.

The show is a collection of work inspired by a family home footage. The content is a Christmas parade in downtown Tulsa in the 1950's. The parade, on it's own, is bizarre and psychedelic with themes of Alice in Wonderland- including a cameo of The Caterpillar and the Queen of Hearts. 

I became interested in the film because how conscious the filmmaker was with his in-camera edits, chosen angles and vantage points. Aside from techniques, he used 16mm color film which, at this time, was primary for commercial or professional use and expensive to purchase and develop. This gentleman used it for home footage with no intention of showing or selling. 

As a group, we used shots from the footage as inspiration for our pieces. 

Jeff Hogue, Paintings

Mark Kuykendall, Photography, Video

Cheyenne Butcher, Printmaking, Living Room Installation

 

Gallery images by Mark Kuykendall. Process photos by me. 

Haley Morris Cafiero

I work a lot with the concept of self portraits and insecurities but I feel like this work tackles a topic that I do not tap into and I appreciate her for that. I will say that some of my work might be considered beautifying the body which in a way is my intention but the content is still all natural, un-manipulated, and real. The process that I use may change the way someone perceives my statement, but in the end, I am showing me and how I see myself. Haley, however, is showing how people perceive her.

I would like to hear other people's thoughts on this work by Haley Morris Cafiero.
haleymorriscafiero.com