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LISTING: ART EXHIBITS

WHO:           East/West Gallery

WHAT:         THE NATURAL WORLD:

Featuring the work of photographers

Rondal Partridge, Christina Seely, Stephen Harrison

 and Daniel Disipio

WHEN:         April 5^th  – May 31^th 2008

                    Opening Reception: Saturday April 12^th 6-9pm

                    Live Music: Burning Edamame featuring London Brookshire

WHERE:      East/West Gallery 714 Bond Ave. Santa Barbara 805.963.4041

WHY:            Presenting a look at man's impact on the natural world through a collection of photographs from the 70's until today.

As part of the  “Art for Activism” series, 10% of all profits from the exhibition will be donated to Elings Park a private, non-profit organization maintaining and protecting 230 acres of reclaimed land for recreation and preservation in the heart of Santa Barbara's Las Positas "Elings" Park.

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FOUR PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERPRET

"THE NATURAL WORLD"

AT EAST/WEST GALLERY'S NEWEST EXHIBITION

East West Gallery presents The Natural World, a photographic examination of human's impact on their natural environment by pointing out the tenuous relationship between man and nature. Opening on April 5 and running through May 31 at the gallery, 714 Bond Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.  On Saturday, April 12 there will be an artist’s reception from 6 – 9 p.m. Live Music by Burning Edamame featuring London Brookshire.  Refreshments will be served for a donation, and all funds collected go to Elings Park.

The understated B/W photographic essays of Rondal Partridge taken in Yosemite National Park, the son of legendary photographer Imogen Cunningham examines the beginning of the environmental movement in the 1970s.   

In contrast, the contemporary work of Stephen Harrison, whose digitally enhanced "photographs" imagine a world dominated by imposing human constructs, or looming natural disasters, all portrayed in a quiet, almost ambivalent manner.

Christina Seely, from her series LUX, documents our ever-increasing demand for electric power through her subtle and provocative photographs taken by the artificial glow produced from the three brightest (and most energy consuming) regions on our planet.  

And finally, Daniel Disipio portrays a landscape of abandoned buildings, billboards, and telephone lines, taken with Polaroids as if to document a post-apocalyptic event with the noticeable absence of life as we know it.  

Exhibiting the works by these photographers together present a thought-provoking look at our potential path in our involvement with the natural world.  10% of all sales will be donated to Elings Park during this show as part of the East West Gallery’s Art for Activism Series. 

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