A Short View of Tall Ships - Keith Cossey
Exhibition Dates March 2nd - April 3, 2011
Keith Cossey, a sailor and an artist, is fascinated by the mosaic of masts, spars, sails, cable and rope and the hardware that holds them together. In this exhibition, he captures the weave and the texture of the whole, the subtle details of the parts and the human hands which work them.
Opening Reception Thursday, March 3rd 6pm
Artist Talk Sunday, March 13th 2pm
The Board of Directors of ViewPoint Gallery is very pleased to invite you to experience Keith Cossey’s premier solo exhibition in the Gallery. The exhibition celebrates a rich maritime heritage with a visual exploration of the rigging and other details of sailing boats. The eye is led on a playful journey through the lines, shapes, forms, patterns, textures, materials and colours of sailing boats and the people who sail them. Cossey got a taste of the sea from saling adventures in a small sailboat over five years on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia and the Bras d'Or Lakes. The images for this exhibition were created from a voyage in the British Virgin Islands on the Arabella, a three-masted schooner, and from two Tall Ship Festivals.
Keith graduated from the New York Institute of Photography receiving an Award of Merit for his work. He enjoys exploring all types of photography but leans toward the environmental and transformational in natural and available light. Images are crafted using a combination of photographic technique, deep intuition and appreciative inquiry of the subject. To complete the creative process, the image is shared with the viewer to evoke an aesthetic response in the ever-constant present. Exploring the familiar with new eyes to celebrate the mystery, Keith’s photography captures what he sees and feels in that unique moment when he releases the shutter and creates the image.
Keith is influenced by his emotional guidance system and inspired by the images and words of the master light painters. Alfred Stieglitz’ exploration of the familiar while documenting eternal relationships. Minor White’s “conversations with light”. Ansel Adams' act of photography bringing together all of the books he'd ever read, the films seen, the music heard and all the people ever loved. John MacQuade's contemplative approach to photography embracing Miksang's teachings of "good eye", "flash perception" and "dot in space". Courtney Milne's encouragement to see with new eyes in order to reveal the mystery, not to solve it. Freeman Patterson's teaching that art precedes consciousness and it sometimes takes five years to fully recognize the creative value of captured images.
Keith uses a single lens reflex digital camera with prints made from high quality printers, inks and papers. Images are crafted in camera with a minimum use of post-production tools to achieve a compelling statement and an engaging visual experience. Keith lives in Halifax with his wife Penny and children Alyson and Sean. Please visit his website to see more of his work at www.keithcossey.com .
Keith Cossey, a sailor and an artist, is fascinated by the mosaic of masts, spars, sails, cable and rope and the hardware that holds them together. In this exhibition, he captures the weave and the texture of the whole, the subtle details of the parts and the human hands which work them.
Opening Reception Thursday, March 3rd 6pm
Artist Talk Sunday, March 13th 2pm
The Board of Directors of ViewPoint Gallery is very pleased to invite you to experience Keith Cossey’s premier solo exhibition in the Gallery. The exhibition celebrates a rich maritime heritage with a visual exploration of the rigging and other details of sailing boats. The eye is led on a playful journey through the lines, shapes, forms, patterns, textures, materials and colours of sailing boats and the people who sail them. Cossey got a taste of the sea from saling adventures in a small sailboat over five years on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia and the Bras d'Or Lakes. The images for this exhibition were created from a voyage in the British Virgin Islands on the Arabella, a three-masted schooner, and from two Tall Ship Festivals.
Keith graduated from the New York Institute of Photography receiving an Award of Merit for his work. He enjoys exploring all types of photography but leans toward the environmental and transformational in natural and available light. Images are crafted using a combination of photographic technique, deep intuition and appreciative inquiry of the subject. To complete the creative process, the image is shared with the viewer to evoke an aesthetic response in the ever-constant present. Exploring the familiar with new eyes to celebrate the mystery, Keith’s photography captures what he sees and feels in that unique moment when he releases the shutter and creates the image.
Keith is influenced by his emotional guidance system and inspired by the images and words of the master light painters. Alfred Stieglitz’ exploration of the familiar while documenting eternal relationships. Minor White’s “conversations with light”. Ansel Adams' act of photography bringing together all of the books he'd ever read, the films seen, the music heard and all the people ever loved. John MacQuade's contemplative approach to photography embracing Miksang's teachings of "good eye", "flash perception" and "dot in space". Courtney Milne's encouragement to see with new eyes in order to reveal the mystery, not to solve it. Freeman Patterson's teaching that art precedes consciousness and it sometimes takes five years to fully recognize the creative value of captured images.
Keith uses a single lens reflex digital camera with prints made from high quality printers, inks and papers. Images are crafted in camera with a minimum use of post-production tools to achieve a compelling statement and an engaging visual experience. Keith lives in Halifax with his wife Penny and children Alyson and Sean. Please visit his website to see more of his work at www.keithcossey.com .
