Unseen/Seen
Press release from Shari Brownfield Fine Art:
Whether viewing the landscape immediately at their feet,
or the wonder of an ephemeral moment – two photographers showcase their reverence for Mother Nature as a place for connection, reflection and discovery.
Please join us for a reception with Anne Muller, one of the two exhibiting artists,
on Thursday, May 11th from 5 - 7pm.
Press release from Shari Brownfield Fine Art:
Analog film photographer Robert Buelteman grew up in the Bay Area, his boyhood home overlooking the thousands of acres of the San Francisco State Fish & Game Preserve. Visitors were, and still are, forbidden on the sensitive watershed property, whose landscape remains nearly unchanged for over two centuries. In the early 1980s, after three years of begging for access to photograph the untouched property, Buelteman was given a one-day permit, which was extended to a month, and eventually to an entire decade.
In the exhibition Unseen | Seen, this unrelenting desire of the artist to give voice to the natural world in the absence of humanity, remains a common thread. In keeping his work black and white, Buelteman attempts to remove himself and his interpretation from what is seen so that his subject may speak for itself. “Heaven is at our feet every single day if we are willing to take the time to perceive it,” says Buelteman.
While Buelteman creates space for the unseen, longtime local photographer and painter Anne Muller embeds her translation of the unseen directly into her mixed-media photography. Through a process of digital photographic transfers on abstract paintings, the artist attempts to balance the energy of our natural world with its physicality. “I see my art as a translation of something unseen or unnamed” explains the artist, “I’m trying to speak ‘Tree’ [what the artist muses Mother Nature’s language might be called] and with each work I create, I feel the smallest bit closer to fluency.”
In Muller’s work, the artist aims to expose the hidden energy and interconnectedness of the natural world. This desire “to speak Tree” is what drives her creation, sparked since her childhood days of taking long nature walks with her grandfather.
While Muller uses creative license to imbue her interpretation of the ordinary perception of the landscape, Buelteman’s work expresses the suchness of the natural world. Through these lenses, both artists compose their own love letters to Mother Nature, as well as showcase the duty they feel as creatives to present the unseen.
Walking into the exhibition space each morning, and coexisting amongst these artworks feels incredible - and I would absolutely love to share them with you. If you would like to schedule a visit, request additional images, videos or information, please reach out. You can connect with me via email, or call me at 307.413.9262.
Have a beautiful week ahead!
-Shari
Unseen | Seen Reception with artist Anne Muller
Thursday, May 11th | 5 - 7pm
Shari Brownfield Fine Art
55 South Glenwood Street
PO Box 3877
Jackson, WY 83001
307.413.9262
shari@sharibrownfield.com
www.sharibrownfield.com