Harold J. Ross’s work relates to what I am trying to accomplish in my work. I wish to bring a heightened sense of reality to the image through color, texture and lighting. Harold Ross is able to do this through his "light painting" techniques. "Light painting" gives photographic images the feel of a painting. It is almost hard to believe it was done using led flashlights of a real scene. There is a luminosity or glow to the images that isn’t present in a standard photograph. In a press release for the Maryland Federation of Art they say “Ross’s “painting with light” technique involves photographing at night, applying his light source over the subject and choosing what to highlight and what to obscure. The effect is intriguing, as the real and actual landscape is bathed in the artificiality of Ross's light [1].” I like the idea of the real vs the artificial. In my series codenamed ‘Artific’ I am searching out for artificially man made landscapes. In my processing I hope to heighten and draw attention to the surreal qualities that they give me. Harold Ross says in his artist statement “My process elevates and reinforces the notion that discarded objects can have an extraordinary beauty[2].” This couldn’t be more relevant to my furniture series. These abandoned objects have such a great richness of texture and life.
[1]"Photographer Wins 1st Place in National Show - ." Free Press Release - Online Press Release Distribution Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2010. <http://www.free-press-release.com/news-photographer-wins-1st-place-in-national-show-1274884707.html>.
[2] Ross, Harold. "About Harold Ross | GALLERY 50." Fine art contemporary artists painters, photographers & sculptors | GALLERY 50. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2010. <http://www.50contemporaryart.com/about-artist-harold-ross>.
Biography
Born into a military family in 1956, Harold grew up in New Mexico and Germany. Fortunately, his parents took the family on outings almost every weekend, hiking in the desert, horseback riding and camping in the mountains, exploring castles and old gardens in Germany and camping in Italy. These outings, of course, left many lasting impressions. After moving back with his family to the U.S., he began photographing nature. As a young teenager, he bought his first camera, a GAF Instamatic. He still has that camera today.
He received his B.F.A. from Maryland Institute College of Art in 1978, after which he produced fine art and taught photography at the college level for several years. In 1987, he opened a commercial photography studio, where he has been creating images for national clients. In his studio he has been perfecting the unusual and difficult technique of light painting for almost 20 years, and his clients seek him out for the unparalleled look he brings to a photograph.
In recent years he has once again been concentrating on fine art, in which he employs his light painting techniques.
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