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Expressions
Photography Exhibit:
Beverly Gustafson, Winter Haven
Da te:
Through September 25
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost:
Included with general admission
For more information:
Call
(863) 676-1408
Winter Haven artist
Beverly Gustafson will display her
“Expressions” photography exhibit at
Bok Tower Gardens through
September 25. Viewing the exhibit in
the Visitor Center from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. is included with general
admission or membership.
Gustafson is an
award-winning digital photographer
who likes to focus on the
architecture of flowers, among other
things. “I like to get in close and
explore the areas you don’t see with
the casual glance, producing real
in-your-face macro, almost abstract
images,” Gustafson explains. “I also
enjoy interesting still life and
landscape photography, striving for
something other than the norm.”
Within the six short
years since Gustafson “sort of
backed into photography” she has
immersed herself in the craft and
developed a distinctive body of work
that showcases a remarkable
attention to detail and an
instinctive elegance of composition.
Arresting pieces range from vivid
botanical still-life photos with more of a
traditional resonance to computer
generated montages that are
otherworldly and often serene.
An art major in
college, Gustafson combines her
artistic talent with her love of
computer graphics to create digital
photographs and custom works of art
that are available as pigmented
prints on archival paper. “I was always looking for a way to
fulfill my need to be creative.
Photography has filled that need
beautifully allowing me to use my
design skills and artistic talent to
create images that fulfill my vision
with a look that is uniquely mine.
Gustafson uses
natural light to photograph her
subjects since she feels that it
gives the best representation of the
actual color and texture and is
closer to what one would see in
nature. Interesting still life and
landscape photography are other
passions of the photographer.
All aspects of the
work is done by Gustafson from
developing in her digital darkroom,
to printing, using the finest inks
and archival papers. Editing is kept
to a minimum, usually only exposure
and slight color adjustments. “The few pieces that I have
artistically altered are obvious,
and only done to fulfill my vision
for that particular piece while
still maintaining a photographic
feel.”
The artwork is
available for purchase with a
portion of the profits benefiting
Bok Tower Gardens. All prints are
signed and numbered with a
certificate of authenticity.
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