The French Connection: 3 Photos by Will Pollock for Your Consideration
Dec 21 2009 01:56 PM Filed in: Photography
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Framing
(ATLANTA :: 21
December 2009) - With all French-related
metaphors or plays-on-words escaping me - and
avoiding the word “Trois” like the plague -
herewith is a three-part collection of images
taken in July 2009, all while away in France.
These images are presented exclusively through ARTvision for the purposes of raising funds for Positive Impact - and, as artist proofs, will not be offered ever again in this form. They are one of a kind and always will be.
Once you review, go to the gallery page for sizing, etc. Or, go directly to the purchase page! Hope you enjoy!
• “Answered.” I shot this while traveling in France, and it struck me as a sign that something good was afoot; that something, someone, was speaking to me to anticipate a good event coming soon. Although “prayers” isn’t an activity I engage in normally, “answered” felt like the right name since the scene was joyful, hopeful... and in response to a call of some kind. “Answered” is a custom-framed photo, set in archival mating and glass, offered for a donation of $895. (more)
•
“Fit to
Print” Also a shot taken
in France, of Jean O’Connor’s fingers in early
morning on the Canal du Midi. Jean is
Rob and
Sara
O’Connor’s mother, and she
says the robust-orange image reminds of years
past. “The photograph from the boat trip reminds
me of how much a morning newspaper has been a
part of my life,” she says. “As a child, I
started with the comics, progressed to sports,
then the society page (it's now called style)
and then on to puzzles and the op-ed pages. Now
in my dotage, I'm ready to return to the comics
- they're the only thing that makes sense. But I
will never give up my morning paper.”
“Fit to
Print” is a custom-framed
photo offered for a donation of
$795.
(more)
•
“I Want it
Now” While taken on a
narrow, windy street in the south of France,
scenes from “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate
Factory” played out in my
head to the point of needing a sedative.
This door was so deeply purple, so engaging in its irregular textures and rusted hinges, that I just had to snap it. I just had to. The urgency of needing to capture the image immediately made me think of Veruca Salt’s tempestuous turn in “I Want it Now” - mainly because the color is splashed all over the film... starting with Wonka’s jacket and all through this scene. To wit:
“I Want it Now” is a custom-framed photo offered for a donation of $795. (more)
All three images are set in the same mat and frame, by the same framer - Rose Squared in Decatur. So, make it a trio and buy/donate for all three!
More images and pieces will be available at our invitation-only viewing. Contact Will to make sure you’re on the list, and bring your donations to Positive Impact! - WP
The “Answered.” slide show:
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