Born: 6th of April 1977 in Appenzell (Switzerland)
Residence: Denver, Colorado (USA)
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Regula decided to make a dramatic shift stylistically and media wise. She switched from her often abstract and always expressive ink, water color, and acrylic works to digital photography. The term photo manipulation that has been thrown around in some circles, hasn’t passed into the wider vernacular so it should perhaps be explained (or defended). Those of you familiar with the idea of such works skip down to the gallery and enjoy the works, those of you unfamiliar with what such work involve read on.
Regula hat sich für einen drastischen Wechsel in Stil und Medium entschieden: Digitale Fotografie und Fotomanipulationen. Der Begriff Fotomanipulation hat sich zwar in einigen Kreisen herumgesprochen, ist aber nicht im Alltag gebräuchlich und sollte daher erklärt (oder verteidigt) werden. Viel Spass in der Galerie und falls ihr mehr über die Werke wissen möchtet: liest weiter!
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Regula begins with all of the standard elements of art composition, color, concept, and expression. She applies and uses these tools or elements to produce an often abstract photo, using a mirror reflex camera (which reacts and is for all intents and purposes nearly a traditional camera). The final process is tedious involved and very time consuming this is the manipulation phase, in which she dumps the image into a photo program and begins to modify and edit the image. It is in this phase that the abstract or conceptual elements expand, develop or solidify. A simple image from a hike in a forest becomes a surreal or hallucinogenic image through the many hours or editing and manipulating the basic photo.
I feel an explanation of the process is important to understand and appreciate the newer medium of digital photography. There is a misconception that snapping a photo is easy as anyone can do it. It is also often said that when involving a computer in art that the skill or craft is replaced by the computer or that it is doing the work for the artist. But a vacation shot and the sort of thing that Regula is doing are light years apart, with the infinite possibilities of editing and manipulation available in a digital environment. How does one know when something is good or finished? The basic elements of art then come into effect of composition color and expression this should be considered in defense of digital art.
"Bei den Fotomanipulationen beginne ich mit den Standardelementen der Kunst: Komposition, Farbkonzept und Ausdruck. Diese Elemente fliessen bereits beim Schiessen des Fotos mit ein. Der letzte Schritt ist weitschweifig, aufwändig und zeitraubend. Bei der eigentlichen Manipulation modifiziere und bereite ich das Bild auf und baue die abstrakten und konzeptionellen Elemente aus. Ein einfaches Foto von einem Spaziergang durch den Wald wird nach langem Editieren zu einem surrealen und halluzinogenem Bild.
Wann weiss ich, dass ein abstraktes Bild fertig ist? Wenn mein Mann das Essen auf den Tisch gestellt hat. Nein – wenn die Komposition, die Farben und die Aussagekraft des Bildes für mich stimmen."
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Ausstellung/Exhibit:
Regula Sánchez im Kunstforum Safnern - Sieben Künstlerinnen stellen aus...
10. Oktober 2008 - 19. Dezember 2008
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