Tony Luna Creative- Update- 6-30-2021
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Editor’s Note from Tony Luna-
The best part of the honor of being a teacher is to witness the success of your students.
Every month I have the privilege of reposting in this blog the accomplishments of various people with whom I have been blessed to work. Most of our Crafting a Meaningful Career (CMC) alums are mid-career or near-end-career professionals who are looking to create the next meaningful, purposeful step in their career journey and I am humbled at the magnificent work you the members of our creative community have designed for yourselves.
But today I wish to shine a light on an emerging professional photographer who graduated recently from Art Center College of Design, and for whom I have the highest degree of respect. His name is Garrisson Pena and I enjoyed watching him grow as an artist during the two classes he recently took from me. I noticed from the outset that he was going to do well because of his work ethic, his respect for his classmates, and enthusiasm with which he approached each assignment.
Then, last week he notified me that he has gotten his first assignment and the joy in his voice was palpable. He had put me down as a reference and I wholeheartedly endorsed him when I was called by the organization that was considering hiring him. He had just gotten the job and he told me that he will be working as an independent contractor for the Los Angeles Rams. I am so proud of his accomplishments that I am leading off this blog with his artist statement to me, and I hope it inspires you as you read the joy and hope he expresses so eloquently. When you doubt your capabilities, when you figure there’s nothing more to learn, I suggest you read his letter and once again realize how fortunate you are to be creative and able to approach your work with great anticipation and appreciation, just like Garrisson.
Garrisson Pena (C) 2021
- Garrisson Pena, Photographer-
“Photography is my life. I remember picking up a camera at an early age and expressing curiosity that I feel I never looked back on. Now, at 24 years old, I believe it was destiny. A lot of things have happened between then and now, to which I can say that crossing paths with photography was inevitable. We found each other. We saw each other. We understood each other. And from that moment forward, we are forever intertwined. For the rest of my life, light will always watch over me and follow me. Light keeps me company. This is the essence and oxygen that I breathe as a photographer.
I’ve had my share of experiencing the various genres of photography. I started out as a Yearbook Photographer for my high school. The adrenaline of standing on the sidelines for Sports Photography and being an intimate observer in Photojournalism was the spark for what would become my odyssey. In college, I embraced everything from Portraiture to Architecture to Conceptual Photography. After spending a life-changing two weeks in Alaska, I discovered my paradise and passion in Landscape and Nature Photography. Being out in the landscape, surrounded by nature soothes my soul and makes my heart sing. Landscape Photography is my meditation, contemplation, and rejuvenation. From this phase of discovery and process is where my creative mantra emerged that I practice faithfully:
Emotion is my Director, Camera is my Compass, and Light is my Guardian Angel.
The past year of 2020 was one of despair, discord, and turbulence. Through all the chaos, the time spent indoors brought a harmony that became a blessing pause, window of opportunity, a deep reflection. Quarantine has changed my philosophy from looking out to looking in. I stand here today in 2021 feeling reborn with a renewed vision of hope, grater appreciation for the quiet beauty of my home state of California, being alive and a reignited fire to be better tomorrow than I was yesterday and today.“
Garrisson Pena (C) 2021
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Ellen Friedlander, Fine Art Photographer
"Life is but a dream..."
“Last weekend was a surreal experience as I viewed my photograph,
Shattered, hanging on the walls of New York City's Soho Photo Gallery!”
“This Alternative Processes show was postponed during 2020, and what a gift that it is now LIVE.
Thank you Aline Smithson for curating such a wonderful show. And thank you to my family & friends
who came to see it :)”
XOXO
Ellen
Ellen Friedlander (C) 2021 Shattered
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And…
“The pandemic has taught me that there is no such thing as an ‘old’ photograph. Staying at home allowed myself and others time to contemplated and find gems in our archives.
Thank you APA-LA Off the Clock for curating me into this exhibition for a second year in a row.”
Ellen Friedlander (C) 2021
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- Barbara Kosoff, Art and Design
- Barbara Kosoff began her career as a graphic designer and art director working in both the US and abroad. Her interest in getting back to making art (sans the computer) led her to create mixed-media and assemblage works on paper. Her dreamlike imagery comes out of her love of collage, serendipity and whimsy. Barbara’s artwork has been exhibited throughout Southern California and her whimsical illustrations have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post and other national publications.
Please visit Barbara’s shop on REDBUBBLE to see more-
https://www.redbubble.com/people/BarbaraKosoff/explore?asc=u&page=1&sortOrder=recent
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- Johnathan Markish, Illustrator and Director of Prisma Estudio-
Editor’s Note: We are proud to announce that Prisma Estudio in Lisbon, Portugal, and operated by CMC alum Johnathan Markish, is up and running again! The pandemic took a toll on the business and, thanks to the generosity of donors, Prisma Studio’s doors are open again. Well done Johnathan and wishing you and the studio continued success.
“Coming up in the next the collective • • • BARALHA.ME • • • with their magical mystery trans-media project, the exhibition ++ STRATI ++ by Monica Saba and another art therapy session (PT). Read on for the full details and dates.”
Event Information: Mythical and oracular images.
About this event
BARALHA.ME is a collective effort to semiotically reinterpret mythical and oracular images on the intersection of different techniques, mediums, cultures and languages through a trans-media project.
Through the act of magic-shuffling classical structures and images onto a contemporary context, the language of symbols renews between the physical and digital world, building a path that can encompass different media and each artist’s individual subjectivity towards a single project.”
*** Vernissage 02th of July - 5 pm ***
• • • SCHEDULE • • •
02.07. ... 17 - 21h ... Vernissage*
03.07. ... 11 - 13h .... Exhibition*
04.07. ... 11 - 13h .... Exhibition*
05.07. ... 15 - 20h ... Exhibition
• • • ARTIST • • •
Andrés Azzolina (@andres.azzolina) is a multimedia artist currently living in Lisbon. He studied Filmmaking in Mexico City’s UNAM, his thesis project was a 15 minute film exploring the notion of non-linear narrative and the role of cinema in today’s multimedia environment. After that he worked as creative director and was co-founder of ASCO, a social-media-based company in Mexico City, in which he was able to direct and produce a variety of video series between a didactic-informative intention, and an accelerated-meme-infused approach. Currently he is studying his Masters Degree in Multimedia Art in Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, with a project based around the relationship between ghosts and media.
Please book your free spot for the event here.
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/prisma-estudio-31521711151
With these great events ahead we are happy to see you soon in Prisma !
r. da Palma 268, 1100-089 Lisboa
Email: prismaestudiolx@gmail.com
Tel: 968-449-728
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Tony
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Adjunct Professor: Art Center College of Design
Author: "How to Grow as a Photographer: Reinventing Your Career" Allworth Press and
"Mastering the Business of Photography: What the Pros Do When They Are Not Taking Incredible Photos" Skyhorse/Allworth Press
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