hooks epstein gallery

HOOKS-EPSTEIN GALLERY // FEB 20 // 6-8PM

Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc.
2631 Colquitt. Houston TX 77098
713.522.0718
www.hooksepsteingalleries.com

In observance of FotoFest 2010, Hooks-Epstein Galleries will present two
exhibitions. The exhibitions open Saturday, February 20, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. A
reception for the artists will follow from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

In Reading Between the Lines, Julie Brook Alexander photographs landscapes
the way that quilters collect fabrics. She looks for bits and pieces to record for
use in her studio. Alexander then gathers scenes that she can join with
unrelated images in a collage. The specific technique for creating these images
unites photography, painting and collage. Alexander states, “The composite
landscapes possess tension between elegantly orchestrated large views and
areas of complex detail. The combinations balance light and dark tones as they
reconstruct the architecture of physical space. This series is both active and
reflective; it is simultaneously personal and universal.”

In Jim Falick’s exhibition, The People of the Village, the photographs were taken
at a Mkirikani Maasai village in southeastern Kenya. The villagers welcomed
tourists and for a fee, they gave tours and performed ceremonial dances. While
it all may seem a remnant of colonialism, the money earned is significant and
very important for cash purchases from the nearby town. Falick states, “What
most interested me was to capture how their wonderful faces express their
feeling and their attitudes while dealing with visitors. The images shown here
were made when they were not posing and usually did not know a photograph
was being made.”

Reading Between the Lines and The People of the Village continue through
March 20, 2010.

Julie Brook Alexander
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Jim Falick

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