March 10 2011
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IF YOU LOVE OAKLAND THEN YOU WILL LOVE JOEY'S PHOTOGRAPHY
Inspired by Every Day Visions and printed on recycled Brown Bags. It's definitely unique. You may just want to buy one!
Exhibiton Dates: February 24th - March 24th
Location: TOIC in Oakland
Mon - Thurs. 1-10pn
Fri - Sun 12-10pm
A Collection of Photographs by Joseph Mintz
Every Day Visions is an ongoing series that pulls from the different roles that I find myself in throughout the week. I am a student and a teacher, a musician and an artist, a partner and a friend. As I move through these roles in my day-to-day life, different projects emerge. Although the images range in style and content, I believe there is a common thread that brings them all together to convey something about how I experience the world.
For this installment of Every Day Visions, I am entirely using brown bag material. This kind of paper is one that most of us have had contact with and touched with our hands; it is an everyday material. The color and texture of brown paper bags has always been beautiful to me, and it’s the kind of beauty that can often go un-noticed due to its everyday-ness. The concept of the ordinary and overlooked beauty fits in perfectly with the kind of images that I strive to make with a camera. The tone of the paper bag infuses some warmth into a black & white photo, and the non-traditional paper offers the viewer a look at the content from a slightly different perspective. I hope you enjoy the images!
