"Inspiration," A Fine art photography Exhibit by Cheryl Wareck (Sat, Feb 28)
by Real Worcester - February 28, 2009 6:02am
Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main Street, Lancaster, MA
Cheryl Wareck is a local fine art photographer. She will be exhibiting at the Art On Rotation Gallery all of January and February 2009 during library operating hours. Her work can be viewed at the Art On Rotation Gallery at Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster, MA. A reception for the artist will be held at the gallery in the Dexter room on January 24, 2009. Call the library for the time.
Personal Statement:
I used to hold a rather mechanical view of photography-that as the shutter snapped, it was important for me to capture the particular image inside a space. At the time, this goal felt shallow, and now I realize that being present in the space, and my response to this experience, is what is most important. It is the being in a particular space instead of the space itself that is more important. Because for anyone, it is our response to a particular place, our experiences, histories and memories in it, that really create the space.
I am consistently drawn to the earth, water and air. The suggestive spaces these elements create as they mix and melt, as they are transformed by differences in weather and light, is what compels me.
Historically I am influenced by the 19th Century Romantic Tradition and the sense of awe I find in the ordinary, being careful to avoid sentimentality.
I find great inspiration from the painter Mark Rothko and contemporary artist James Turell. Turells Quaker Heritage promotes ways to live simply and in balance with nature and especially to be aware of an inner light, to look within for answers. Quaker meetings begin with what is called a gathering a silent, simple group of people, reflecting, and bound together for the purpose of the accumulation of light. I create photographs, poetic spaces, that represent my personal gathering quiet, simple groups, a witness of an inner place revealed by the accumulation of light and time.
Cheryl Wareck lives with four dogs and two birds on a Christmas Tree Farm on Ballard Hill in Lancaster, MA. She is currently employed in the Marlborough Public Schools as an art teacher and has her MFA degree. Most of her images are taken close to the place she calls home.
Sponsored by: Art On Rotation Gallery, Thayer Memorial Library. Cost: Free
Through Saturday, Feb 28.