Dwight Harris

Statement

My current focus has to do with the edge of things, the point at which different worlds intersect, especially the material and the spiritual. I first search for a subject that conveys the possibility of inherent multiple realities and take a photographic image. But the original photograph is just the beginning. For me, digital manipulation, by enhancing underlying form is an ideal method for exploring the nexus between observation and imagination.

I concentrate on landscapes, mostly architectural. Closer inspection reveals conversations between nonverb...

Statement

My current focus has to do with the edge of things, the point at which different worlds intersect, especially the material and the spiritual. I first search for a subject that conveys the possibility of inherent multiple realities and take a photographic image. But the original photograph is just the beginning. For me, digital manipulation, by enhancing underlying form is an ideal method for exploring the nexus between observation and imagination.

I concentrate on landscapes, mostly architectural. Closer inspection reveals conversations between nonverbal entities. In religious buildings, I see various expressions of man’s attempt to connect with the spiritual. A cross, for example, can be seen as a hopeful channel of communication.

I am not so much interested in retaining photographic precision in large blowups, as I am in revealing the patterns and textures which lie beneath points of reality. The canvas further extends this tension between knowing and feeling by lending a solidarity to what otherwise would remain below the level of awareness.


Biography

Mr. Harris studied philosophy at the New School in New York and received his BA from Penn. State. He has been actively pursuing his passion for photography for 25 years following stints creating and developing a cartoon strip and performing standup comedy.

Exhibits

Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ, 25th Ellarslie Open, Spring 2007.
Churchville, Pa. Photography Club, 17th Annual Photography Competition, Spring 2007, Honorable Mention.
Gallery 125, Trenton, NJ, “Art in Bloom,” Spring 2007.
“Artists of Bristol on the Delaware,” Bristol Pa., April 2007
Islip Art Museum, NY, “Free Play,” Summer 2007
TAWA Salon Show, Ellarslie Mansion, Trenton NJ, Summer 2007.
Peggy Lewis Gallery, Lambertville NJ, July 2007.
Gallery 125, Trenton, NJ, “Shoot,” Fall 2007.

Art Organizations

Artsbridge, Lambertville, NJ
Trenton Artists' Workshop Association (TAWA), Trenton, NJ
Artists of Bristol, Bristol, Pa.