Exhibbit-Eric-Olson-Transformations
Channel: peter worrall
Date: 2011-11-15

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"Transformations" by Eric Olson

In his Transformations series, Eric Olson uses photography to disguise itself. By challenging the traditions of the media, he removes the entities on both sides of the lens - the creator of the image and the object being photographed. What we are left with is a pure image. The natural landscape has been dissolved of objective literacy. What resides is the essence of a place, a time, or a memory from an innate subjective experience rather than an automatic objective construct. Transformations celebrate a multitude of form and texture. Essence of Erna revisits the passion of Georgia O'Keefe's abstraction by, just as she had in her career, "transforming" the literal image into an organic landscape of brilliant color and light. Flows of Thought reminds one of John Chamberlain's heavy metal, candy-painted steel sculptures while Beach Umbrella harnesses Tom Wesselmann's playful essence of the sun-filled coast. While it is not the first time Mr. Olson has pointed the lens onto the perception of the viewer, it is his first series to use photography as an abstract form. In his words, "The objective is to remove the literalness and common details of the image while liberating and expanding its energy and feeling." For the viewer, this is a powerful experience. We are free to experience weightless landscapes without the preconceived confines of the object or the literal representation of the image. The photograph is no longer a captured moment of time, the landscape is not framed for our sentiment. The Transformations series presents a story - the passing of time, the playfulness of possibilities, and the freedom from materiality.