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18Jul2009

Jose Gaytan explores the Gowanus landscape

DateSaturday, July 18, 2009 at 11:19PM

Jose Gaytan photo by Ángel Franco/The New York TimesWe always love to see friends in the news, even more so when they have the vision and talent of Jose Gaytan. In Moab, we tend to surround ourselves with the beauty of the southwest landscape with its blue skies and turbulent rock scapes, it's almost cheating because it doesn't take much talent to find a breathtaking scene. Jose on the other hand, has spent the last seven years exploring what surrounds him and using his vision to create those moments which after time begin to paint a new reality. His photos of "Brooklyn’s famous mile-and-a-half long canal (Gowanus), photographing moments of serenity, color and even beauty amid the decaying postindustrial landscape" are a testament to his talent for finding the surreal beauty of his landscape.

His photos will be featured in the Brooklyn Public Library’s main branch through Aug 29 in an exhibit titled, “Brooklyn in Transition: A Photographic Essay of the Gowanus.”

Read more about this exhibition, view photos and the learn about the artist at the New York Times' Lens Blog or on Jose's site www.josegaytan.com.

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    Source: Lens: Essay: The Gowanus as Muse
    by David Gonzalez at The New York Times on July 8, 2009
    Who needs Renoir’s barges on the Seine? Jose Gaytan is enamored of scows on the Gowanus, from which he draws inspiration, as David Gonzalez reports.

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These photos are far more interesting than natural landscapes - for me, they not only capture the ephemeral reality of the urban landscape, but more important, show how a guy with his eyes open sees the beauty and pathos all around him. Thanks Jose, and Angel

October 6, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMarc

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