The Index Design Fair, taking place in the amazing city of Dubai, is coming up in a few days. A Gallery will be presenting Christy Lee Rogers’ new work as a part of Index, to be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from May 31 to June 2, 2021.
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Human
22 May - 30 June, 2021
ART LABOR Gallery (see details HERE)
101 Haifang Lu, Jing'an District, Shanghai, China
ART LABOR Gallery is very pleased to present Christy Lee Rogers’ latest creative photographic collection, “Human”, her third solo show in Shanghai, running from May 22nd to June 30th, 2021.
Like most during this trying year, Rogers has spent much time close to home. Fueled by the events around the world she's taken this opportunity to dive in to the latest of her underwater series, “Human” with which Rogers' depicts both the strength and vulnerability of humanity. First released online only, this will be the first time these works will be seen in a gallery.
The name human was selected to presuppose a coming together of humanity into a modern renaissance, kindled by adversity and tribulation, and flowering into unforeseen new realities. If art was a passageway into the soul and something more profound within ourselves, she reminds us of our own vulnerabilities within a landscape of hope and magic. In Rogers' unique way, she urges us to look beyond the finite boundaries of what's in front of us, and to see between the spaces into a new future.
All of her works are photographed in water, using the refraction of light to create painterly images, and often compared with Baroque and Renaissance paintings. The water within the images flows life to all areas, taking on bold curving forms and transforming everyday people into angelic creatures, seemly from some other place. In these works, Rogers hypothesizes the idea that if photons of light are without mass and only perceived because of the eyes, then there must be other things around us that we cannot perceive as of yet.
May 6 - 6:30pm CET See the talk here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ9NLg_qR7w
Join the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art for an insightful livestream with acclaimed artist Christy Lee Rogers. The virtual program is inspired by the current exhibition, “Bernini and the Roman Baroque: Masterpieces from the Palazzo Chigi in Arricia.” Through conversation, you’ll gain a unique insight into the history-rich collection of Chigi Palace. To put a modern spin on the drama, color and texture of the Roman Baroque, discover the fascinating process of underwater photography and digital artmaking.
“Bernini and the Roman Baroque: Masterpieces from Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia” is organized by Glocal Project Consulting and is toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC.
Rogers’ photography provides a fascinating example of how the work of Baroque artists such as the ones featured in Bernini and the Roman Baroque still influence contemporary art and artists today through a wide range of mediums
Rogers is a guest speaker at The Photography Show this Sunday the 7th for the Spring Shoots Virtual Festival in London. Her interview called “Staying focused in a watery world” is on at 6:10pm GMT on Sunday, March 7. Hope to see you all there virtually.
One of Rogers’ works was donated to this beautiful charity event and auction.
You are invitated to the Sotheby’s and Fund-Art charity art auction in favor of the Vienna CS Hospice Rennweg.
The auction will take place on Monday, February 22nd, 2021 at 5 p.m. via live stream on the Internet. The auction will be broadcasted here.
221 works by 210 well-known contemporary artists from 40 nations
The catalog is available for download in German and English at www.fund-art.com
To participate in the auction you have to register here.
A step by step guide to the auction can be found here.
In episode #34 of The Underwater Podcast, host Brett Stanley chats with visual artist Christy Lee Rogers. They speak about how she found her process to create these photos, how music plays a large part in her work, and what the COVID-19 lockdowns has done to make her pivot her business.
