June 10 - August 9, 2006
HANK GANS - At the Water's Edge - Portfolio II
On June 10, 2006 Wild Wood Gallery in Beacon, New York introduced a second portfolio of photographs by Hank Gans entitled "At The Water's Edge".
Mr. Gans is one of a minute number of exceptional photographers who have been completely devoted to the art of color photography throughout an entire career. Gans says he has always considered color itself to be the initial subject of his work and the immediate task before him when photographing to be one of balancing the elements of color, form and texture within a cohesive composition.
Although all the images in the Wild Wood exhibit are original prints done by the photographer, many of the photographs have become very familiar images as they are very successful posters available worldwide through Allposters.com, Art.com and other internet poster outlets.
Valerie Gladstone, who writes regularly for such publications as The New York Times, Washington Post and ArtNews, calls the Water's Edge exhibit "breathtaking". Searching for a way to convey the "mystery, power and beauty" of Hank Gans' images in words, Ms. Gladstone only finds adequate comparison in the work of painters like Albert Pinkham Ryder, Winslow Homer and John Marin, "In photograph after photograph" says Gladstone, "Hank Gans shows us the variety and brilliance that can be found in the sea."
Wild Wood Gallery is located at 442 Main Street in Beacon, New York.
The gallery is open Friday through Sunday from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m.
There will be a reception for the photographer on Saturday, July 8th from 5 - 9 p.m.
Further information is available by calling the gallery at 845-831-0333 or writing jane@wildwoodgallery.org.
