In the world of art exhibitions, there is nothing quite like opening a show that is timed perfectly with the publication of a featured article in the New York Times Style section. Typically these moments are reserved for the one percent of artists with very well-established reputations, and even then, luck like this falls on only the very few.
That makes it all the more amazing that Easton’s Academy Art Museum and photographer Paulette Tavormina find themselves in that envied position with the launch of the “Seizing Beauty” exhibit last Friday.
Curator Anke Van Wagenberg and Tavormina are understandably delighted by this kind of special attention to the photographer’s very first museum exhibit. But after two years of hard work, including the production of a book, they have good reason to feel satisfaction.
And so will the viewers of Seizing Beauty. It is a remarkable moment for photography.
Last Friday morning, the Spy caught up with Paulette about her work and her love of the Old Masters.
This video is approximately two minutes in length
The exhibition will be on display through July 10, 2016 at the Academy Art Museum. Curator-Led Tours will be held on Wednesday, May 4 at 12 noon and Wednesday, June 15 at 12 noon. For further information visit academyartmuseum.org or call 410-822-2787.
Carl Rulis says
As a commercial studio photographer my entire career, shooting everything from food to shampoo bottles, I really appreciated seeing Tavormina’s interpretations of 16th and 17th century paintings. Besides her obvious technical expertise, she has a great sense of style and a gift as a stylist also. Great “natural” lighting look, marvelous selection of props and a keen eye for details.
For those who still pass on photography as art, please reconsider.