Saddly this comes from the Prime Minister of Canada. TheStar.com – Ordinary folks don’t care about arts: Harper Source: www.thestar.com Prime Minister Stephen Harper has sparked a culture war in the federal election campaign with a claim that “ordinary people” don’t care about arts funding. I especially like this part: Under fire for his government’s […]
Subject matter and spirit…
When both subject matter and manner of rendering are transcended, by whatever means, that which seems to be matter becomes what seems to be spirit. -Minor White
True art…
The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke. -Jerzy Kosinski
Art is…
Art is not documentation but reflection. -bret
Sculptural Images Artist Statement
This is my Artist Statement for the Sculptural Images show. The exhibition was part of the Contact Toronto Photography Festival and ran from May 17 to June 9, 2007. Roots creep over rock searching for refuge and nourishment, neglected bricks and mortar crumble under the elements and return to the earth, a mountain is slowly […]
Black and White Abstraction
The qualities of abstraction intrinsic to Black and White photography grant it the power to intensify life – to deepen its mystery, depth, and beauty. –Bret Culp
Landscapes Revealed Exhibition
LANDSCAPES REVEALED Leonardo Galleries, Toronto, Canada April 24 to June 3, 2006 Reception is Thursday May 4, 7-9pm, artists in attendance Leonardo Gallery is pleased to present a new exhibition of photographic works as an official venue of the CONTACT Photography festival. Photographers Bret Culp, Joshua Harrower and John Long explore landscapes outside the […]
Landscapes Revealed Artist Statement
This is my Artist Statement for the Landscapes Revealed show. The exhibition was part of the 10th Anniversary of the Contact Toronto Photography Festival and ran from April 24 to June 3, 2006. Children are instinctively attuned to the wonders of their surroundings. As years pass the discord of modern life overwhelms and the connection […]
When the Art Demands Your Attention
The February 23, 2006 LensWork Podcast/Commentary by Brooks Jensen, “When the Art Demands Your Attention”, reminds me of a perspective changing lesson that I learned in a first year photography class at Ryerson in Toronto. As part of an assignment I presented a photograph of a barn on a lakeshore. To my mind it was […]
Save Our Buildings – History Has To Start Somewhere
This is from a deputation letter sent to the city of Toronto to voice my objection to the demolition of the Bridgepoint Half-Round building, one of the best examples of 1960’s architecture in Toronto, and the transfer of public parklands to a developer for condo and retail development. I am unable to attend the March […]