Who Are You, pt. 2?

I'm only in the early stages of this new series I am working on about Identity, perception and labels. What is so fascinating having only photographed three individuals so far, are the back stories. The behind the scenes dialog and discussion on this very subject is amazing. The dialog with those who came close to agreeing to participate and then can't, is equally important and says so much about the entire narrative of this series.

Those who are willing to be photographed, it appears, go through their own process of discovery by their act of participation. This is turning out to be one of the most challenging and rewarding series I've worked on. For those who are willing to donate your time to this project, I thank you.

I am still looking for approximately ten more individuals. Male or female, large or small, old (80+) or young (18), all races welcome to apply. If you yourself are not interested in posing but know of someone that could be interested, please let make them aware of this project.

Contact me if interested, wmzuback@williamzubackphotographs.com

Thanks.

Who Are You?

I am looking for open minded people to participate in my next photo series exploring our sense of identity, both internal and external, as well as societies labels placed upon us all. This series will require nudity but the treatment of the photographs create a large amount of anonymity.

If you are interested in exploring this theme through the process of the lens and your own journey of discovery and awareness,  please contact me at: wmzuback@williamzubackphotographs.com

I am looking for male and female subjects from the ages of 18-80. All races and body types are needed. I can provide interested individuals with more details and a sample of the actual project.

Effjay Projekts Indiana Green exhibition

Madonna & Child Interpreted, closing reception

If you have already seen the exhibit or are seeing it for the first time, you will not want to miss the closing reception of Madonna & Child Interpreted. Along with the great interpretations by 31 incredible artists and essays by three outstanding writers the closing will host spoken word/poetry performances by five of Milwaukee's best. Soups On, 221 N. Water Street, Milwaukee, 6-10pm January 20.

In a unique twist on Gallery Night, the Madonna and Child Interpreted Show at the Soups On Gallery will combine visual with the spoken arts.  Five of Milwaukee’s best writers will recite from their own work in what promises to be a powerful and often funny program of language performed at its best.

Darlin’ Nikki Janzen (http://www.wix.com/nicolejanzen/poetry) and Mario the Poet (www.facebook.com/mariothepoet) are poetry slam masters, and have taken Milwaukee Slam teams to national competitions.  Many of Milwaukee’s new generation of poets have been inspired through Darlin’ Nikki’s youth writing workshops, as well as her dazzling performances from stages to street corners.  Mario has performed at dozens of venues around Milwaukee, always leaving the audiences with a solid impression of his sharp humor, sharp political voice, and sharp narrative style.

Timothy Kloss and JoAnn Chang are songwriters as well as poets, so don’t be surprised if you are treated to some singing.  Kloss has produced and emceed about 1,000 poetry readings in Milwaukee since 1991, and both he and Chang run the long-running and popular Poet’s Monday series at Linneman’s in Riverwest.

David Press (http://languageliberationfront.blogspot.com/,) who writes strange one-act plays and tells even stranger, innovative stories, will host the event.

Here are three great links to give you an idea of the talent and impressions of this ambitious exhibit.

Shepherd Express Review

Exhibit artist Debbie Callahan selected for Journal Sentinel Christmas front page

Arts Without Borders Review

Book Passages, Revisited

What have you read lately? That is how I started a blog post in February 2009. This began a visual journey in which I asked for and created visual interpretations from brief book passages submitted by readers of my blog, BacktotheZu News.

I am now privileged with the opportunity to exhibit this photographic series next year at Carroll University's Rowe Art Gallery. Bringing this photographic series into an academic setting like Carroll University has been a goal of mine since creating this work in 2009. A university gallery is the perfect setting for this series which draws on so many different creative elements allowing for departmental collaboration with potential assignments and important dialog. I am interested in developing another dialog through my blog by creating some new visual interpretations from book passages submitted here on my blog, by you. Unlike the first process in which I took the passages in the order they were received, I plan to choose a small selection from those submitted to include in the exhibit next October 2012.

Post your brief book passage below, include the title of the book and author. If I select your passage for a visual interpretation you will receive a print of my finished interpretation.

Visual Haiku (above image) is the title of the interpretation I created from a passage by M.S. Merwin, In the Language of Life by Bill Moyers. During the opening reception at the Tenth Street Gallery, Chris Flieller, Artistic Director at In Tandem Theatre provided dramatic readings of each book passage. This created another element to the communication and interpretation dialog involved in this creative process.

As stated by a Milwaukee Art Professor, The idea behind this body of work is the collaborative connection between

me and the person who selects the passage of writing and the original passage itself. A three way triangle. One person

sees and writes, one person reads and relates and an artist brings to light an idea of what the vision is. What do these

diverse connections tell the viewer about the nature of perception and life? The essence of this project is the

complexity of human communication. The beauty of this project is deeper and richer than just the pictures. It's in the

way that we each communicate our idea's and emotions to each other and try to understand how this world works.

It is ever changing and ever reinterpreted. As the artist, I became the interpreter and the director.

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