BLANDEN ART MUSEUM
Sat, Sep 28
|Blanden Memorial Art Museum
"Digital Photo Composites" Opening Reception
Works by Denis Hagen Artist Talk at 4:00pm


Time & Location
Sep 28, 2019, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Blanden Memorial Art Museum, 920 3rd Ave S, Fort Dodge, IA 50501, USA
About The Event
Opening Reception
"Digital Photo Composites"
Works by Denis Hagen
3:00-5:00pm with an Artist Talk at 4:00pm
Refreshments and light hors d'oeuvres provided
Come and go event, Free to attend, All ages welcome
On view: September 28 - December 21, 2019
Artist Statement
These are original digital photograph composites. They are not planned or staged, but situations are found, captured and whole photographs are combined in Photoshop.
It is my intention to create images unlike those I’ve seen before, break as many rules as possible, encourage flaws and explore colors, shapes, lines and textures. There is no formula. I find the amorphic figures interesting and mysterious, as there may not be any sense of who they are, where they are or what they are doing. However, my personal favorites are the more nonobjective abstract images.
Digital has been a new source of creative exploration for me, resulting in shapes and color combinations I would not have otherwise considered. There is always the surprise of discovery, the search for something unique, and the irony of making photos that may not eventually resemble photographs.