John Flatz

Artist Statement:

My constant search for subjects to photograph leads me to many interesting places. Whether it's going to a predetermined location to find a particular type of subject for an ongoing series, or traveling in search of inspiration from places and things I discover, looking at the world at searching for materials for my photographic ideas is a constant quest. In my opinion.

Most of my work is “personal documentary" where the subject is a starting point to look at and find visually appealing and evocative images. It is the visual qualities that initially attract me to photograph a subject. Implied meanings add meaning at the personal and objective levels.

For me, images represent a beauty of their own, based on the purely visual sensations of the photos. Whether the scene is “found" or set up, the colors and textures, shapes and composition, the spaces of view that open up before me are my initial fascination.

On another level, associations with the subject and the thoughts they may evoke add additional depth and dimension After exploring the visual elements of these images, my imagination is stimulated to wonder about the history, associations, and meanings, objective or subjective, that are implied or revealed.

While shooting on film, I print digitally these days The quality and longevity of inkjet materials has reached a level matching traditional darkroom printing, while the nature of the digital printing process m allowed me to perfect my prints to a level that time would not allow with a "wet" printing process.

I am influenced by obsessively looking at things and places, as well as finding inspiration by looking at other people's photographs and artwork. Listening to music, paying attention to the world, media, popular culture, and my own personal experiences combine to inform and evolve my personal vision and ideas.

Awards and Recognition :

- Winner and Cash Prize, 88th Annual Spring Exhibition, Erie Art Museum,
Erie, Pennsylvania.
- Jury Merit Award, “37th Annual Hoyt Regional Juried Art Exhibition,"
New Castle, Pennsylvania.
- Finalist and winner of the “2010 Silver Eye Fellowship Competition"
JOHNFLATZ PHOTOGRAPHER 412-853-1170.
[email protected] www.johnflatzphoto.com
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List of credits
2015 - Pop-up exhibition, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA.
- Large Members' Exhibition, Very Fine Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.
2014 - Very Fine Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2013 - “From ignored to restored".
Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania Public Library, Mount Lebanon, PA.
2012 - 89th Annual Spring Exhibition, Erie Art Museum, Erie, Pennsylvania.
2012 - Westmoreland Museum of American Art Biennial.
Exposure
2011 - Winner and Cash Prize, 88th Annual Spring Exhibition, Erie Art Museum,
Erie, Pennsylvania.
- Jury Merit Award, “37th Annual Hoyt Regional Juried Art Exhibition,"
New Castle, Pennsylvania.
- “Black and White," Fein Art Gallery, 519 East Ohio St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212.
2010 - Finalist and winner of the “2010 Silver Eye Fellowship Competition"
Online gallery winner.
- “3rd Annual Holiday Exhibition," Fein Gallery, 519 East Ohio St., Pittsburgh, PA.
-"18th Annual Phillips Mill Photographic Exhibition", River Rd., New Hope, PA.
2009 - "86th Annual Spring Exhibition", The Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA.
- "Art in Nature", Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO 80524.
-"Exhibition: The 14th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition", @Boston University,
832 Commonwealth, Boston, Massachusetts, 02215.
2008 - Personal exhibition, “Artifacts of the urban landscape" Connie M Kimbo
Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Solo show, "Abandoned Western Psych"" Connie M. Kimbo
Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
- The Art of Nature, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO.
- Annual juried member exhibition of Phillip's Mill, New Hope, PA.
- Gaithersburgh Arts and Crafts Festival, Gaithersburg, MD.
- Port Huron Art Fair, Port Huron, Michigan.
- New Hope Arts Festival, Hew Hope, Pennsylvania.
- Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2007
- John Flatz Photographer, One-Man Show, Community of Mount Lebanon
Library, Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
- Annual juried member exhibition of Phillip's Mill, New Hope, PA.
- Abstractions, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO.
- 15th Annual Phillips' Mill Photographic Exhibition.
- Free booth winner as emerging festival artist, Three Rivers Arts
Festival, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- International Members' Exhibition, Art Photography Center.
Associations
- Represented by the Painet Stock Photo agency.
- Gallery member of the Silver Eye Center for Photography.
Websites
-www.johnflatzphoto.com
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Flatz

Artistic influences:

William Eggleston, Paul Strand, Cézanne, Joan Miro

Keywords:

Architecture, landscapes, contemporary, classic, black and white.