rgw@mediaone.net
Date: 01/24/01-03:57:38 PM Z
I have also seen some Sal Lopes pt/pd prints of Richard Gere's work. Wonderful
stuff.
Guy
Maria Olmedo wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> I have it on good authority that James Luciana and Patricia Germani were the
> printers for the Richard Gere show.
>
> Sincerely,
> Maria Olmedo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diana Bloomfield [mailto:dlhbloom@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 10:39 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Pilgrim
>
> Hi Craig..
>
> I got a chance to see these same photographs in a Soho gallery a few years
> ago
> when Gere exhibited some of them. I did like the images very much--mostly
> the
> way he chose to photograph the subject matter and present them, more than I
> admired the actual printing (which is platinum/palladium), but no one at the
> gallery could tell me anything about the printing. There was no
> acknowledgement to anyone concerning the printing, either. The assumption
> at
> the gallery was that Gere did them himself, which I somehow find hard to
> believe. But..maybe. Unfortunately, he wasn't there, so I couldn't ask
> him...
>
> --Diana
>
> Craig Koshyk wrote:
>
> > A student brought in a photo book by the actor Richard Gere today.
> Entitled
> > Pilgrim, it contains photos of Tibeten monks, monestaries etc. At first I
> > thought "Oh no, not another book by a rich white guy showing us how third
> > world those folks in Asia are". Upon further inspection however I
> > discovered that the photos are actually quite nice. Gere presents the
> > culture with respect and dignity.
> >
> > The prints seem to be pt or pd. Thye are well printed and have an old
> > fashion look and tone that reminds me a little of Luara Gilpin's work.
> >
> > There are notes at the back of the book regarding each photo (where, when,
> > who etc.) but no mention is made of the technical details.
> >
> > Does anyone know who printed these photos?
> >
> > CK
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