MYSTERIES OF NATURE

Jun 4, 2010 from 14:00 to 15:30 UTC-04
Location: Palm Beach Photo Centre
Latest Activity: Sep 23, 2020

PHOTOG PAUL CAPONIGRO DISPLAYS ‘MYSTERIES OF NATURE’; “PICTURE MY WORLD” OPENS AT PALM BEACH PHOTO CENTRE The mysterious images of nature photographed by Paul Caponigro are well-regarded and well-documented in books, on the Internet and in galleries around the world. But explaining the confluence of artistry and imagery that is evident in his work is a challenge for even the photographer himself. In his book, The Wise Silence: Photographs by Paul Caponigro, Caponigro states, “At the root of creativity is an impulse to understand, to make sense of random and often unrelated details. For me, photography provides an intersection of time, space, light, and emotional stance. One needs to be still enough, observant enough, and aware enough to recognize the life of the materials, to be able to ‘hear through the eyes’.” The Palm Beach Photographic Centre invites its members and guests to “hear through their eyes” as they experience 50 images, curated by Caponigro, for his exhibit, “Mysteries of Nature,” a retrospective that features a cross section of 40 years’ worth of work. The show runs through July 3. An opening reception will be held June 4 from 6-7:30 pm. Admission to the Centre’s galleries and to the opening reception are free. On June 4, the Photo Centre is also opening the Picture My World exhibit and showing images of the earthquake in Haiti and the aftermath taken by the children in the Art Creation Foundation program. Born in Boston in 1932, Caponigro is currently regarded as one of America’s foremost landscape photographers. At 13, he began to explore the world around him with his camera and subsequently sustained a career spanning nearly 50 years. Acclaimed for his spiritually moving images of Stonehenge and other Celtic megaliths of England and Ireland, Caponigro has more recently photographed the temples, shrines and sacred gardens of Japan. He also inspires viewers with glimpses of deep, mystical woodland of his New England haunts. Caponigro now resides in mid-coast Maine, in the town of Cushing. Caponigro’s first one-man exhibition took place at the George Eastman House in 1958. In 1960, he became a consultant for Polaroid Corporation in the photo-research department. During this time, he also began teaching photography part-time at Boston University. Recipient of two Guggenheim fellowships and three National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants, Caponigro has exhibited and taught throughout the United States and abroad. “It is our mission as an organization dedicated to traditional and digital photography to bring this type of internationally-recognized work to our members and supporters,” said Fatima NeJame, director of the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. “Caponigro’s show demonstrates the caliber of talent and the depth of experience our Centre is honored to display. We hope that the public will come and enjoy the breathtaking photographs that could only have been taken by an artist with such reverence and respect for his subject.”

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