Visual Arts
At Drexel: The kitchen of a neighbor, in North Philadelphia. Doll's leg in foreground.
In 'Witnesses to Hunger,' 40 blunt women tell unvarnished view of life visions pared to irreducible essence: Empty grocery carts, pay stubs, unstocked refrigerators, sewage pudding in the streets, bloodstained sidewalks. Drexel professor's aim was to illustrate daily hurt of hunger, myriad ways government fails poor children.
By Alfred Lubrano
The Philadelphia Inquirer 2008-11-30 (entry)
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Salt, pepper show they're ready for extreme closeup with win in overall category of Visions of Science Photographic Awards contest. Another contestant: the cellular structure of the stem of a sunflower.
BBC News 2008-04-28 (entry)
Pasadena's new Whole Foods Market is Vegas with organic, gluten-free scones. First rule of sustainable architecture is keeping new buildings small and efficient. With 30-foot ceilings, endless aisles, 280 subterranean parking spots and TVs always on, this place is neither. Forget about doing more with less. This green-tinged cornucopia is about doing more with more.
By Christopher Hawthorne
Los Angeles Times 2008-04-06 (entry)
Heirloom melons and squashes get their due in Victor Schrager's photography, but it took his collaborator, Amy Goldman, to grow them. The work of the two, who created "Melons for the Passionate Grower" and "The Compleat Squash: A Passionate Grower's Guide to Pumpkins, Squashes, and Gourds," is on display at the New York Botanical Gardens.
The New York Botanical Garden 2007-08-03 (entry)
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Gleanings from Diana Shearwood, a Montreal-based photographer, who has followed food trucks and captured still lifes of moving berries, donuts and steaks.
By Diana Shearwood
Alphabet City Food Anthology 2007-09-01 (entry)
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Artist Chris Jordan makes, finds patterns in garbage and other societal markers.
2007-08-16 (entry)
Gustatory glamour shots aside, food photography can be creative and informative, particularly when illustrating portion sizes, caloric density and just what fast food looks like, up close - really close.
By Chelsea Martinez
Los Angeles Times 2007-07-12 (entry)
Artists find income source through licensing their work on everything from plates, cups and textiles to popcorn tins, but success requires flexibility and understanding of market needs, experts say.
By Elizabeth Lazarowitz
New York Daily News 2007-08-06 (entry)
