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"Fins, Wings and Oother Such Things" Photography Exhibit from the Polaroid Collections |
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LEXINGTON, MA.-Combining the delights of sight and sound at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Polaroids Fins, Wings and Other Such Things photography exhibit of natures bounty is accompanied by Lexington Symphony Orchestra concerts.
Surprising fine art images of a multitude of living creatures captured by artists for starring roles as subjects were selected from The Polaroid Collection. The companys global influence on creating art history is preserved in a treasured archive of over 16,000 museum quality images.
In this winters unusual exhibit curated by Polaroids Barbara Hitchcock, Fins, Wings and Other Such Things showcases the unceasing wonders of nature. From the inception of instant photography over 50 years ago, Polaroid has promoted the arts. What began as research activity by Ansel Adams evolved into its Artist Support Program. Both artists and Polaroid benifited as art is selected to build Polaroids permanent archives, explains Hitchcock. Polaroids fine art travels the world and is also located in permanent museum exhibits in France and Switzerland.
At the National Heritage Museum William Wegmans renowned pet Weimaraner dogs are lovingly depicted in humorous poses captured by Polaroids rare 20x24 instant camera. Another creature deserving of attention, one finds a rare studio portrait of a seemingly proud rooster by Bettina Rheims.
But would you expect to see barnyard pigs in all their pragmatic glory? Imagine the entertainment in discovering princely pigs interpreted by the classical music of the Lexington Symphony Orchestra. This dual cultural adventure in sight and sound can be experienced on February 9 at the National Heritage Museum and again on February 10 with a special childrens workshop and concert.
Meet the Beetles - Artist Andrea Wolff is an insect fan and reveals the beauty of the anatomical structure in her six sepia toned images in a series titled Meet the Beetles. Swarming with all forms of life, fantastic spiders become celebrities in the natural world, juxtaposed with Lynn Butlers works photographed while riding galloping horses, creating the sensation of movement.
The collaboration between the Lexington Symphony Orchestras Music Director Jonathan McPhee and Polaroids Hitchcock emerged in harmony with their common goal.
Once the two had decided on the images, McPhee juggled both mediums in his computer to choreograph images of crabs and cockatoos projected on a screen as the symphony performs pieces by Felix Mendelssohn, Jean Sibelius and other composers. Its all about the expression behind the presentation, McPhee says.
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