2009 Washburn University Student Exhibit @ Mulvane Art Museum

5 of my recent artworks have been chosen for the upcoming Student Exhibition at the Mulvane Art Museum in Topeka. The show opens Friday with a public reception for the artists from 5 to 8pm. The show was juried by Armon Means, Assistant Professor, Photography at Kansas State University. The show will include works by several students at Washburn.

This was a great opportunity for me to show some of my photographic and non-photographic works. Three of my alternative/nonsilver process photographs will be exhibited along with a mixed media collage and a zoetrope (pictured below.)

The Melancholic Zoetrope

Melancholic Zoetrope copyright 2008 Daniel W. Coburn

The zoetrope was a precursor to modern motion picture. A series of sequential still images on a paper strip could be placed inside a drum and the animation could be viewed through slits in the drum as it was spinning. My zoetrope is a contemporary version of this technology. A series self portraits are placed inside this vertically positioned wheel. The wheel is spun by a variable speed electric motor. As the wheel spins you can see my facial expression changing. Melancholia is one of the 4 humors associated with different personality types. During renaissance times the Melancholic personality was associated with the troubled life of the struggling artist. Durer identified himself with the melancholic humor. This personality is closely associated with mood swings and mixed feelings of inferiority and/or delusions of grandeur. The wheel is lighted by a small bulb which adds to the experience. The entire piece was engineered and built from scrap wood, electronics and photography by yours truly :c)

Melancholic Zoetrope copyright 2008 Daniel W. Coburn

Come out and see the show!!
Mulvane Art Museum (Washburn University)
Topeka
Public Reception for the Artists
Friday, April 3rd 2009
5-8 pm

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“Water Foul” wins Merit Award at PhotoSpiva 2009 / Portfolio review with Jim Stone

Above image: “Water Foul” by Daniel W. Coburn

Two of my photographs were selected by Jim Stone for inclusion in a National exhibit at Spiva center for the arts. I made the trip to Missouri last weekend for the opening and because I had arranged to meet with the juror for a portfolio review. Mr. Stone is an internationally recognized photographer and Associate Professor of Photography at The University of New Mexico. The University of New Mexico has an outstanding reputation, and I will be applying for graduate school next semester. It was a good opportunity for me to introduce myself.

He had a lot of positive things to say about my work. He helped reaffirm some of my own ideas and identified some ways to improve and expand. It was an informative and productive meeting. Later that evening I was presented with a merit award for one of my photographs in the show.

Above Image: “Unbreakable” by Daniel W. Coburn was one of two images included in PhotoSiva 2009

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Other award recipients included Keith Yahrling of Pennsylvania, Andrea Land of Missouri, and David Gardner of San Francisco. For a complete list of winners visit photospiva.org

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