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Artist Statement:
In high school I fell in love
with the tranquility of the
darkroom. I apprenticed with
the late Tibor Horvath in
classical portrait
photography. My classical
training has led me to
photograph the nude, the
adornment of the body through
piercings, tatoos, henna and
body paint. I took an
information technology design
course and discovered
digi-cams, scans and
photoshop’s potential. I went
from the tactile, chemical
based darkroom to the computer
keyboard for image
manipulation experimentation.
My passion is being behind the
camera whether it's capturing
one still image or a series of
them.
My influences are an eclectic
group of portrait
photographers including Diane
Arbus, Edward Steichen and
Joel Peter Witkin. Arbus with
her freaks, Steichen with his
classic beauty and Witkin with
his twisted, manipulated
bodies of the dead and the
living. The Science fiction
genre, as represented in
popular culture, has been
reflected in some my past
work. My recent commission
"wallflowers" allowed me the
freedom to explore the urban
walls of Toronto and beyond to
find my voice. I gathered
images of flowers and
scrutinized the textures that
are always present but never
truly noticed. I took the raw
in camera files, transfered
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Exhibitions for Barbara Greczny:
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EXHIBITIONS:
PHOTOGRAPHY (*solo shows)
2008/2007/2006 Nuit Blanche, Toronto - Beaver Hall Gallery
2005 *Burst (alternative space) wallflowers, Toronto
2005 Praxis Gallery, Toronto - Contact Festival
2005 Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto
2001 *She Said Boom, Toronto
1998 Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto
1994 Artpourri, Toronto
1993 Symbiosis 2, The Great Hall, Toronto
1992 Symbiosis, Toronto
INSTALLATION
1997 The Bank of Symbiosis Toronto group show with the Symbiosis
Artists Collective
You are being watched an interactive video installation.
1997 OCAD Gallery - Antenna Video Collective - Territory, Multi-monitor video installation
1995 Symbiosis 3, The Clinic Site-specific group show Toronto, Body Inc. video with photography.
SELECTED FILM/VIDEO
Director/DOP/Editor Underground, 1min 1998
Director/DOP/Editor Vial Upon the Sun, 3 min, 1997
Director/DOP/Editor Homefree, 40min. 1997
Director/DOP/Editor My Side, 20min. 1997
Director/DOP/Editor Body Inc. 30min. 1995
Director/DOP/Editor Specimen <3,1min. 1994
These film/video works have been screened in various venues in Toronto from the Music Gallery to Cinematique. The last screening was Vial Upon the Sun and Underground 2003 OHM festival.
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