Artist Information:
Kenneth Eugene Walker
portland, OR
United States
Member Since: Jun 2002
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Artist Statement:
KENNETH E.WALKER
FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
STATEMENT:
The essence of my style
might be defined in the
following two statements:
Primarily, I strive to create
a meaningful photographic
image by the spontaneous
reaction to a scene, event,
character, irony, or
juxtaposition which seems
unique. Also, I try to limit
the ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Kenneth E. Walker
walker888@msn.com
Selected Exhibitions and
Awards:
1976 - Coos Art Museum, Coos
Bay, OR
Juried group
exhibition and purchase award,
permanent collection
1979 - Coos Art Museum, Coos
Bay, OR
Juried group
exhibition
Art Quake,
Portland, OR
Jurists: Rachel
Rosenfield, assistant curator
Portland Art Museum and
Hiro
Moriyasu, ...
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Artist Galleries:
www.talismangallery.com
Talisman Gallery
Portland, Oregon
http://www.coosart.org/gallery/
178.html
Coos Art Museum
Coos Bay, OR...
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Artist Reviews:
PDX Magazine: Review of MIXED
MEDIA work by Kenneth E.
Walker, Based on a phone
interview in 2006.
Upcoming Art Shows> by Aaron
Miles & Marie Oliver
Kenneth Walker
Talisman Gallery
Thru March 26
Kenneth Walker’s visual
journeys may prove disturbing
to old school photo purists.
The traditional stance is ...
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Collections:
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR,
Permanent Collection
http://www.coosart.org/gallery/
178.html...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Kenneth Eugene Walker's Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Kenneth Eugene Walker's Portfolio.
KENNETH E.WALKER
FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
STATEMENT:
The essence of my style might be defined in the following two statements: Primarily, I strive to create a meaningful photographic image by the spontaneous reaction to a scene, event, character, irony, or juxtaposition which seems unique. Also, I try to limit the image to its basic compositional elements.
Often, this refinement of composition is achieved in the darkroom. I try to eliminate excess by precise cropping or "burning in" to subdue unwanted detail. An example of this is seen in my Photograph, "Breakfast, Introspection". To ensure its candid quality, I grabbed this scene quickly as I passed by the subject and on through the kitchen. Half the original negative is cropped away to precisely include subject, coffee cup, and about 1 1/3 eggs. Three or four basic compositional and symbolic elements comprise this image. Another fraction of a percent of image would include distractions such as table clutter and an STP decal on the window (which partially remains if you look closely). While I feel many of my Photographs are complete as straight black and white images, I use various tinting media to enhance aspects of select images. For some images, ... |
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