Artist Information:
Scott Mahrer
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
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Artist Statement:
Flowers have always intrigued
me.
I suppose I could just stop
with this one simple, defining
thought illustrating the theme
of Floral Spectra. To do so
would ignore an opportunity to
explain further questions,
such as why the title of this
Exhibition shares the name of
an image that happens to be
black and white.
Yes, flowers have always
intrigued me. The shape and
texture one can discover upon
closer inspection is amazing.
They have the power to express
emotions that some might not
be able to put into words to
one another. The extraordinary
role they play in the life of
the plant from which they grow
cannot be disregarded. Flowers
have driven me to spend hours
with my camera, oblivious to
everything else around me.
“Sunflower Study” and “Bouquet
1” come from just such an
inspired moment very early one
morning. I woke up with the
need to grab my camera and
take a bouquet I had given my
wife the day before outside in
the morning sun.
I have been asked why I would
create black and white images
of flowers, thus losing their
beautiful color. Quite often,
if we allow ourselves to
exclude the obvious we ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2004 24th Annual Juried
Photography Exhibition – Ocean
City Arts Center, Ocean City,
NJ
Received Merit Award for
“Sunflower Study”
2004 Jersey Shore Juried
Exhibition – Riverfront
Renaissance Center for the
Arts, Millville, NJ
2004 Glasstown Arts District
Fine Arts Festival (Juried) –
Millville, NJ
2005 “Floral Spectra”, Solo
Exhibition – Atlantic City Art
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Scott Mahrer's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Scott Mahrer's Portfolio.
Flowers have always intrigued me.
I suppose I could just stop with this one simple, defining thought illustrating the theme of Floral Spectra. To do so would ignore an opportunity to explain further questions, such as why the title of this Exhibition shares the name of an image that happens to be black and white.
Yes, flowers have always intrigued me. The shape and texture one can discover upon closer inspection is amazing. They have the power to express emotions that some might not be able to put into words to one another. The extraordinary role they play in the life of the plant from which they grow cannot be disregarded. Flowers have driven me to spend hours with my camera, oblivious to everything else around me. “Sunflower Study” and “Bouquet 1” come from just such an inspired moment very early one morning. I woke up with the need to grab my camera and take a bouquet I had given my wife the day before outside in the morning sun.
I have been asked why I would create black and white images of flowers, thus losing their beautiful color. Quite often, if we allow ourselves to exclude the obvious we ... |
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