Artist Information:
Lisa Takata
Phoenix, AZ
United States
Member Since: Jul 2001
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Artist Statement:
I didn't pay much attention
the first two times a police
helicopter circled overhead
while I made some of these
photos on a moonless night in
my Phoenix backyard. But when
the patrol car pulled up at
the end of the driveway, I did
stop for a moment and wonder
what was going on. I guess
they did, too. Yes officer, I
know it's 2 a.m. and it might
seem a little strange to be
running around in complete
darkness with giant pieces of
watercolor paper, a slide
projector and three kiddie
play pools filled with photo
development chemicals. But
this adventure is too big to
be contained by the
constraints of an indoor
darkroom, and too interesting
to let a good night's sleep
get in the way. Officer, this
is not some outdoor meth lab
operation, and I'm not crazy .
. . I'm just making art.
For me, photography is a means
of telling visual stories. The
artwork I create pushes past
the boundaries of verbal
storytelling into languages of
historic photographic
processes (bromoil, cyanotype,
gum bichromate)and handbuilt
pottery. I hope to engage
viewers in wanting to know
more and encourage them to
give ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
POEM IN A BOTTLE - Donate a
poem and help creative
communities grow! On March
7-9, 2003 200 wine bottles
filled with original poetry
will mysteriously wash up on
an urban beach in downtown
Phoenix, Arizona. Browse our
beach for as long as you like
to read poetry contributed by
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
Open Studios a feast for eyes
-- and stomach
They would all be closing in
three hours -- the Flagstaff
Open Studio venues for Tour
2002 -- and I had one last
chance to view images, snack
on appetizers, and chat with
creative types in their
studios, homes and group
showplaces.
PHOTOGRAPHY WITH ...
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Collections:
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Commissions:
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Lisa Takata's Free Artist Portfolio
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