Kate McKenna, photographer and friend, has a show at the Oasis Boutique Hotel.She photographs cactus, large and close-up then works them into prints on canvas.
The process of blowing these up life size causes them to mature and transform into a completely new work.
They are reborn in the nature of a painting - or so it seems until you are right up close where the magnification of the image combined with the texture of the canvas enters the eye and mind in a new way that disassembles the assumptions one has about cactus in a desert climate. They are colorful, vibrant and restful pieces that say 'come closer, there's more inside.'
Go by and have a look for yourself. It's something you have to see up close.The show runs from today, March 5-20, 2010, 12-4pm Monday through Friday.
Chiquitos #1A.
You can reach Kate at her website and view her photographs by clicking here.
It is an unusual and beautiful show, curated by Kate and Kathleen Eckles Mann, in a beautiful location.
You won't want to miss it.
