Photo Serigraphy by D. Boone Even though I have no formal art training I became interested in printmaking while working as a picture framer in the Attic Gallery. Just being around so much creativity and handling real art every day inspired me to learn as much as I could. In the 1970s the Attic Gallery, specialized in original graphics, and I became intrigued by this medium. My first printmaking experiments were with the technique of etching. The press required for etching is large and expensive, and I found it impractical for me. I was attracted to silk-screen printing, because I found it to be a flexible medium that would lend itself to such a wide variety of visual possibilities. Before the Lights Went Out is a series of photo-silkscreen prints I have created depicting some of the people and scenes of Vicksburg, Mississippi before they disappeared. These images were made from black and white photographs taken at night which often required lengthy exposures. Today at most of the sites where these pictures were taken one could leave open the shutter of the best camera money can buy without finding any trace of the light which once shined from these faces and places. |
The Attic Gallery 1101 Washington Street Vicksburg, MS 39183 Phone: 601 638 9221 FAX: 601 638 9221 |
The Attic Gallery 1101 Washington Street Vicksburg, MS 39183 Phone: 601 638 9221 FAX: 601 638 9221 |
Photo Serigraphy by D. Boone Even though I have no formal art training I became interested in printmaking while working as a picture framer in the Attic Gallery. Just being around so much creativity and handling real art every day inspired me to learn as much as I could. In the 1970s the Attic Gallery, specialized in original graphics, and I became intrigued by this medium. My first printmaking experiments were with the technique of etching. The press required for etching is large and expensive, and I found it impractical for me. I was attracted to silk-screen printing, because I found it to be a flexible medium that would lend itself to such a wide variety of visual possibilities. Before the Lights Went Out is a series of photo-silkscreen prints I have created depicting some of the people and scenes of Vicksburg, Mississippi before they disappeared. These images were made from black and white photographs taken at night which often required lengthy exposures. Today at most of the sites where these pictures were taken one could leave open the shutter of the best camera money can buy without finding any trace of the light which once shined from these faces and places. |
Isaac Photoserigraph by D. Boone image size: approx. 5" x 8" $65 This image appeared in the January 2000 issue of the Oxford American magazine. |
Glass Kitchen (Vicksburg) Photoserigraph by D. Boone image size: approx. 6" x 9" $65 |
Wing's Grocery (Vicksburg) Photoserigraph by D. Boone image size: approx. 6" x 9" $45 |
Goldie's B-B-Q (Vicksburg) Photoserigraph by D. Boone image size: approx. 6" x 9" $45 |
The Mayflower (Jackson) Photoserigraph by D. Boone image size: approx. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" $65 |
