My work explores, in abstract and expressionistic forms, the urban landscape of
my place of birth, San Francisco. I grew up immersed in a world of
avant-garde art and jazz music in the home. My father, Jim, founded the Dilexi
Gallery (1958-1970) and produced the film "Space is the Place", starring the experimental
Jazz musician Sun Ra. In this context, my creative vision evolved to include music
and visual art and their intertwining.
My photographic process involves a persistent scouring of the San Francisco urban, industrial landscape for:
the uniquely unseen; compelling moments of light, texture and form; and, often times,
decaying elements in the constructed environment. My works are attempts to extract
and synthesize fragments to
"re-create" a neo-vintage, urban aesthetic.
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For more info contact:
dpnewman at gmail.com