09.05.2012
Artist’s Reception: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
ClampArt
521- 531 West 25th Street
Ground Floor
New York City 10001
Brian Finke turns his attention to New York City building sites for his third monograph, and fourth solo exhibition, Construction, opening this Thursday, Sept. 6th, at ClampART NYC. As with his previous series (which focused upon such subjects as flight attendants and high school cheerleaders and football players), the new work examines a group of people- this time construction workers- who are often represented in broad and stereotypical terms.
Consistent with earlier projects, Finke zeroes in upon postures, expressions, and gestures, representing the individuals who comprise the group. While revealing diversity in uniformity, Finke also details the establishment of individual identities in the image of the larger group or industry. The artist states, “I have always been attracted to photographing within groups, immersing myself in the scene, almost becoming one of the members.” And by submerging himself in a given stratum, Finke is able to shoot largely unnoticed. The result is a personalized view of the construction industry that seamlessly blends the heroic with the mundane. But in contrast with his earlier photographs, the images from Construction incorporate much more of the surrounding environments. Finke shoots the workers in relation to the machines they operate, and then contrasts the scale of these seemingly small men, women, and machines to the mammoth structures they erect.
Construction will be on exhibition from September 6th- October 13th. The monograph (10 x 10 inches, 59 four-color plates, 80 pages, hardcover, $55 USD) is currently available on Decode books.
07.23.2012
at Cortona on The Move… through September 30th 2012.
07.10.2012
Flight Attendant exhibition at Cortona on The Move… July 18th 2012 at 6:30pm
Brian Finke began photographing flight attendants traveling on different airlines. The final result is a document that brings together the charm of this profession next to the daily lives of workers. As in previous work on the football players and cheerleaders, Finke is drawn to the distinctive dynamics of team training, focuses on individuals wearing an uniform while performing actions practiced indiscriminately on the playing field or in the air and provides an unforgettable look of women and men of flying companies.
view the complete series at ClampArt, NYC.
06.18.2012
at Cortona on The Move… Opening Reception July 18th 2012
Brian Finke began photographing flight attendants traveling on different airlines. The final result is a document that brings together the charm of this profession next to the daily lives of workers. As in previous work on the football players and cheerleaders, Finke is drawn to the distinctive dynamics of team training, focuses on individuals wearing an uniform while performing actions practiced indiscriminately on the playing field or in the air and provides an unforgettable look of women and men of flying companies.
view the complete series at ClampArt, NYC.
09.08.2011
Beyond Words: Photography in the New Yorker
Opening Reception September 14th 6-8pm
Howard Greenberg Gallery
The Fuller Building
41 East 57 Street
Suite 1406
New York, NY 10022
10.12.2010
Art From the Heart
Artists are invited to submit 1-3 original, signed, unframed photographs measuring at least 8” x 10”. To submit your work for consideration please contact Rebecca Brenneis becca@vanderbiltrepublic.org The submission cycle ends October 29th. THE EXHIBITION & RECEPTION Staged at DRIVEIN24 Studios and curated by Leslie Dela Vega (Photo Director, Essence Magazine), “Art From the Heart” is a truly unique convergence point of artists, art, and collectors. The format of the event offers every ticket-holder their choice of any one photograph on display, and every contributing artist is guaranteed admission to the closing party. With the attention of New York’s creative industry, there’s no better opportunity to directly engage tastemakers, collectors, and enthusiasts.
09.17.2010
originally photographed on assignment for The New Yorker Magazine, my “Floating Pool” image has been included in the book “New York: Portrait of a City”, where photo historian and author Reuel Golden has created a photographic journey through the history of the Big Apple. Please come and celebrate the book’s release…
Book Release Party for “New York: Portrait of a City” – TASCHEN 107 Greene St. New York, NY – Wednesday, September 22nd 7-9pm.
09.13.2010
I’m honored to announce my photograph “Untitled (Football #37)” is being exhibited along side images by such masters of photography as Alfred Stieglitz, Dorothea Lange, Robert Frank, Sally Mann, Chuck Close and Diane Arbus in an exhibition entitled Portrait Photographs, at the Worcester Art Museum through November 28, 2010.
“In a large 2002 photo from a series about high school football, Brian Finke portrays an excited blond quarterback, holding a power drink, listening intently to his coach’s instructions. Leaning on one another, the coach and the athlete share the intensity of a male bonding ritual.” article by Chris Bergeron/Daily News
