Friday, Sep. 25, 2015
10:00 AM – 04:00 PM
US/Central
For this one-day seminar, artist Duane Michals will discuss his process in creating photographs that have spanned a successful six-decade career as well as examine the work of the enrolled participants.
For the first portion of the class Michals will lead an incredibly candid discussion touching on topics such as metaphysics, personal identity, the nature of memory as well as contemporary trends in photography and art.
For the second portion of the seminar, Michals asks that students each bring two photographs that they have made; one they consider a success and the other they consider to be less than successful. He will address each students’ work with an in-class group discussion and examination.
About the Seminar
About Duane Michals
Duane Michals (b. 1932, McKeesport, PA) is one of the great photographic innovators of the last century, widely known for his work with series, multiple exposures, and text.
Michals first made significant, creative strides in the field of photography during the 1960s. In an era heavily influenced by photojournalism, Michals manipulated the medium to communicate narratives. The sequences, for which he is widely known, appropriate cinema’s frame-by-frame format. Michals has also incorporated text as a key component in his works. Rather than serving a didactic or explanatory function, his handwritten text adds another dimension to the images’ meaning and gives voice to Michals’s singular musings, which are poetic, tragic, and humorous, often all at once. Learn more.
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Wednesday & Thursday, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Closed major holidays, including Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day. - $400 General Public / $350 HCP Members Level: Intermediate/Advanced Class Size: 10 students
Directions & Parking
- Free Parking
- Street Parking
- Parking lot is located at the front of the building. Street parking available in surrounding residential area.
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