Many of the black and white photographs of
Steven
Hays portray the harsh beauty of the
Southwestern US
landscape. The play of shadow, texture and
form
combine to shape the often surreal mood of
the scenes
he has photographed during his extensive
travels. His
photographic work of the Southwest shows
his deep
passion for the land and its wild, open
character.
Hays was first introduced to photography
at the age of
16, when his family traveled in Mexico for
a year.
Needing to continue with his secondary
education
while they traveled, he enrolled in
correspondence
courses, one of which was an introductory photography course. The
independent study required for
the class taught him the basics of self-discipline and perseverance
instrumental in advancing his
photographic technique through the years.
Primarily self-taught, Hays has been influenced by various Asian arts. The
stylized wood block prints
of Japan impacted his earlier abstract, close-up nature photographs. The
Chinese arts of Tai Chi
Chuan (a martial art), natural healing and Chinese cooking have developed
his sensitivity, sharpened
his focus and enabled him to see the world in unique ways.
Preferring to work in the black and white medium to achieve a strong,
emotional impact, Hays
processes his own film and prints. This allows him to control the look of
the final print and express
the mood and character of the scene as he photographed it.
Since the 1970's, Hays has exhibited his limited editions of fine art
photographs in juried and group
shows, as well as one-man shows, in Colorado where he lives and works as a
sales representative
for an offset printing company. Hays was interviewed for his Earth Portraits
and PeopleScapes show
by an NBC-affiliate station in Denver. His photographs have also graced
numerous calendars.
"I am excited and amazed by images carved and left behind by the wind,
frozen onto rocks or
shaped in concert by sun, wind and rain. When I see these images, I am moved
to photograph
them in the hope that others, too, will revel in the visionary gifts with
which our world
surrounds us."
Thank you for including my work in your next issue.
Steven Hays
STEVEN HAYS
303-698-9338
email - hays@commerce.com
web gallery http://www.commerce.com/hays/
Steven Hays in siyah beyaz fotograflari daha cok Amerikanin guneybatisina ait doga manzaralarinin guzelligini anlatir. Golge oyunlari ile olusturdugu form larda surreal bir tarz yakalamistir. cok genis bir alanin dahil oldugu seyahatleri suresince hep fotograf cekmistir Soutwest deki fotograf calismalari onun bilincaltini ve dogal karekterini acik olarak gostermektedir.
Hays ilk olarak 16 yasinda, ailesi ile Mexica ya gittigi yil fotograf ile tanisti. Ailesi ile seyahat ederken onun ortaokul egitimine de devam etmesi
gerekiyordu. Boylece Hays egitimi yaninda mektup ile egitim yapan tanitim ve baslangic amacli fotograf kurslarina kaydedildi.Kendini disipline edebilmesi ve daha sonra bagimsiz calismalarina hazirlik labilmesi icin bu gerekli idi.
Hays; bir sure sonra Asya sanatlarinin cesitliliginden cok etkilendi.Japonla
rin ahsap blok baski stilleri onun soyut dusuncesinin ortaya cikmasini cabuklastirdi ve bunu close-up fotograflarina da yansitti. Cin sanatlarindan Tai Chi Chuan savas sanati, dogal iyilestirme yontemleri, cin mutfagi onun dunyaya baska bir acidan bakmasini sagladi. Fotograflarini bu duygularin etkisi ile siyah-beyaz ve zor tarzlari tercih ederek cogaltti. Bu duyarliligi fotograflarina yansitti. Cektigi manzara fotog
raflarinda bu ozellikleri ortaya koymaktadir.
1970 den bu yana Hays; kisisel ve karma sergiler disinda jurili sergilere de katildi. Su anda Colorado da offset printing sirketinde satis temsilcisi olarak calismaktadir. Hays in Earth Portraits ve peoplescape calismalari ile ilgili NBC affiliate station (denver) da gosterimle ilgili gorusmeler yapmaktadir. Fotograflari takvimlerde yeralmistir.
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