Caribbean Festival

by Wilson Hunt, Jr

The images from the Caribbean Festival in Boston were suggested by a desire to view and capture the color and celebratory nature of the event. However, expressions of thoughtfulness or distraction were as compelling to shoot as the joy and color and liveliness of the marchers. There was beauty to be shared. My paintings and photography have an organic quality, with the feeling of landscape and a suggestion of the chaos of nature. Color is most important for me as well as abstract composition.

Wilson Hunt, Jr

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Many Wars

by Suzanne Opton

The warrior held a place of honor in society since the time of Sophocles. In making these portraits I wanted to suggest that although weapons may change and the proximity to killing may change, relatively changes little in the realm of how warriors are affected by combat and the struggle to overcome their training. I gave

Summer 2021

Ghosts: War Artifacts

by William Betcher

“Ghosts: War Artifacts” – reinterprets historical photographic portraits to portray the emotions and damage of war. Using images from the American Civil War, I remove the metal mattes from the original 1860’s memorial cases to reveal the vivid patina of oxidation. I then print them as transparencies which are mounted on 24”x30” acrylic, reminiscent of

Spring 2022

One Week’s Dead

by Binh Danh

Artist Statement:My work investigates my Vietnamese-Cambodian heritage and our collective memory of wars in Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Laos. The themes of mortality, memory, history, landscape, justice, evidence, and spirituality encompass the work. My technique incorporates my invention of the chlorophyll process, in which photographic images appear embedded in leaves through the action of photosynthesis.

Spring 2021

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