Blog - John Paul Caponigro Art

On Beauty With Richard Misrach

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Read our View Camera Conversation here. Read Quotes by Richard Misrach here. View 12 Great Photographs by Richard Misrach. View more Creativity Continues events at The Santa Fe Workshops. . On Beauty - An Inspiring Evening With Photographer Richard Misrach Wednesday, December 13, 2023 – 6:00-7:00 pm (Mountain Time) . Creativity Continues at Santa Fe Workshops with On Beauty, a conversation between Richard Misrach and John Paul Caponigro. Our hour of inspiration will begin with a short presentation of images by Richard Misrach. Next, Richard and John Paul will discuss the role of beauty in art (and specifically photography) as a source of nourishment for individuals and as a force for social change. “Beauty can be a very powerful conveyor of difficult ideas.” – Richard Misrach “It’s hard for art to really solve problems but...

Two Generations Resources

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At first glance, both artists seem a world apart – Paul works in straight, small-scale, analog, black-and-white gelatin silver prints, and John Paul works in composited, large-scale, digital color ink prints. Upon further reflection, you’ll find their shared sensibilities run much deeper and are far more significant than the surface differences. Both masters, with a strong dedication to their craft and a deep reverence for nature, Paul Caponigro and John Paul Caponigro, create mystical spaces with powerful atmospheres of silence that resound with spirit. In these deep moments of quiescence, both rekindle our most primal ways of being and awaken our most essential natures, reminding us that we live not apart from nature but as part of Nature. Explore the art...

Exhibit – Two Generations – Obscura Gallery – Sep 15 – Nov 18

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. . Two Generations . Paul Caponigro & John Paul Caponigro . Obscura Gallery Inquire about prints here. . Receive the ebook Images & Quotes here Purchase the printed Catalog here. View the Virtual Exhibit here. Sep 15 – Nov 18 Sep 15 – 4 pm Gallery Talk Sep 15 – 5 - 7 pm Opening Sep 30 – Online Talk . Obscura Gallery proudly presents Two Generations: Paul Caponigro and John Paul Caponigro, a father-and-son exhibition including over two dozen photographs highlighting the careers of this family of artists. For both artists, Santa Fe was home for over twenty years (1970 - 1990s) while Paul lived here raising John Paul in a community of artists. Now, decades later, their work will be shown together in this joint exhibition at Obscura Gallery. At first glance, both artists seem a world apart...

Writing My Way Back To Antarctica

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My life-long writing practice has expanded to include creative nonfiction and poetry with environmental and ekphrastic emphases. I'm preparing multiple manuscripts on Antarctica and many pieces are being published in international literary journals. The following pieces are selected from my published works here. Click Listen to hear me read. Licking Icebergs Neologism January 2024 Polaris Australis Kokako – New Zealand September 2023 Superman Has A Fortress Of Solitude In Antarctica Indelible April 2023 Invisible Deluge Masque & Spectacle March 2023 Eye Listen The Wild Word December 2022 Waking To Antarctica The Royal Photographic Society Journal – United Kingdom November 2022 Talking With Eliot Porter Listen Drifting Sands July 2022 Ekphrastic Responses To My Antarctica The Ekphrastic Review – Canada April 2022 My Antarctica FRAMES – Switzerland April 2022 ...

Two Great Exhibits In One At The Sordoni Art Gallery

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. March 21 - May 13 . Landscapes Within Landscapes & Process . Sordoni Art Gallery Wilkes University, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania The gallery is currently open by appointment only. Email email melissa.carestia@wilkes.edu . Landscapes Within Landscapes 50 large prints survey the artist's career; this exhibit illuminates how the perception of nature and the nature of perception are deeply intertwined. How we see the land changes how we see ourselves. The artist suggests we are land, not apart from nature but a part of Nature. . Process 25 small prints unveil the artist's practices in detail, showing how process influences perception. . Enhanced with audio, video, and hybrid texts, the two exhibits combined offer a unique look into contemporary visions of land and changes in photographic practice. . Catalog A catalog expanding upon the exhibit will be available at the venue. Sign up...

Landscapes Within Landscapes & Process – The Catalog

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. Sordoni Art Gallery produced a beautiful catalog for my exhibits Landscapes Within Landscapes & Process. The catalog is a limited edition and available at the venue only. In addition to the preview above, you can enjoy some of the content here. . Explore the Viewing Room here. Read my essay Why I Photograph here. Listen to the poems in the catalog here. Listen to my interview with NPR's Erika Funke....