Perception and Description

Friday, September 25, 2015

Come to the First Annual Lake Peekskill Arts Festival October 2-3, 2015

Skating, Lake Peekskill, NY, 2004, © Robert Forlini

Please join us for the First Annual Lake Peekskill Arts Festival on Friday and Saturday, October 2 and 3! There will be an exhibition of local painters, photographers, sculptors, and writers as well as performances by local musicians. The event will be held at 123 Lake Drive, Lake Peekskill, NY 10537. I will be showing a series of photographs of Lake Peekskill depicting the the lake at different seasons of the year. Other exhibiting artists include: Phoebe Gilman, Marty Goldenberg, Suzanne Mancuso, Susan Midlarsky, Kari Smith and Rosanne Walsh. There is a reception on Friday evening October 2 from 7-9 PM, where food and wine will be served, and the exhibit will run all day Saturday October 3 from 10am-4pm. Friday's reception is by invitation only, so if you'd like to attend, please contact me through this blog and I will have you put on the guest list. This promises to be the beginning of an exciting and dynamic new tradition, so come celebrate with our vibrant artists' community.

Dates and Times: Friday October 2, 7-9pm: Reception, invitation only, please contact me if you'd like to attend. Saturday October 3, 10am-4pm, open to the public.
Location: 123 Lake Drive, Lake Peekskill, NY 10537.
Info: LakePeekskillArtsFestival@gmail.com
Click here for the Lake Peekskill Arts Festival Facebook page.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

"Going Places" Exhibition at PhotoPlace Gallery Sept.22- Oct.16 2015

Ferry, Lake Champlain, NY, 2003, © Robert Forlini

I will be exhibiting my photograph, Ferry, Lake Champlain, NY, 2003 in an exhibition entitled "Going Places" at the PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont. The exhibition runs from September 22-October 16, 2015, with a reception on Friday October 9 from 5-7pm. The exhibition was juried by photographer Carlan Tapp, and sets out to see how photographers feel, express and share the experience of the places they may encounter during their journeys. There will also be a full color exhibition catalog available for purchase. To quote from the Juror's Statement, "Time, place and story. Enticing the viewer of the image to become a participant within the frame, visually and emotionally sharing the experience...I enjoyed the ride!" PhotoPlace Gallery is located at 3 Park Street in Middlebury, Vermont, just a few doors down from the Sheldon Museum in the center of town.

Exhibition dates: September 22-October 16, 2015.
Reception: Friday October 9, 5-7 PM.
Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11-4, Saturday by appointment.
Contact info: PhotoPlace Gallery, 3 Park Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. (802)388-4500. photos@photoplacegallery.com

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Work in Progress: New York City, Summer 2015

This group of pictures was shot in New York City in July and August 2015.

All images © Robert Forlini

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Work in Progress, August 2015

These recent photographs were taken in June, July and August 2015.

Chinatown, NYC, 2015, © Robert Forlini

Mister Softee, NYC, 2015, © Robert Forlini

American Classic, NYC, 2015, © Robert Forlini

Main St., Concord, NH, 2015, © Robert Forlini

Shade, Lake Peekskill, NY, 2015, © Robert Forlini

Greeting, Lake Peekskill, NY, 2015, © Robert Forlini

Dockside, Lake Peekskill, NY, 2015, © Robert Forlini

Wedding Dancers, Cortlandt Manor, NY, 2015, © Robert Forlini

Wedding Guests, Cortlandt Manor, NY, 2015, © Robert Forlini

Phoebe and Quinn, 9/11 Memorial, NYC, 2015, © Robert Forlini

All photos © Robert Forlini

Monday, August 10, 2015

Work in Progress, San Francisco, Summer 2015

Here is a selection of photographs which were shot in San Francisco, California in June and July 2015. All images © Robert Forlini.

"Consciousness begins when brains acquire the power, the simple power I must add, of telling a story without words, the story that there is life ticking away in an organism, and that the states of the living organism, within body bounds, are continuously being altered by encounters with objects or events in its environment, or, for that matter, by thoughts and by internal adjustments of the life process."
(from Stepping into the Light, in The Feeling of What Happens, by Antonio R. Damasio, New York 1999, p.30-31.)