An exploration of the ways photographers depict human interaction will be on display in the latest Santa Barbara County Arts Commission exhibition. Titled “Intersection: Between People and Spaces,” the show hangs at the Betteravia Government Center and is made up of work by regional artists and curated by John Hood, professor of art at Allan Hancock College, and arts commissioner from the 5th District.
The photographic exhibition displays the work of Mike Messina, Terra Paige, Terry Hunter, and Steve Lewis. All their work incorporates evidence of humans in landscapes: commercial portraits, figures in cast shadows, landscapes with architecture, landscapes with industry, or obscure silhouettes. Each of the photographers is an artist who has a connection to Allan Hancock College, whether as a teacher or student, past or present.
Though the artists vary in style, their common thread is their ability to recognize the smallest nuances and details of human life as it crosses paths with natural settings.
This exhibition is a project of the County Arts in Public Places, Committee of the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission with funding from various supporters.
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This article appears in Apr 1-8, 2010.