Under the Influence of Water reception | Friday June 7 from 5:00-8:00 PM
After he first saw Joseph Jachna's photographs of water in the 1970s, Brad Temkin was so taken by their humble nature that he knew he wanted to study with him. Shortly thereafter he enrolled in the MFA program at the University of Illinois, Chicago where Joe was heading the program. The two remained friends throughout their careers, crossing paths often, with a mutual-appreciation of one another's work. But it wasn't until a several years after Jachna passed away, that by chance, Temkin began to re-explore his teacher's enduring muse-water.
For Temkin, it is our dependence on water that is inescapable. He illustrates the great lengths we must go through to procure it. His latest project tells the whole story, from start to finish of Muholland's infamous Los Angeles Aqueduct. A blatant and human attempt at wresting nature to our will-one that at times, had grave consequences and continues to challenge us to this day. As the city grows, so too does its needs, and so does the aqueduct. Temkin captures sweeping vistas of the alien aqueduct as its pipes unravel through the deserted landscape. Combined with abstracted aerial views weaving textures of blue in tan surrounds as water becomes the both ultimate subject and sustaining life-force.
Copies of Brad Temkin: The State of Water will be available for purchase and signing during the reception and for the duration of the show.
