In 50 Years…
Classic photos of Eugene by the eponymous Dot Dotson
A shutterbug friend once let me in on a little secret about photography. One way to make any picture more interesting, he said, is to … Continue reading
Blake Andrews
Author: Blake Andrews
Animal House Photos Evoke an Exotic Time
John Bauguess captured an era with his camera in Cottage Grove
These days, when just about everyone has a camera and most of us have appeared as “extras” in someone else’s photos, it can be easy … Continue reading
A 5,000-year Art Plan Grows in Eugene
Lee Sparks Pembleton is imagining the very big picture
“We’re working on a non-contiguous sculpture garden, a landscape art project which will eventually redesign most of the planet’s surface.” I look for a trace … Continue reading
Photography Then and Now
Two exhibitions at the Schnitzer show how photography has matured as an art form
Once upon a time, photography was a simple affair. The photographer’s job was basically to record light onto a surface. Fun fact: The word photography … Continue reading
French Photography at the Schnitzer
Looking back at photos from before iPhones and selfies
It’s not often the work of a 10-year-old artist winds up in a museum. The French child prodigy Jacques-Henri Lartigue is an exception, having been … Continue reading
Designing a Waterfront Town
A visionary professor wants to help Eugene find its river again
Poet, playwright and scholar Barbara Mossberg was humanities and American studies professor at the University of Oregon from 1976 to 1988 before taking on academic … Continue reading
Outdoor Art for the Avid Indoorsman
Our intrepid critic makes public art interactive without once getting caught
Local art lovers should make a beeline to see Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads now on display at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. … Continue reading
Are These Even Photographs?
A new photo exhibition challenges Eugene’s conventional photography
If you’re a Eugene photographer, be forewarned. A visit to Joseph Peila’s current show Annexed might push you out of your comfort zone. Not only … Continue reading
Stories from the Long Tom
David Turner discusses his book about the Oregon river
Photographer David Turner, the former executive director of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon, along with local historian Douglas Card, … Continue reading
South of the Border
Mexico is the inspiration and location of a photography collection currently on display at JSMA
“Mírame Bien!” pleads the current photography exhibit in the Morris Graves gallery at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art — “Take a good look at … Continue reading