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The artistic form of large format black and white photography will be discussed by award-winning landscape artist Edward Gillum of Paris, Ill., on Tuesday, April 15, during a special art presentation, starting at 3:25 p.m., in Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's GM Room of Moench Hall. The 50-minute presentation is free and open to the public.
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Life In Black And White: Edward Gillum's photograph shows a Jeffrey pine tree at Sentinel Dome in Yosemite Valley, Calif. The drought of 1976-77 killed the tree and it lost all of its foliage. It fell in August 2003, never to be photographed again. |
Gillum's career began in the late 1950s when he designed calendars and advertising promotions for a large advertising firm. During his years in the creative art field, his interest in photography continued to grow. He was always adding new cameras and lenses to his already large collection.
In the 1960s, Gillum worked for Walt Disney Pictures. It was here that he developed an interest in the great outdoors and capturing its grandeur with his large format camera. He also turned his eye to the fine print for gallery exhibition.
After meeting famed photographer Ansel Adams on the beach in Carmel, Calif., and becoming enthralled with what could be accomplished in the darkroom, Gillum turned from color photography to black and white images and perfected his use of the Zone System of exposure and development. His work has been shown in galleries for over 25 years. His graphic design ability was represented in the 1997 New Year's Tournament of Roses Parade, when his original art concept ideas were adapted to the building and construction of a float depicting the Hollywood Chinese Theatre. The float won the Governor's Trophy.
Gillum continues to love photographing the American West, especially New Mexico and the adobe architecture. He continues to do some commercial work for California companies on a limited basis, but his fine art photography takes priority over the commercial work. He has also written several magazine articles on photographic the landscape, and has published two books, "The Magnificent Light" (1983) and, more recently, "IMAGES: Expressive Moments From The Mind's Eye."
Tuesday's presentation is sponsored by Rose-Hulman's Art Curator's office. For more information, persons can contact Steve Letsinger, coordinator of arts programming, at (812) 877-8452. |
