Donald E. Camp (ML, MC, B, P)

"...Donald Camp’s intimate portraits resemble great American landscapes. The weathered plains and deep ravines are the terrain of men and woman who have been tested and challenged throughout their lives. Camp’s recent work builds upon his earlier portraits, which confronted negative stereotypes of African American men. Appropriating the basic form of the crime-related headshot — a frequent representation of African American men in the media — Camp countered stereotypes with portraits of African American men who have, without acknowledgement, enriched our country and our culture. In his work, Camp has presented musicians, writers, artists, judges, and many others. Each tightly constrained portrait exhibits the emotional and, in some cases, physical scarring from the struggle to succeed in a marginalizing world."

The Historian/ Dr. John Hope Franklin (from Dust Shaped Hearts series), 2006
Photographic Casein Monoprint
30 x 40 inches

$12,500
Casein and raw earth pigment on archival rag paper

Donald E. Camp
Man Who Sings Blues/ Willie King (from Dust Shaped Hearts series), 2006
Photographic Casein Monoprint
30 x 40 inches

$10,000
Casein and raw earth pigment on archival rag paper

See more of his work at:
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Miriam Singer (Philadephia)

Miriam Singer:

"My works on paper are intuitive maps, rather than practical maps. They are collages where imagery and shapes are stacked and pressed on top of each other.
They start as pieces of printmaking paper folded in my bag. I draw on them obsessively for a period of time (week to a month). I draw while traveling on the subway, waiting for take- out, while doing my laundry, and all the places in between.
My works on paper grow with time. Lines, marks, and colors are collaged into a paper used and taken around. In the majority of my works on paper, I bring in imagery from paper lithography, silkscreen, wood block, and monotype. I use an etching press to further flatten, add, or reduce each drawing."

Imaginary Map I, 2005, pencil, ink, marker on paper, 17-1/2" x 12’’

Moving Map, 2006, pencil on paper, 15’’ x 17’’

Red Death Map, 2006, pencil, marker, monotype on paper, 9’’ x 7-1/2‘’

319 N. 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
tel: 617-501-7379
e-mail:miriam@miriamsinger.net
www.miriamsinger.net

Gallery Siano
309 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-629-2940
www.gallerysiano.com