Girls on a Slide by Arthur Lavine
Children at Play by Dana Levine
You are invited to a
wonderful new exhibition, Lavine/Levine:
Relative Viewpoints, featuring the photographs of Arthur Lavine and Dana
Levine.
Dates and Times: Sept. 11-Nov. 27, Sun.-Fri., 9 am - 5 pm
Place: Gotthelf Art Gallery
Center for Jewish Culture
Lawrence Family Jewish
Community Center
4126 Executive Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
Artists' Reception: Wed. Sept. 11th at 7:30 pm
Bridle Path, Central Park by Arthur Lavine Vermont Farm by Dana Levine
Twenty-four photographs
by Arthur Lavine are matched to approximately 24 photographs by Dana Levine. Arranged
side by side to allow viewers to compare and contrast them, the theme is
a look at life from the mid-20th Century up into the 21st. The gentle humor of
the scenes, character and dignity in the faces of people, quiet contemplation
of daily life, and nostalgia for favorite places remind us that life has not
changed all that much through the years.
Woman Stockholder by Arthur Lavine The Goth Look by Dana Levine
Arthur Lavine and I
are distant cousins. Here's the
backstory:
I met my cousin Arthur for
the first time six years ago. In May of
2007, I saw a notice of a photographic exhibition, Arthur Lavine: Peripatetic Wanderings and Meditations, at the San
Diego Museum of Photographic Arts. Since
my maiden name is Lavine, I wondered if Arthur could possibly be related to
me. On a day at the museum when he was
signing copies of his book, An Inquiring
Eye, I presented myself, Lavine family history in hand. We soon discovered we are related.
Arthur Lavine has
been a working photographer based in New York City for more than five decades while I, a
scientist and artist, bought my first digital camera less than ten years
ago. Arthur is a nationally known
photographer whose work is represented in museums across the country while I
show my work at galleries primarily in San Diego.
We come from
different generations and bring divergent life experiences to our work. He works with a film camera in black and
white and I with a digital camera and Photoshop. But when one looks at the outcome, our
photographs are strikingly alike. Their subject matter, compositional elements,
emotional impact and visual imagery bridge the gap across the years and present
a way of life and the world around us that show a similar point of view.
In the six years I have known Arthur, I have
come to realize there is an amazing visual thread,
woven through time and space, that somehow connects my cousin to me. This connection forms the basis of our
exhibition, Lavine/Levine: Relative Viewpoints.  |
Skyline Fantasy II by Arthur Lavine South Bay Saltworks by Dana Levine | 
