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"Fragile", Chris Beetles Photography Gallery, London. |
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*''Natura Morta'', [[Robert Mann Gallery]], New York, January 17 - March 9, 2013 <ref>''The New Yorker'', [http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/art/2013/03/11/130311goar_GOAT_art?currentPage=3 "Paulette Tavormina"], March 1, 2013</ref><ref>''The New York Times'', [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/dining/dining-calendar-exhibit-of-stylized-food-photography-and-more.html?_r=1& "A Feast for Eyes"], January 16, 2013</ref> |
*''Natura Morta'', [[Robert Mann Gallery]], New York, January 17 - March 9, 2013 <ref>''The New Yorker'', [http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/art/2013/03/11/130311goar_GOAT_art?currentPage=3 "Paulette Tavormina"], March 1, 2013</ref><ref>''The New York Times'', [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/dining/dining-calendar-exhibit-of-stylized-food-photography-and-more.html?_r=1& "A Feast for Eyes"], January 16, 2013</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:52, 5 July 2013
Paulette Tavormina (born 1949 in Rockville Centre, New York) is an American photographer who lives and works in New York City. Tavormina is best known for her fine-art photography through her series entitled Natura Morta, which features photographic imagery inspired by 17th century Dutch, Spanish and Italian Old Master still life painters.[1][2][3][4]
Career
Tavormina’s interest in photography grew out of a 1980’s request by her employer, a New York public relations firm, to photograph a visiting celebrity.[5] Realizing that there was much to learn if she was to build her photographic skills, she took an introductory class at the International Center of Photography in New York. After moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico, Tavormina took a class in black and white photography and darkroom technique, and later launched her career as a commercial photographer, specializing in images of historical Indian pottery and antique Navajo jewelry. She also worked as a food stylist, collaborating on the production of six cookbooks, including The Coyote Café Cookbook and The Red Sage Cookbook. She then adapted her food styling experience to become a prop and food specialist for seven Hollywood movies, such as Nixon (film), The Perfect Storm (film) and The Astronaut’s Wife,[6] where part of her work involved creating elaborate food scenes.[5] While in Santa Fe, Tavormina became fascinated by the work of Sarah McCarty,[7] a Santa Fean still life painter and through her was introduced to the works of 17th century Old Master still-life painters Giovanna Garzoni and Maria Sibylla Merian.
Early in her career, Tavormina had spent six years working at Sotheby’s auction house in New York, where she was surrounded by fine art. Returning to New York in the mid-2000’s, after a period learning Italian and finding her ancestral roots in Sicily, Tavormina joined Sotheby’s again, photographing works of art for their auction catalogues. Tavormina began experimenting and creating photographic images reminiscent of the still life art of Dutch, Italian and Spanish painters of the 17th century, including Francesco de Zurbarán, Giovanna Garzoni, Maria Sibylla Merian, and Willem Claesz Heda . By 2009, Tavormina had developed the style of lighting and composition that forms the backbone of her Natura Morta series, and the work was shown publicly for the first time in the summer of 2009 at Sotheby’s. Her first gallery show was the Still Seen group exhibition[8] at Robert Klein Gallery in Boston in the fall of 2009. Tavormina's work has since been shown in a number of solo and group exhibitions. In addition to her fine-art photography, Tavormina photographs images for publication in cookbooks such as The 1802 Beekman Heirloom Cookbook[9] and The 1802 Beekman Heirloom Dessert Cookbook and other commercial publications such as Sotheby's at Auction[10] and Martha Stewart Weddings.[11]
Awards and prizes
In November 2010, Tavormina was awarded[12][13] the Grand Prix of the Festival International de la Photographie Culinaire, a juried photography competition held annually in Paris, France.
Solo exhibitions
"Fragile", Chris Beetles Photography Gallery, London.
- Photographs, March SF, San Francisco, March 14 - June 1, 2013 [2][3]
- Natura Morta, Robert Mann Gallery, New York, January 17 - March 9, 2013 [14][15]
- Natura Morta, Polka Gallery, Paris, March 15 - May 12, 2012 [16]
- Natura Morta, Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, November 12 - December 31, 2010 [17]
Selected group exhibitions
- An Artist's Delight: Revealing the Fantasies of Still Life, Alimentarium Museum, Vevey, Switzerland, May 2, 2013 - April 30, 2014 [18][19]
- The Photographers 2011, Chris Beetles Fine Photographs, London, United Kingdom, November 2, 2011 - November 26, 2011 [20]
- Natura Morta, Polka Gallery, Paris, July 26 - September 3, 2011 [16]
- Natura Morta, Pobeda Galley, Moscow, Russia, July 2 - September 26, 2011[21]
- Still Life Revisited, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York, June 25, 2011 - September 11, 2011 [22]
- Food for Thought, Robert Mann Gallery, New York, New York, March 31, 2011 - May 14, 2011 [23]
- Naturae Mortae: Master Photographers of the 20th Century, Photographica Fine Art, Lugano, Switzerland, May 6, 2010 - July 24, 2010 [24]
- Through a Painter's Lens, Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach Florida, November 21, 2009 - December 19, 2009 [25]
- Still Seen, Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA, September 17, 2009 - October 24, 2009,[8]
References
- ^ The Boston Globe, "The Magic of Objects", November 24, 2010
- ^ a b Bon Appétit, "Old Master, New Technology: The Still Lifes of Paulette Tavormina", March 18, 2013
- ^ a b The Morning News, "Natura Morta Paulette Tavormina", March 4, 2013
- ^ Photo Technique Magazine, "Natura Morta", July/August 2012 issue
- ^ a b Digital Photo Russia, (in Russian), February 2012
- ^ IMDb, Crew
- ^ Sarah McCarty, "Gallery Website"
- ^ a b Robert Klein Gallery "Announcement"
- ^ Publisher's Weekly "The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Cookbook"
- ^ Sotheby's at Auction, January 2013 issue
- ^ Martha Stewart Weddings: Special Travel Issue, October 2012
- ^ L'Express, Paris, "Le meilleur de la photo culinare 2010" (in French), November 26, 2010
- ^ Le Républicain Lorraine, "Beau et bon à la fois" (in French), November 28, 2010
- ^ The New Yorker, "Paulette Tavormina", March 1, 2013
- ^ The New York Times, "A Feast for Eyes", January 16, 2013
- ^ a b Photography Now "Solo Shows"
- ^ Robert Klein Gallery Press Release. November 12, 2010
- ^ Alimentarium Museum Web Site
- ^ Alimentarium Museum Catalogue
- ^ Chris Beetles Fine Photographs Web Site
- ^ Pobeda Gallery Web Site
- ^ Everson Museum of Art Web Site
- ^ The New York Times, "An Exhibit Focuses on Food Loved by the Camera", March 29, 2011
- ^ Photographica Fine Art Web Site
- ^ Holden Luntz Gallery Web Site
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