FotoFest 2016 Biennial: Cara Barer: When the Ice Melts and Frank Sherwood White: Movement in a State of Rest

Nicole Longnecker Gallery presents dual exhibitions: When the Ice Melts by photographic artist Cara Barer and Movement in a State of Rest from photographer Frank Sherwood White as part of the FotoFest 2016 Biennial. The exhibits run from February 27 to April 2, 2016. Opening day, February 27 will feature an Artists’ Reception from 5-8pm.

“Juxtaposing these two exhibits became obvious as I curated each artist’s work,” said gallery owner Nicole Longnecker. “Cara’s new direction is a major creative shift using montages to reflect a dystopian world. Frank’s photography has always interested me and his color pieces in this exhibit illustrate the simple power of line in nature. I am excited to share both artists with our Houston audience.”

CARA BARER: American Photographer, Cara Barer, lives and works in Houston. She has been represented in numerous group exhibitions across the United States, with solo exhibitions in Galveston, Houston, Toronto and Petaluma. Her work has appeared in Photonews (2008), New York Magazine (2008) and The Houston Press (2006) amongst others. More recently, she has been featured in Art Made From Books: Altered, Sculpted, Carved, Transformed (Chronicle Books, 2013).

Barer’s photographs can be found in numerous private and public collections including the Museum of Fine Arts (Houston), Trump Hollywood, VISA, UCLA Special Collections, Danielle Steel, Bloomingdale’s, Lehigh University, Nordstrom’s Nationwide, and Wells Fargo Bank.

About “When the Ice Melts,” Cara Barer sifts through the detritus of our consumer culture to create photomontages that warn of a possible dystopian future. Imagine a world where much of our coastlines and our cities are underwater, or an apocalyptic landscape of arid and barren land where few humans will be able to survive.

The idea of climate change and melting polar ice drive the hypothetical scenarios Barer creates in a mashup of original infrared and black and white images combined with trash and soon to be obsolete or expendable objects.

FRANK SHERWOOD WHITE: Frank Sherwood White received a degree in photography from The Rochester Institute of Technology in the late 1970’s and resides in Houston, TX. He is a Lecturer at Rice University’s School of Architecture, where he has taught photography for the past 20 years along with being one of Houston’s most sought-after commercial photographers. It was this successful career that awards him the freedom to explore his art photography and his quest to illustrate interesting perspectives found in the natural world around us.

About “Movement in a State of Rest,” White explains: “Lines are the most fundamental elements of art. Complex or simple, they are a basic building block for visual perception, and where they go, the eye follows. This is a series about the horizontal line and the ability of those simple, strong lines to communicate an unmistakable sense of power.”

Pictured above: a work by Cara Barer.