Adjusted intentions + Forces of Attraction by Brian Flinn and R.F. Wilton
FORCE-FULL EXHIBITS UNVEILING IN SEPTEMBER
Digital Artist Brian Flinn and R.F. Wilton, Photographer
Westville, New Haven, CT — KLG offers Adjusted intentions + Forces of Attraction by Brian Flinn and R.F. Wilton; 2 solo shows from Sept 7 - Oct 8, 2023. ALL are invited for the opening reception, Sunday, Sept 10, 2-5 pm. Artists’ Talk at 3pm.
In Adjusted Intentions, Brian Flinn explains the common thread in this digital collage series, " they all rely on technology as a major component of their development. Whether in planning, capturing imagery, working digitally or printing, each of these works has a well-established relationship with the machine in its creative history.” With a nod to machinery, Flinn "began to look more intently at the new capabilities of A.I. imaging software,” and then "employed such software as part of the evolutionary development in art making.” To contemplate this body of work, Flinn employed Chat GPT to write his artist statement that summed it up thusly, "As we navigate the increasingly complex landscape of technology, my aim is to foster dialogue and contemplation, encouraging viewers to engage critically with the role of A.I. in shaping our visual culture and collective consciousness.”
R.F.Wilton presents Forces of Attraction, a "Whitman’s Sampler of some of my work” from his "50-year engagement with photography”. "Each piece serves as an exemplar for dozens, if not hundreds of similar examples of visual study. My images often reflect an attraction to beauty, or a perception of the numinous, an affinity for order, the wonder of mystery and the delight of serendipity. Always led by the light. At its best, my creative process entails entering a sort of flow state characterized by a blend of cognitive vacuity, perceptual acuity and emotional receptivity. In that state of being, I’m available for any of a myriad of things, qualities, moments, feelings or phenomena to make an impact. To exert itself as a force of attraction. These are the souvenirs of some of those magic moments.”