TED SADLOWSKI'S
VoyageurArt
"Your world is perceived by what
you think you need to notice,
not what you can see."
… Scars of Voyages
A floating abstract art gallery
A job as an able bodied seaman on a tugboat…
would seem to lend itself to stunning sunsets and surreal fog draped vistas of ships and shore. But there is more to be glimpsed and photographed during long hours of ship assists in Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor. Time suspends on the night shift as perception is pushed to a semi dream state and caffeine’s sudden jolt brings a new dawn to mundane scenes.
Check out our new "Bendo" mountings of selected pieces in
the Voyageur Art Store.
Upcoming Exhibt
Exhibit Runs:
Jan 20th - Mar 8th, 2007
Artist Talk:
Sunday Feb 18th 4-5pm
Viento y Agua
4700 E. 4th Street
Long Beach, CA 90814
[directions]
(562) 434-1182
www.viento-y-agua.com
Gallery Hours:
M-F 6am-9pm
Sat. 8am - 9pm
Sun. 8am - 6pm
A tug boat alongside a 900 ft containership is a beautiful sight in and of itself. The dance that takes place in the turning basin is to the tune of world trade. And each ship, be it tanker, freighter, or auto carrier, is tattooed by the scars of voyages around the globe. In colors from the full spectrum are these visitors. Layers of paint coat an aging vessel that once again has been sold to the next best bidder. Oil barges rub ebony streaks in elliptic smears.
After carrying my camera for years to shoot maritime vistas I started gazing and capturing this floating abstract art gallery that loomed up to my face. I shot rolls and rolls of film. Now these I shot back in the 1980’s. Finally, through computer technology, I’m able to go big with no loss of resolution. The result is an artistic co-operative effort between myself, the digital printer, the framer and the vessels plying the seven seas whose tracks on the surface of the ocean disappear in time.
But, a Balance of Trade is recorded on the scarred hulls from around the globe and these I share with you.