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UN

IVE

RS

ITY

OF

ME

MP

HIS

ph

oto

gra

ph

ye

xh

ibit

ion

su

mm

er 1

2

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e i

nte

gra

tio

n b

etw

ee

n t

he

Re

na

iss

an

ce

ph

ilo

so

ph

y o

f c

rea

tive

, p

rog

res

siv

e i

nn

ova

tio

n a

nd

ou

r 2

1s

t c

en

tury

art

pra

cti

ce

s a

re a

t th

e c

rux o

f th

is e

xh

ibit

ion

. T

he

stu

de

nts

in

th

is c

las

s w

ere

ch

arg

ed

wit

h d

raw

ing

in

sp

ira

tio

n

fro

m

the

a

rt

an

d

arc

hit

ec

ture

o

f R

en

ais

sa

nc

e-e

ra

Flo

ren

ce

a

nd

th

en

re

-in

terp

reti

ng

w

ha

t th

ey

sa

w

into

a

co

nte

mp

ora

ry v

isio

n u

tiliz

ing

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h D

yn

am

ic R

an

ge

dig

ita

l im

ag

ing

an

d d

igit

al

pa

no

ram

ic s

titc

hin

g t

ec

hn

iqu

es

. T

he

dig

ita

l re

-in

terp

reta

tio

ns

are

no

t m

ea

nt

to b

e l

ite

ral,

lin

ea

r tr

an

sla

tio

ns

of

the

ori

gin

al

so

urc

e.

Ra

the

r, t

he

y a

re

pe

rso

na

l re

fle

cti

on

s a

nd

in

tern

aliza

tio

ns

of

wh

at

Mic

he

lan

ge

lo,

Bru

ne

lle

sc

hi,

Bo

ttic

elli,

or

Ga

lile

o m

us

t h

ave

fe

lt

wh

en

th

ey p

on

de

red

“w

ha

t if?

” F

ree

d f

rom

co

ns

tra

ints

, th

e c

rea

tive

min

d m

us

t w

an

de

r, a

nd

th

e a

ct

of

wa

nd

eri

ng

ne

ce

ss

ari

ly l

ea

ds

to

dis

co

ve

ry.

Mic

he

lan

ge

lo s

aid

, “A

ma

n p

ain

ts w

ith

his

bra

ins

, n

ot

wit

h h

is h

an

ds

.”

If a

nyth

ing

,

the

Re

na

iss

an

ce

pro

ve

d t

o u

s t

ha

t th

e i

nte

lle

ct

is t

he

en

gin

e o

f d

isc

ove

ry.

W

e w

ork

as

art

ists

, n

ot

be

ca

us

e w

e

ch

oo

se

to

do

so

, b

ut

be

ca

us

e w

e c

an

do

no

thin

g e

lse

.

Th

rou

gh

exp

lori

ng

ou

r a

rtis

tic

pa

st,

em

bra

cin

g o

ur

cre

ati

ve

pre

se

nt,

we

mo

ve

, e

ag

erl

y i

nto

th

e f

utu

re.

UN

IVE

RS

ITY

OF

ME

MP

HIS

SU

MM

ER

20

12

Intr

od

uc

tio

n

Flo

ren

ce

is

a c

ity w

ith

his

tory

bu

ilt

into

it.

 It

is

in

teg

rate

d

into

th

e a

rch

ite

ctu

re,

the

art

, th

e f

oo

d,

an

d t

he

cu

ltu

re.

 It

ha

s

a

tan

gib

le

pre

se

nc

e

yo

u

ca

n

fee

l w

he

n

yo

u

wa

lk

aro

un

d t

he

cit

y. T

his

fe

elin

g r

es

on

ate

s w

ith

me

in

th

e i

de

a

of

laye

rs a

nd

pe

op

le.

 Th

e p

eo

ple

he

re a

re i

nn

ate

ly t

ied

to

a

pa

st

tha

t e

xis

ts

in

the

ir

pre

se

nt

live

s

an

d

ho

me

s.

 Y

ou

c

an

’t

se

e

it

bu

t th

ere

is

a

re

pe

titi

on

o

f

tho

ug

hts

an

d a

cti

on

s t

ha

t, o

ve

r ti

me

, c

rea

tes

a b

ea

uti

ful,

cyc

lic

al

pa

tch

wo

rk.

 

I fin

d t

he

nu

me

rou

s m

arb

le f

igu

res

in

Flo

ren

ce

to

be

th

e

mo

st

co

mp

ellin

g R

en

ais

sa

nc

e a

rt.

 Th

eir

bo

dy l

an

gu

ag

e

an

d e

xp

res

sio

ns

te

ll s

o m

uc

h a

nd

are

ve

ry d

iffe

ren

t fr

om

wh

at

we

s

ee

in

c

on

tem

po

rary

a

rt

be

ca

us

e

the

y

we

re

ma

de

fo

r a

diffe

ren

t p

urp

os

e,

ma

yb

e a

mo

re t

rue

on

e.

 I

us

ed

th

em

to

in

sp

ire

th

e p

os

es

an

d a

llo

we

d t

he

cit

y t

o

pro

vid

e

the

ir

co

mp

lem

en

tary

p

air

ing

, w

hic

h

tog

eth

er,

tra

ns

late

m

y

ow

n

inte

rpre

tati

on

o

f th

e

Flo

ren

tin

e

exp

eri

en

ce

.

Am

illia

Ste

mb

rid

ge

Be

ing

an

art

ist,

i h

ea

r q

uit

e o

fte

n,

''yo

u c

an

sh

ow

se

ve

ral

pe

op

le th

e s

am

e p

ictu

re a

nd

it

s g

ua

ran

tee

d th

at

ea

ch

pe

rso

n w

ill

se

e s

om

eth

ing

diffe

ren

t.'' T

his

ve

ry d

iffe

ren

ce

is w

hy i

do

wh

at

it i

s t

ha

t i

do

. s

om

eti

me

s i

n t

he

pro

ce

ss

of,

i

am

fo

rce

d to

vie

w th

ing

s fr

om

th

e p

ers

pe

cti

ve

o

f

oth

ers

, a

nd

a

s im

lo

st

in th

eir

p

ers

pe

cti

ve

, i

fin

d th

at

so

me

art

im

ita

tes

th

e a

pp

ea

ran

ce

of

thin

gs

, n

ot

as

th

ey

are

in

re

ality

, b

ut

as

th

ey a

pp

ea

r a

t th

at

ve

ry m

om

en

t.

Da

nte

rrio

Da

ns

be

rry

Be

ing

an

art

ist,

i h

ea

r q

uit

e o

fte

n,

''yo

u c

an

sh

ow

se

ve

ral

pe

op

le th

e s

am

e p

ictu

re a

nd

it

s g

ua

ran

tee

d th

at

ea

ch

pe

rso

n w

ill

se

e s

om

eth

ing

diffe

ren

t.'' T

his

ve

ry d

iffe

ren

ce

is w

hy i

do

wh

at

it i

s t

ha

t i

do

. s

om

eti

me

s i

n t

he

pro

ce

ss

of,

i

am

fo

rce

d to

vie

w th

ing

s fr

om

th

e p

ers

pe

cti

ve

o

f

oth

ers

, a

nd

a

s im

lo

st

in th

eir

p

ers

pe

cti

ve

, i

fin

d th

at

so

me

art

im

ita

tes

th

e a

pp

ea

ran

ce

of

thin

gs

, n

ot

as

th

ey

are

in

re

ality

, b

ut

as

th

ey a

pp

ea

r a

t th

at

ve

ry m

om

en

t.

Ma

ny o

f m

y y

ea

rs a

s a

n a

rtis

ts h

ave

be

en

sp

en

t a

dm

irin

g

the

wo

nd

ers

of

Ita

lia

n c

ult

ure

. H

ow

eve

r, m

y e

xp

ec

tati

on

s

of

Ita

ly h

ave

ra

dic

ally

sh

ifte

d a

fte

r b

ein

g s

ub

me

rse

d w

ith

in

its

cu

ltu

re.

As

I a

m p

rep

ari

ng

to

le

ave

, I

am

le

ft w

ith

on

ly

me

mo

rie

s

of

the

se

ve

ry

inti

ma

te

mo

me

nts

. T

he

se

mo

me

nts

re

su

rfa

ce

w

ith

in m

y w

ork

th

rou

gh

c

on

ce

ptu

al

exp

lora

tio

n

by

pa

irin

g

the

se

s

ee

min

gly

ti

me

les

s

Ita

lia

n

pie

ce

s in

ju

xta

po

sit

ion

a

ga

ins

t m

y p

ers

on

al

ep

he

me

ral

exp

eri

en

ce

s w

hile

in

Ita

ly.

Mo

lly

Bro

wn

Ma

ny o

f m

y y

ea

rs a

s a

n a

rtis

ts h

ave

be

en

sp

en

t a

dm

irin

g

the

wo

nd

ers

of

Ita

lia

n c

ult

ure

. H

ow

eve

r, m

y e

xp

ec

tati

on

s

of

Ita

ly h

ave

ra

dic

ally

sh

ifte

d a

fte

r b

ein

g s

ub

me

rse

d w

ith

in

its

cu

ltu

re.

As

I a

m p

rep

ari

ng

to

le

ave

, I

am

le

ft w

ith

on

ly

me

mo

rie

s

of

the

se

ve

ry

inti

ma

te

mo

me

nts

. T

he

se

mo

me

nts

re

su

rfa

ce

w

ith

in m

y w

ork

th

rou

gh

c

on

ce

ptu

al

exp

lora

tio

n

by

pa

irin

g

the

se

s

ee

min

gly

ti

me

les

s

Ita

lia

n

pie

ce

s in

ju

xta

po

sit

ion

a

ga

ins

t m

y p

ers

on

al

ep

he

me

ral

exp

eri

en

ce

s w

hile

in

Ita

ly.

UN

IVE

RS

ITY

OF

ME

MP

HIS

SU

MM

ER

20

12

Wa

s i

t a

Dre

am

…..

Be

fore

le

avin

g f

or

Ita

ly,

I w

ou

ld s

it a

nd

dre

am

ab

ou

t th

e

op

po

rtu

nit

y to

vis

it th

e p

lac

es

I

love

d to

s

tud

y. S

inc

e

ari

vin

g in

It

aly

, I

ha

ve

b

ee

n in

a

we

o

f th

e c

ap

ac

ity fo

r

gre

atn

es

s.

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ryth

ing

fro

m t

he

art

ists

to

arc

hit

ec

ture

of

Tu

sc

an

y h

ave

in

sp

ire

d m

e.

Ma

ny t

ime

s,

a Z

en

lik

e f

ee

lin

g

ha

s

ove

rta

ke

n

me

w

hile

s

tro

llin

g

thro

ug

h

the

It

alia

n

str

ee

ts.

Wh

ile

be

hin

d t

he

ca

me

ra l

en

s c

ap

turi

ng

th

e c

ity

str

ee

ts o

f Tu

sc

an

y, I

fe

el

a s

en

se

of

cla

rity

. T

he

im

ag

es

I

ha

ve

be

en

ab

le t

o c

ap

ture

re

pre

se

nt

a t

ime

of

pa

st

an

d

pre

se

nt,

a s

po

nta

ne

ou

s m

om

en

t th

at

ha

s c

ap

ture

d t

he

es

se

nc

e o

f Tu

sc

an

y a

nd

th

e R

en

ais

sa

nc

e.

I h

ave

be

en

wa

lkin

g a

rou

nd

in

a

d

rea

m s

tate

s

inc

e a

rivin

g to

It

aly

,

exp

eri

en

cin

g

so

me

thin

g

tha

t m

os

t p

eo

ple

n

eve

r w

ill.

Wh

en

I

tra

ve

l b

ac

k

ho

me

, w

ill

I w

on

de

r-

Wa

s

it

all

a

dre

am

?..

....

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urt

ne

yB

arn

we

ll

In

ge

ne

ral,

a

rt

is

pla

ce

d

in

a

“lo

ok,

do

n’t

to

uc

h”

atm

os

ph

ere

. B

arr

iers

a

re c

on

sta

ntl

y u

se

d to

ke

ep

th

e

pu

blic

aw

ay f

rom

art

wo

rks

. H

ow

eve

r, t

his

is

no

t tr

ue

fo

r

arc

hit

ec

ture

, w

hic

h a

lwa

ys

ha

s b

ee

n m

ea

nt

to b

e u

se

d b

y

pe

op

le.

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rch

ite

ctu

re

in

Ita

ly

ha

s

a

lon

g

his

tory

w

ith

bu

ild

ing

s c

on

str

uc

ted

fo

r e

cle

cti

c f

un

cti

on

s.

La

te G

oth

ic

an

d R

en

ais

sa

nc

e I

taly

, in

pa

rtic

ula

r, s

aw

th

e m

ark

ed

ris

e

of

larg

e e

cc

les

ias

tic

al

bu

ild

ing

s t

ha

t p

us

he

d a

rch

ite

cts

,

en

gin

ee

rs,

ma

so

ns

, a

nd

art

ists

to

im

pro

ve

up

on

or

ou

tdo

the

pa

st.

Alt

ho

ug

h

the

se

b

uild

ing

s

are

s

till

be

ing

u

se

d

by

the

ma

ss

es

to

da

y, t

hro

ug

h t

he

la

st

five

or

six

ce

ntu

rie

s a

nd

ca

refu

l s

tud

y, th

ey h

ave

ri

se

n to

th

e le

ve

l o

f a

rtw

ork

s

the

ms

elv

es

. V

iew

ing

th

es

e p

art

icu

lar

ch

urc

he

s t

hro

ug

h

ma

nm

ad

e

ba

rrie

rs

rein

forc

es

th

e

“lo

ok,

do

n’t

to

uc

h”

fra

me

wo

rk i

n w

hic

h a

rt i

s p

lac

ed

.

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xa

nd

raP

ea

rso

n

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ing

in

th

e

mid

dle

o

f a

d

en

se

c

ity

like

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lore

nc

e

or

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nic

e,

th

e

co

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rc

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ec

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re

o

f

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e

ap

art

me

nts

,sto

res

, a

nd

ch

urc

he

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s a

do

min

ati

ng

as

pe

ct

of

the

vis

ua

l p

erc

ep

tio

n o

f th

e c

itie

s.

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efo

re a

rriv

ing

I

kn

ew

w

ha

t th

e s

tre

ets

a

nd

b

uild

ing

s lo

oke

d like

, fr

om

mo

vie

s,

bo

oks

, m

ag

azin

es

, b

ut

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ntr

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g a

sp

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t o

f

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at

i d

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ma

gin

e w

as

th

e a

bu

nd

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ce

of

gra

ffit

i.

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he

It

alia

n

cit

ies

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re

fille

d

wit

h

ch

urc

he

s,

sym

bo

ls,

an

d p

laza

s d

ed

ica

ted

to

s

ain

ts a

nd

c

hri

sti

an

ido

ls,

ne

ve

rth

ele

ss t

he

city s

tre

ets

are

rid

dle

d w

ith

its

ow

n

sym

bo

ls a

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me

ss

ag

es

ge

ne

rati

ng

fro

m,

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at

i c

an

on

ly

as

su

me

, th

e d

evia

nts

of

the

ita

lian

cit

ize

ns

.  T

his

co

ntr

as

t

be

twe

en

tra

dit

ion

an

d d

evia

tio

n i

s w

ha

t in

sp

ire

d m

e.

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ph

oto

s

are

, in

it

se

lf,

its

o

wn

fo

rm

de

via

tio

n.

the

arc

hit

ec

ture

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rpe

d t

ran

sfo

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g i

t in

my o

wn

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y l

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r fr

om

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ad

itio

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eth

od

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lle

l b

etw

ee

n m

y p

ho

tos

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nd

th

e g

raff

iti

wit

hin

th

em

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lly A

lle

n

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e u

biq

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s b

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le –

o

nc

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um

an

s d

isc

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red

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e

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ec

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