Holy Holograms! Wednesday June 25, 6-8 PMSanta Fe Complex632 Agua Fria, Santa Fe, NMRebecca Deem, Fred Unterseher, August MuthSanta Fe has the great good fortune of hosting three pioneers in holography: Rebecca Deem, Fred Unterseher, and August Muth. These three artists, innovators and technologists are showing some of their work at the Santa Fe Complex and will be speaking on these pieces and other topics on holography at the Santa Fe Complex Wednesday June 25 from 6 to 8 PM. Rebecca Deem: Rebecca first saw holograms at an art gallery in 1970 while completing an Art supervision degree. In 1988, she received the Shearwater Foundation Art Holography Award. In 1995 with partner Fred Unterseher, she co-founded Zone Holografix Studios, an art and teaching studio with a pulse laser lab. She continues to exhibit artwork, teach and write for electronic and print publications. Fred Unterseher: Fred graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in the early 70's. He worked on the cooperative projects Artaud, The Emeryville Artists Coop., ANT FARM (the art/media collective famous for Cadillac Ranch). He co-founded the San Francisco School of Holography with Lloyd Cross and Gerry Pethick. He conceived and co-authored the HOLOGRAPHY HANDBOOK, A Practical Guide to Holography in 1987. He was Director of Education at the Museum of Holography, New York, New York. He was a member of the team that created the first pulsed laser portrait of a president (Ronald Reagan)in 1989. In 1995 he co-founded Holografix Studios with Rebecca Deem. He is a consultant for NASA and JPL on 3-D imaging systems and until recently taught at the Brooks Institute of Photography & Pasadena City College. August Muth: August was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico and his early years in the vast landscape and dry climate of the high desert and mountains gave him the opportunity to develop a true appreciation for the elegance of light. After three years of studying art and physics at the university level in the southwest, August moved to New York City to pursue his studies and visions within the world of art there. In 1983, after viewing his first hologram, he realized he had discovered a direct path to a deeper understanding of the force of light. In 1984 and l985, he developed his holography skills at the Museum of Holography in N.Y.C. under the direction of Fred Untersher, a pioneer and early innovator in holography. Since 1986, he has specialized in the field of "reflection dichromated gelatin holography". This type of holography is unsurpassed in its clarity and superior quality. His progress in developing and refining processes and techniques in this demanding technology have allowed him to manipulate light into various beautiful and subtle forms. His most recent works include the lamination of optical glass and creation of holograms in multiple layers. He calls this current body of work "Time Capsules", a reference to light as being the vehicle of time. |
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