Caleb Churchill
| Caleb Churchill | |
|---|---|
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| Born | August , 1980 New York, United States |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | Glasgow School of Art, University of St Andrews, Rhode Island School of Design |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Fine-art photography, Artist, Art historian, Critic, Curator |
| Notable work | The Era of Hopeful Monsters |
| Movement | Social documentary photography or Concerned Photography |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Raina Belleau (aug. 2017) |
| 🌐 Website | www |
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Caleb Churchill (born August 1980)[1] is a American artist, photographer, art historian, critic and curator. His photography is characterized by a cynical, stoic & humorous approach to looking at the world. His work often uses critical and empathetic eye at how we envision our collective identity in relationship to our environment. [2]
Early life[edit]
Churchill became involved in Photography in high school at age 15 and would photograph what was closest to him, predominantly skateboarding and punk rock.[3] Later he joined the United States Coast Guard as a photographer.[4]
Education[edit]
Churchill pursued a photojournalism degree in Washington DC, where he was introduced to Social Documentary photography and was inspired by the likes of Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Robert Adams, Emmet Gowin, Stephen Shore, Robert Dawson (photographer), Richard Misrach, Edward Burtynsky and Mitch Epstein. In 2005 he left the United States to study under Thomas Joshua Cooper at the Glasgow School of Art. [5] After graduating Churchill enrolled in the History of Photography program at the University of St Andrews where he studied under Steve Edwards and Tom Normand. It was also there that he befriended Joseph McKenzie. It was during this time that Churchill was first exposed to the histories of the environmental movement in America. This subject would go on to influence Churchill’s work. During Churchill’s graduate studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, [6] his interest in environment and culture would manifest into a developed body of work and the first iteration of The Era of Hopeful Monsters. [7]
Art and Photography[edit]
Churchill’s recent body of work entitled The Era of Hopeful Monsters, focuses on human interactions and reactions to environment, both natural and urban. Many of the images focus on infrastructure impinging on nature and on the traces of individuals and the marks created by their actions in response to or against the environment they inhabit. The world created in Era is one that is both romantic and cynical, utopian and dystopian.[8] The work reflects the artist’s subconscious, encapsulating and balancing his doubts and hopes for our culture.[9] Churchill first self-published The Era of Hopeful Monsters and received praise and attention from numerous publications including being named one of Humble Arts Foundation “29 More Artists to Follow IRL (and on Instagram)” [10] and Take Magazine Artist to Watch in 2018 [11] Churchill’s current body of work focuses on the complexity and absurdity of language-- visual, written and spoken. [12] In addition to his work in photography, Churchill is one half of the interdisciplinary artist duo Belleau + Churchill. [13] The duo’s works has been exhibited nationally and was a critical success at the 2016 Satellite Art Fair during Miami Basel. [14]
Publications[edit]
Churchill has been the subject of multiple online publication features including Ain't Bad, FlakPhoto, Fraction Magazine and others. His work appears in print in Noice Magazine, Pastiche Magazine and Hant. Churchill’s images also appear in group publications such as “Do It Houston” and Paper Safe. The Era of Hopeful Monsters first appeared as a limited run self-published book which included a limited-edition postcard.[15] In the spring of 2018 Churchill was invited to participate in One Day Projects’ “And the Light Was Followed by the Flight of Sound” which asked a range of photographers to photograph and reflect of the 2018 solar eclipse. The limited-edition, hand bound, accordion style book included an essay by art historian Catherine Wilkins and was edited, designed and produced by Eliot Dudik and Jared Ragland. [16]
Exhibitions[edit]
The works of Caleb Churchill have been collected by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston where they were recently included in the exhibition “A History of Photography: Selections from the museum’s collection”[17] as well as the Contemporary Art Museum Houston and numerous private collections. Churchill has shown nationally and internationally as both an individual artist and as a participant in group exhibitions. [18]
Process[edit]
When shooting photography, Churchill exclusively uses Large format color photography.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Caleb Churchill", Caleb Churchill: About
- ↑ "Fraction Magazine: Issue 113", Fraction Magazine. August 2018.
- ↑ "Interview with RISD MFA Student Caleb Churchill", Reddit r/contemporaryart. August 2018
- ↑ "Interview with Caleb Churchill: Photo Emphasis". Photo Emphasis Magazine, September 28, 2018
- ↑ Bellinghan, David (2008). Forgotten to Agree (1st ed.). Glasgow, Scotland: Scottish Arts Council. Search this book on
- ↑ Brian Clamp (14 July 2016). "Certain Things". Clamp Art. Clamp Art Gallery NYC.
- ↑ "Interview with RISD MFA Student Caleb Churchill", Reddit r/contemporaryart. August 2018
- ↑ "American Splendour: New Photography". Musee Magazine: Vanguard of Photography Culture. Musee Magazine. 23 May 2018.
- ↑ “Aint-Bad: Caleb Churchill”, Aint-Bad Magazine. August 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Humble Arts: 29 Photographers you should follow IRL and Instagram", Humble Arts Foundation, October 12, 2017
- ↑ Way, Debbie (16 October 2016). "Artist to Watch in 2018". Take Magazine. 008 (Oct–Nov): 64.
- ↑ "Interview with Caleb Churchill: Photo Emphasis". Photo Emphasis Magazine, September 28, 2018
- ↑ "Belleau+ Churchill", Belleau + Churchill: About
- ↑ "Miami Beach’s Satellite Art Fair Draws the Interactive into Its Orbit". Hyperallergic Magazine, December 2, 2016
- ↑ "Era of Hopeful Monsters Book", The Era of Hopeful Monsters Book: Self Published, September 2017
- ↑ "And light followed the flight of sound", One Day Projects Publications, 2018
- ↑ "A History of Photography: Selections from the Museum’s Collection", Museum of Fine Arts Houston
- ↑ "Caleb Churchill: About", Caleb Churchill
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