Doremus Scudder, Humanscapes: Old World and New  Photographs from Vienna and the American West

Artist Talk on July 17th 2:30 PM
Emerald Arts Center
500 Main Street Springfield, OR

July 1 to August 4th 2022
Reception on July 1st 5pm to 6pm

Dot Dotson’s Gallery
1668 Willamette Street
Eugene, OR
541-485-1771
11:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday – Thursday
(Reception only on Friday July 1st)
https://www.dotdotsons.com/

Open to the public

Doremus Scudder’s aesthetic vision finds uncommon emotional and spiritual depth, transcending the merely representational to reveal universalities that resonate within us. To him, the function of art is to enrich, inspire and uplift the human spirit. It is to this end that he strives through the ultimate expressiveness of black-and-white photography.

Doremus Scudder began photographing seriously in his early twenties, working originally with small and medium format, eventually stepping up to, and mastering the techniques associated with, the larger format view camera. After moving with his wife to Vienna, Austria to study at the renowned Vienna Academy of Music, he has built a career as an operatic baritone, appearing often as operatic soloist throughout Europe and the United States. In addition, his passion for photography has developed into a flourishing second career that affords him the opportunity to travel extensively in search of images. He now actively pursues both photography and music.

Doremus Scudder works exclusively in black-and-white, using large-format cameras and film, and hand-crafts silver gelatin prints in the darkroom using traditional photographic techniques. Nothing is done using digital technology. Although color photography was once a large part of his commercial work, his personal vision has always been manifested through the photographic instrument he deems most expressive: Black-and-White.

Within this medium, he uses varied subject matter, careful organization of the subject, and a broad and expressive palette of tonalities to create compelling images of strong form, character and content. For Doremus, the function of art is to enrich and uplift the human spirit through excellence and beauty: it is to this end that he strives. The photographs themselves are their own best description, expressing their wordless world powerfully and eloquently. They are able to be appreciated on many levels, being rich in immediate impact as well as yielding ever more profundity and detail over time.

Doremus Scudder’s work is exhibited widely and represented in numerous galleries and private collections throughout the United States and Europe.

Doremus can be contacted at info@DoremusScudder.com

www.DoremusScudder.com