Claudia Frost
Fine Art Photography
Landscapes, Vanishing Visions, Natural History and Vintage Organics
Fine Art Photography
Landscapes, Vanishing Visions, Natural History and Vintage Organics
Vanishing Visions - Artist's Statement
Vanishing Visions expresses my continuing affection for the neglected, ignored and overlooked agricultural structures adjacent to suburbia. The barns, houses and sheds, now in various states of disrepair, at one time sheltered thriving farm families and their possessions. Today, these remaining and threatened relics serve as vivid reminders of quieter, less hurried and friendlier times.
The images I’ve strived to capture depict a quiet, settling nostalgia; a feeling of abandonment, an unwanted solitude and loneliness, with a hint of melancholia. But for me, the iconic structures represent a comforting sense of time and place spent on my Grandparents’ farm during the 1950’s.
Through these digital photos and their manipulation, I see myself as preserving the near-ghosts of a disappearing rural landscape while encouraging a long, last look at the fading visions. And, they serve as a retrospective look through my childhood memories.
While I don’t expect these American icons to ever bustle again, I do want to present them as vivid reminders for present and future generations. My focus on rural life also recognizes the speed with which it is vanishing along with its history and beauty. The relics seem to suggest the question, “What is next for me?”
I have been continually updating my photography skills to stay current with the ever changing, somewhat complicated digital photo software. Fascinated with the potential of digital fine art and curious about a variety of interests, I have discovered working with my camera and using the computer as a processing and digital darkroom/art studio, to be a wonderful, creative outlet. Acquiring more knowledge while experimenting with light, shapes and forms has provided the opportunity to make images that convey my creative expressions while satisfying my creative needs.
The images I’ve strived to capture depict a quiet, settling nostalgia; a feeling of abandonment, an unwanted solitude and loneliness, with a hint of melancholia. But for me, the iconic structures represent a comforting sense of time and place spent on my Grandparents’ farm during the 1950’s.
Through these digital photos and their manipulation, I see myself as preserving the near-ghosts of a disappearing rural landscape while encouraging a long, last look at the fading visions. And, they serve as a retrospective look through my childhood memories.
While I don’t expect these American icons to ever bustle again, I do want to present them as vivid reminders for present and future generations. My focus on rural life also recognizes the speed with which it is vanishing along with its history and beauty. The relics seem to suggest the question, “What is next for me?”
I have been continually updating my photography skills to stay current with the ever changing, somewhat complicated digital photo software. Fascinated with the potential of digital fine art and curious about a variety of interests, I have discovered working with my camera and using the computer as a processing and digital darkroom/art studio, to be a wonderful, creative outlet. Acquiring more knowledge while experimenting with light, shapes and forms has provided the opportunity to make images that convey my creative expressions while satisfying my creative needs.