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For immediate release: April 1, 2015
Media contact: Andrea Foust
Membership and Public Relations Manager
Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University | 503-370-6867
Public contact: 503-370-6855 | museum-art@willamette.edu
Alexandra Opie: Echo
SALEM, Ore. — Alexandra Opie is an associate professor of art at Willamette University, where she teaches photography and electronic media. An exhibition of her recent work entitled "Alexandra Opie: Echo" opens April 18 and continues through May 17, 2015, in the Atrium Gallery of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University.
In her most recent body of work, Opie explores the tension between the old and the new by combining one of the earliest photographic processes, the tintype, with present-day technology and subjects. Contemporary figures assume the attitudes of those in antique images while drawings of nineteenth-century dress are superimposed over them using in-camera masks.
“These echoes of the past capture a distinct change in how we occupy space," Opie says. "Because our lives are increasingly saturated with digital media, and images proliferate rapidly, it is both surprising and eye-opening to delve into labor-intensive forms of photography that yield materially intense physical results.”
In conjunction with the exhibition, Opie will guide a Tuesday Gallery Talk focusing on her exhibition on May 12 at 12:30 p.m.
Opie's work has been exhibited throughout the Pacific Northwest region and in national venues.
Financial support for this exhibition has been provided by general operating support grants from the City of Salem’s Transient Occupancy Tax funds and the Oregon Arts Commission.
About the Hallie Ford Museum of Art
Oregon's third largest art museum features works by Pacific Northwest and Native American artists, and includes a diverse collection of traditional European, American and Asian art, as well as artifacts that date from antiquity. Frequently changing exhibitions include lectures, special events, tours, artist demonstrations and educational opportunities for children and adults.
The museum is located at 700 State St. in Salem. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The galleries are closed on Monday. General admission is $6, $4 for seniors and $3 for students 18 and older. Students 17 and under and children are admitted free. Admission is free for everyone on Tuesdays. For more information call 503-370-6855 or visit willamette.edu/go/hfma.
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Alexandra Opie (American, born 1974), "Echo no. 43," 2013, tintype, 8 x 10 in., courtesy of the artist, Salem, Oregon.
Alexandra Opie (American, born 1974), "Echo no. 66," 2013, tintype, 8 x 10 in., courtesy of the artist, Salem, Oregon.
Alexandra Opie (American, born 1974), "Echo no. 87," 2013, tintype, 4 x 5 in., courtesy of the artist, Salem, Oregon.
Alexandra Opie (American, born 1974), "Echo no. 153," 2014, tintype, 4 x 5 in., courtesy of the artist, Salem, Oregon.
Alexandra Opie (American, born 1974), "Echo no. 236," 2014, tintype, 4 x 5 in., courtesy of the artist, Salem, Oregon.
Interview Opportunity
Interviews can be arranged with Alexandra Opie
Email: aopie@willamette.edu
Phone: 503-370-6277