Tim Best Photography » projects

James Bond is Dead.

timbest — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:25:40 +0000

…is the title of my new video, a collaboration with Tom Varisco of New Orleans:

Caliente

timbest — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:57:22 +0000

The Caliente show is opening this Thursday at the New Orleans Photo Alliance gallery from 6-9. I will be showing “Ready for Business” (36″ x 24″ on Diebond. Its been awhile since I’ve shown with this group but they are my most favorite organization! The New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) has made New Orleans a hub for photography and photographic arts. They have started a portfolio review that has got a lot of traction in the past couple of years, among other things. Its definitely one of the many organizations that is bucking the idea that New Orleans can’t sustain progress!

I’m glad to be showing with them!

New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery
1111 Saint Mary Street
New Orleans, La 70130

open Friday 3-6, Saturday and Sunday 12-4, and by appointment.

Studio Visit, Saturday August 1st, 2009

timbest — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:41:27 +0000

into the light, originally uploaded by timcbest.

Come on by my studio in New Orleans and see what I’m up to! It will be before White Linen Night from 4-6pm at LA Artworks, 725 Howard Avenue #325.

Ready for Business

timbest — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:43:47 +0000

Ready for Business, originally uploaded by timcbest.

Let’s Party!

timbest — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:43:16 +0000

Let’s Party!, originally uploaded by timcbest.

New Project: Revelation Awe and Ecstasy Portraits

timbest — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:44:51 +0000

The transcendent has been used throughout history as a great tool for politicians and religious leaders. So does that make the transcendent itself more or less genuine? What is the discourse today about things that are beyond our physical limitations? Is this subject still valid in critical practice? Do our contemporary vehicles and media allow us to more accurately portray and communicate what is beyond our reach? These are the questions I hope to raise with this project…

Frontier Preachers at Soap Factory

timbest — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:23:46 +0000

I ended up driving to the Soap Factory in Minneapolis MN to install my “Undercurrent” piece and it was well worth it. There were 10 artists, all good friends from New Orleans, with 12,000 square feet of space. It was a lot of work but the end result was great to see! I took pictures with my friend Courtney Egan’s camera cause she has this awesome D90 that everybody had to try out! I will post them as soon as I get those in… I am really grateful to Jayme McLellan for inviting me to be part of the show. She did a great job selecting the artists so I really felt the need to put my ‘best’ foot forward. It was no pressure though, I just felt the need to do the best possible job.

The people at the Soap Factory were more than helpful. They totally exceeded my expectations. They have a great system going. There were many volunteers that helped install. Peter helped with my installation of the projectors. Without the help it would have taken me another week to install! Ben Heywood was kind enough to have me at his house even when I rolled in late. The whole staff is stellar and I am grateful I got the chance to work with them!!

Not only did they have the show, they also had documentary video artists interviewing everyone. They had a cut ready by the opening. They also had someone taking interviews for their podcast on iTunes. Its not posted yet but will be soon.

It was a great experience and I made some new friends on this trip! Thanks for everything!!

Backyard Experiments part 1

timbest — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:02:15 +0000

Backyard experiments and messing around in photoshop. These are some sketches that are leading up to my next project. I think, I hope anyway.

Canon Digital Rebel f/5.6 1/125th – Vivitar 285HV

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Soap Factory Installation Space

timbest — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:36:13 +0000

This is the space I think I’m getting for “Frontier Preachers” in June. The space is

I’ll have more on what I plan to do when the time gets closer…

The space is 25′ x 25′ it is a relatively low 10′ high but its on an incline and I didn’t measure – so thats an estimate.

I went in a circle clockwise so the images fit that way…

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Efficiency Deficiency

timbest — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:31:18 +0000

“Efficiency Deficiency” is a collaboration between Tim Best and Eric Blake. Eric works on paper and makes books. He meticulously draws the lines on each page from begining to end. Then Tim Best, by drawing a rectangle over and over again, destroys the book.

This video has been shortened. The original is a document of the 1hour performance.

Showing at 500x Gallery in Dallas.

Efficiency Deficiency, originally uploaded by timcbest.