http://www.timcbest.com Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:22:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NPR's Marketplace piece on Modern Ruin in Dallas on Sunday 2/21/2010. I participated by using the space as a stage and making some performance-scape photographs. I also had my cast bronze coins with bite-marks as a check of authenticity... http://www.timcbest.com/modern-ruin-on-nprs-marketplace/ Here are the images for the Sheep, Sharks, and Nightlights. show at 500x Feb 2010. Click on image for enlarged view. http://www.timcbest.com/sheep-sharks-and-nightlights-exhibition-photos/ MODERN RUIN February 20-21, 2010 Opening Reception: Saturday, February 20, 8-11pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Thursday, September 25, 2008 the U.S. Government took over Washington Mutual, selling most of it to JPMorgan Chase. Roughly a year earlier, at the height of a frenzied economic bubble, Washington Mutual began building a new 1 ... http://www.timcbest.com/modern-ruin/ Click on image to see full size. Finished images are 34" x 34" inches up to 48" x 48", mounted on diebond with an aluminum cleat. Five images will be on display at 500x gallery from February 6th to February 28th. Opening reception will ... http://www.timcbest.com/new-work/ Again, what I like about this is the isolation of the figure. The focus is on the figure, the figure's gestures, voice, clothes, that all carry meaning and support the dialogue. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Todd Heisler/The New York Times - A scene from Richard Maxwells Ads at ... http://www.timcbest.com/more-from-the-zeitgeist/ Found this on Nytimes.com - love it... I like this format/technique. I've used it in "One Liners" and "James Bond is Dead" and now my photos. http://www.timcbest.com/george-cluny-video/ Opening at 500x Gallery in Dallas, TX on February 6th from 7-10pm. New works by Tim Best bring together elements of black box theatrics and imagery from dreams to create surreal 'performance-scapes'. Shelby Cunningham makes dollhouses shaped like one of her childhood homes that hosts her cute and (sometimes) ... http://www.timcbest.com/february-6th-opening-of-sheep-sharks-and-nightlights/ Aside from all the copyright risks, I've been warned about Flickr. I think it will be fine for sketches and fun shots but not for finished work, which is what I will have up here. In the meantime I am transitioning this blog from Flickr to Slideshow pro ... http://www.timcbest.com/off-of-flickr/ [sspdc content=392 link=none format=post height=375] The New Orleans Photo Alliance portfolio review is coming up on December 12th and 13th. I will be there with 23 of my newest photographic works. I haven't posted anything lately because I've been working on these images. I finally came up with ... http://www.timcbest.com/photonola-portfolio-review/ moment in-between, originally uploaded by timcbest. This was a test of my flash but I really like how it turned out... http://www.timcbest.com/moment-in-between/