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Goodyear Exhibit Challenges the Digital Divide
Colby Caldwell’s art is not easily pegged. By mixing black-and-white analog images with vividly hued still-lifes and portraits, Caldwell bridges the gulf between the timelessness of traditional photography and the pioneering vibrancy of the digital age.
Students learned more about his postmodern approaches first-hand when the artist visited Dickinson College.
Caldwell, a professor at St. Mary’s College who has shown his work in exhibitions in major cities around the world, spoke to students during a Jan. 26 reception that kicked off an exhibit of his recent work. According to Todd Arsenault, assistant professor of art & art history, the exhibit and reception represent a key element of the Dickinson fine-art education.
“Colby’s work is reflective of photography in its current state and the direction it is moving at Dickinson,” he explained, adding that students currently enrolled in photography classes at Dickinson were particularly inspired by the show. "It’s important for Dickinson students to experience, first-hand, professionals in all disciplines who are pushing in new directions.”
Held in Dickinson's Goodyear Gallery, the exhibit runs through Feb. 20.
- Ambiguous Portraiture
- Real Life, Altered.
- The Digital World
- Digital Disparities
- Goodyear Gallery
- Colby Caldwell
- Coldwell Reception
Photos by A. Pierce Bounds '71
Text by MaryAlice Bitts