Salem artist Bree Castillau to Exhibit in NYC this November!

Bree Castillau calls herself an “inspirational photographer,” which is an apt term for her approach to image-making. “My biggest hope for my photography is to touch someone,” she says, and she does that by uncovering the transcendent elements of the animals, plants and landscapes that are her subjects. Working primarily with a digital camera, the artist creates balanced, yet dynamic compositions that combine a painterly eye for color and light with a sharp sense of focus and detail. As adept at capturing the unique personality of an animal in the wild as she is at investigating a tree’s surface or a flower’s petals, the photographer makes pictures that have a powerful physical presence.

The use of color in Castillau’s photographs is especially striking. In some, soft shades are used sparingly, adding highlights or directing the viewer’s attention to a focal point in a mostly black-and-white shot. In others, the brilliant hues found in nature are vividly and fully realized, animating both intricately textured close-ups and panoramic landscapes. Born in Orlando, Fla., Castillau lives and works in Salem, Mass.

Exhibition Dates: November 8, 2016 – November 30, 2016
Reception: Thursday November 10, 2016, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Bree_Castillau.aspx

Featured Artists:

Illumination: An Exhibition of Fine Art Photography
Cynthia Chace Gray | Florian Mueller | Iryna Brown | Bree Castillau | Mary Pearson | Kathleen Messmer | Steven Anggrek | Antonio Biagiotti

About the Exhibition

The modern photographer in Illumination: An Exhibition of Fine Art Photography

Illumination: An Exhibition of Fine Art Photography opens this November at Agora Gallery. The exhibition spotlights eight premier contemporary photographers who play with visual expectations and technical limitations. Three artists take on the landscape format: there are horizons filtered through layers of atmospheric gauze, otherworldly plains shot in high detail, and cityscapes framed as endless, depthless fields of pure pattern. In black-and-white and color, the viewer is offered visions of the world as yawning or claustrophobic, logical or chaotic, dreamy or cold. Alongside these are the work of an accomplished animal photographer who creates psychological portraits with her naturalistic works. Another featured photographer builds her own still life compositions, but subverts their classical realism for her unique narrative aims, and yet the quiet dreamlike works of another photographer bring a unique balance to the collection. Rounding out the exhibition are two abstract artists who use their technical prowess and historical knowledge of process to create photographs of pure light and pattern. Though the interests run far and wide among these artists, the show is an unambiguous message of modernity.

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.

Images:

Bree Castillau,Into the Eyes of Our Cousin,Digital Photography,16''x24''
Bree Castillau,Pride Rock King,Digital Photography,24''x16''
Bree Castillau,Surveying the Savanah,Digital Photography,16''x24''
Bree Castillau,Wild in Gibraltar,Color Digital Photography,24''x16''