Arts & Entertainment
Abstract Photo Exhibition Coming to Encinitas
Can you guess what was photographed? "Abstract" show July 22-Aug. 31 in Encinitas.
Do you always know what a photo shows?
That’s the challenge local photographers will pose to visitors at their exhibit July 22-Aug. 31 at the Encinitas Community Center. The public can meet the artists at a reception on Saturday, July 26, 1 to 4 p.m.
Thirty members of The PhotoArts Group created photographic prints as abstract art, and figuring out what was actually photographed in many of the pieces has been difficult even for the coordinator of the show, Irv Lefberg.
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“All of the works are based on the capture of a single image by a camera, but the colors, shapes, textures, forms and lines are emphasized over representation,” said Lefberg, a PAG member who lives in Escondido. “The works achieve their abstract quality often by focusing on details or parts of larger objects and scenes. “Part of the enjoyment of the exhibit is trying to figure out what was actually photographed, ”Lefberg said.
The public is invited to an artists reception Saturday, July 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. for the show, aptly titled “Driven to Abstraction.” There will be free snacks and refreshments, including wine, and musical entertainment. Most of the photos will be for sale, and most of their creators will be there to talk about the artwork.
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The Encinitas Community Center is at 1140 Oak Crest Park Dr. It and the exhibit are open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. The participating photographers come from around San Diego County, from Encinitas and Carlsbad to Escondido and San Diego
PAG has displayed its members’ work at many different venues, including Gallery 21 in Balboa Park, the Wellness Center in Vista, and Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego. Many PAG members have won awards at the San Diego County Fair’s Exhibition of Photography and hung in “Best of Nature” shows at the San Diego Natural History Museum.
Three years ago the group staged a show at Encinitas City Hall, its first in coastal North County.
—The PhotoArts Group
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