Polaroid Now: The History and Future of Polaroid Photography Hardcover – July 27, 2021 by Steve Crist (Author), Oskar Smolokowski (Contributor), John Reuter (Contributor) Polaroid Now celebrates new work created by contemporary artists working with Polaroid cameras and film today, and discusses the history, and evolution of the first instant imaging camera system that became […]
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It is always a challenge to distill a full film into a trailer or five minute summation. In this edit I wanted to show both the artists and Polaroid individuals who are key to the story. I chose longer passages of fewer subjects rather than several second snapshots of more people. The final film will […]
This is a solo exhibition in the Community Gallery of Polaroid Possibilities: The Art & Photography of John Reuter. This exhibitions presents John’s innovative and experimental work with Polaroid materials. The work included surveys John’s SX-70 Constructions, Polacolor Image Transfers and his work with the Polaroid 20×24 Camera. Polaroid Possibilities will be presented concurrently with Dare alle Luce by Ralph Mercer. […]
L’ŒIL DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE JANUARY 22, 2019 John Reuter’s mixed media images abstract the environments and subjects contained within each frame to such a degree that they could be interpreted as surrealist paintings. Pushed aside are notions of photography as a medium of truth and reality. The viewer is invited into a realm where the […]
One of the more interesting aspects of putting together the Collaborations and Investigations exhibit is how it has challenged me to consider my working relationship with those I work with. For so many years I have insisted on keeping it separate, perhaps as much to protect myself as it is to avoid acknowledging how much […]