Trees of Angkor: Photographs from Cambodia

Thu, Aug 4
Opening Reception: August 4th, 5-8pm (First Thursday Art Night)
Free

Trees of Angkor: Photographs from Cambodia
San Francisco Gallery Debut of Eric Alan Pritchard
On View August 4th through September 5th, 2005
The Lee Gallery, 577 Geary Street, San Francisco 94102 (415) 674-9500
Monday through Friday, Noon-5 p.m. and Sat-Sun by appointment
Opening reception August 4th, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Eric Alan Pritchard makes his San Francisco gallery debut with a solo
exhibit of thirty-two large-scale black and white photographs
exploring the relationship between the crumbling temples of Angkor
and the towering strangler figs, banyan trees, and pervasive vines
that are slowly overtaking them.

Pritchard's richly detailed photographs, a blend of traditional film
and cutting-edge digital techniques, are printed with quad-tone
pigment inks on 100% cotton watercolor paper, producing a lush
surface texture and exceptional depth that reveals both the luminous
glow and darkly obscured riot of detail that are the embodiment of
Angkor's mystery.

The Angkor temple complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located 190
miles from Cambodia's capital of Phnom-Penh, includes over 100
monuments built between 790 and 1307 A.D. by the ancient Khmer
civilization, spread over almost forty square miles. A unique mix of
Hindu and Buddhist architecture, aligned with the stars and the
spring equinox, Angkor is a physically overwhelming and
extraordinarily diverse location of enigmatic beauty.

About Eric Alan Pritchard

San Francisco-based fine art photographer Eric Alan Pritchard, whose
early work focused on traditional landscape genres and travel
documentary, has developed a unique approach to nudes and organic
objects, evolving his style into one of delicate shapes and luminous
abstractions. After many years of shooting exclusively in black and
white, Eric began to work in color again on the waters of Southern
Thailand in 2004. Most recently, Eric has been exploring a form of
reductive minimalism in his photographs of the horizon made at his
beachfront home overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Pritchard's popular 2003 exhibition of abstract nudes - "repose" - at
the Bolinas Museum in Northern California gained significant
attention. A group of "repose" images was recently purchased by a
luxury hotel in Miami Beach, and The Contemporaries, an art-
collection group for young professionals that selected Eric as their
featured artists this month, is currently exhibiting a selection of
his nude images at their New York gallery and on their website.

Eric has been interviewed by SanFranciscoArtMagazine.com, reviewed on
international websites, and can be seen at nakedlens.com,
thecontemporaries.org, artnudes.blogspot.com, and ahop2.com. A
limited edition of handmade books featuring the "repose" nudes is
available by request on Eric's website at www.eapfoto.com.

Venue:

The Lee Gallery
577 Geary Street
San Francisco
415-674-9500

Additional Info:

415-948-7263
http://www.eapfoto.com