AMY TOUCHETTE @ CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY - SAN LUIS OBISPO GALLERY

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AMY TOUCHETTE @ CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY – SAN LUIS OBISPO GALLERY

January 27th, 2018 by fstop

New York Young, No. 1

AMY TOUCHETTE: THE YOUNG SERIES
FEBRUARY 22 – MARCH 16, 2018

OPENING RECEPTION WTH THE ARTIST: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 5PM; 4PM ARTIST TALK

“Throughout her career, photographic artist Amy Touchette has explored connections between humanity, making photographs of people within their social groups and communities. A documentarian and a street photographer, Touchette has utilized the power of photography to create authentic portraits of those who interest her. In 2012, The New York Times published images from New York Young, Touchette’s street portrait series of teenagers in New York City. The newspaper described the work as “a potent mix of street savvy and aching vulnerability …”

New York Young inspired Touchette to make the same style of portraits of teenagers in O’ahu, Hawaii and Tokyo, Japan to discover what teen culture looks like in three disparate island nations. She writes: “Before travel became so ubiquitous, island populations were more sequestered … their culture would reflect that isolation in that it felt more unified and unique than landlocked settings. Although the world is globalized now, significant remnants of each island culture still exist. I thought that because these three locations had strong and distinct personalities, it would create a more heightened and interesting visual experience.””

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY – SAN LUIS OBISPO GALLERY

Location: California, SAN LUIS OBISPO, United States Type: Exhibition

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