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ARTISTS ON BEING
AN ARTIST Eric Broudy Thursday, July 4 through Saturday, July 27, 2024 Opening Reception: Thursday, July 4, 5-7:00 pm Art Forum Online (Zoom): Thursday, July 18 at 7:30 pm |
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Artists on Being an Artist, a series of photographic portraits and interviews of Gallery A3 artists by Eric Broudy (1940-2024), is displayed with a group exhibit, In Memory of Eric, of small works by current gallery members.
Eric Broudy, Self-Portrait, photograph
ARTISTS ON BEING AN ARTIST
Eric Broudy
Eric Broudy, 1940-2024, was a photographer with an eclectic eye, interested in whatever attracted his attention in human society or the natural world. He pursued Sally Mann’s idea that “part of an artist’s job is to make the commonplace singular, to project a different interpretation onto the conventional.”
Serial photography projects also appealed to Eric, ranging from images of old factories of Holyoke, to portraits of Amherst’s homeless residents, to on-the-spot portraits of people who happened to ring the doorbell of his home. His most recent series, Artists on Being an Artist, combined interviews and portraits of fellow Gallery A3 artists, whom he had worked with, respected, and admired since joining the gallery in 2013.
Eric Broudy
Eric Broudy, 1940-2024, was a photographer with an eclectic eye, interested in whatever attracted his attention in human society or the natural world. He pursued Sally Mann’s idea that “part of an artist’s job is to make the commonplace singular, to project a different interpretation onto the conventional.”
Serial photography projects also appealed to Eric, ranging from images of old factories of Holyoke, to portraits of Amherst’s homeless residents, to on-the-spot portraits of people who happened to ring the doorbell of his home. His most recent series, Artists on Being an Artist, combined interviews and portraits of fellow Gallery A3 artists, whom he had worked with, respected, and admired since joining the gallery in 2013.
Eric Broudy, Portrait of GK Khalsa, Photograph
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Eric Broudy, Portrait of Cheryl Rezendes, Photograph
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Eric was curious about the artist’s inspiration, motivation, and guiding principles for both craft and artistry. What compels or inhibits? What satisfies? What challenges? And what about future artistic directions? He had completed 16 of the 22 planned interviews and portraits before his unexpected death in early 2024. In his honor, his wife, Daisy Broudy, and photographer friend and Gallery A3 member, Larry Rankin, have completed his project.
Artists on Being an Artist is presented with In Memory of Eric, a group show of small works by current Gallery A3 members, selected to evoke memories of Eric and his work in the arts.
Larry Rankin, Les Amis, Photograph
Eric Broudy, Dockside, Vineyard Haven, Photograph
Art Forum Online
On Thursday, July 18, at 7:30 pm, an online public forum will consider Eric’s project of Artists on Being an Artist and discuss the questions it raises about artistic process and practice. Stories about Eric are also welcome! This Art in Community II program is supported in part by grants from the Amherst Cultural Council and the Springfield Cultural Council, local agencies, which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. You can watch a video of the forum by clicking here.
On Thursday, July 18, at 7:30 pm, an online public forum will consider Eric’s project of Artists on Being an Artist and discuss the questions it raises about artistic process and practice. Stories about Eric are also welcome! This Art in Community II program is supported in part by grants from the Amherst Cultural Council and the Springfield Cultural Council, local agencies, which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. You can watch a video of the forum by clicking here.