June Issue 2000
Photographer to Exhibit at the Fine Arts Center in Camden, SC
The
Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County in Camden, SC, will feature
the photographs of Jon 0. Holloway June 5-23. The exhibit, displayed
in the Bassett Gallery, celebrates the close of the Fine Arts
Center's 1999-2000 season. Holloway will exhibit photographs from
four different series, including: Nature's Rhythm, Ghost Dance,
India, and Spirit.
Nature's Rhythm shows colorful images of Holloway's interpretation of the "unbound beauty and serenity of the land." His travels in and outside the United States have provided him with views of the simplicity of nature.
Holloway calls his India exhibit a "journey of the soul, an awakening of the spirit." The photographs speak for themselves- small children playing in the street, fisherman on the beach, and families gathering outside a doorway show the everyday life of a culture different from those of the western world. The trip to India was a favorite in his travels as well as an opportunity for self-discovery.
Holloway's Spirit series celebrates two worlds of beauty- nature and the human form. Each photograph is actually composed of two separate images; a woman's form and a figure of nature. Holloway says, "I have truly been blessed to pursue a passion that inspires me to look beyond the physical world and touch upon the spiritual journey." To produce the photo, Holloway used the body as a slidescreen and printed the landscape onto the "body canvas."
Ghost Dance is a culmination of three years traveling and learning about the heritage and culture of Native American tribes. Holloway spent time with the Cheyenne, Sioux, Cherokee, and the Crow learning their stories and past, finding that his traditional education taught him a history much different from the words of the tribal members. He walked the plains where hundreds of Native Americans were killed, including the Sand Creek Massacre site, where Cheyenne men, women and children were killed by federal troops in 1864. Because of this experience, the desolate areas of past cruelties compose many pictures in the series.
Ghost Dance also reveals the pageantry of Native American tribes. Holloway captured their dances, rituals, and their way of living. The pictures show a vision of a way of life and standard that has remained unchanged over a period of many years.
A graduate of St. Andrews College in Laurinburg, NC, Holloway earned a Master of Fine Art in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design in 1996. He has been a commercial photographer for five years, capturing images of everything around him, whether in his travels or in his Greenwood, SC, studio and gallery, Sundance. He has exhibited in the Southeast, New York, and England, gaining national acclaim for his images. Lauren Tucker, Fine Arts Center staff member, praises Holloway's work, saying, "Jon's photographs are amazing. He sees his subjects through different eyes. His pictures are evidence of his ability to look beyond the image to the soul."
Holloway has garnered numerous awards and honors in his short career including the Grand Prize award from Nature Photographer Magazine, two South Carolina Arts Commission Grants, and a National Geographic Award. In addition, he was a participant in the prestigious Eddie Adams Workshop and MILK Competition. His photo of Whitewater Falls was one of 125 images recently published in Daybreak, a photographic collection highlighting the millennium sunrise around the world.
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