Photography by Jacek Laskus

The Poetry of Hollywood

ith all its glamour and that harmonic pulse that keeps Tinseltown alive and even to this day, it still remains a mystery since its lofty beginning in 1870. Through the lenses of professionals, The Perfect Exposure Gallery will open Poetic Perspectives: An Exhibition of Hollywood Photographers in a group show on Thursday, April 10, from 6:00-9:00 pm. Viewers will have the opportunity to step back in time as they let their eyes feast upon the behind scenes of Hollywood once ago as well as many of these dreamlike moments have also been recorded in Hollywood. PL. a current book by cinematographer Jacek Laskus. The close of the exhibition will be with a Book Signing Reception for Mr. Laskus on Thursday, May 1, 2014, from 6:00-9:00 pm.
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Photography by Bob Barry

like a ghost that displays tend to decay and assume another role like actors by Sally Ann Field. The film industry has shaped not only our minds and perception, but also the artistry of the Hollywood photographer. Wherever they go, their creative lobes are forever influenced by the reality and the lives that they have lead while living in Hollywood. Now their cameras become the pens with which they write their poetry. Sometimes it takes the form of a sonnet by Steven Fierberg. Surrealistic moments arise out of a crowd like Homage to Magritte by Fred Licht. Other times the lights are out and isolation is the only glow, as seen through the eye of Arturo Castillo. Frank Lloyd Wright built

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historic structures like the famed Hollyhock House immortalized in a photo essay book by Carol Bishop. It reflects its environment and plays off of the organic beauty of small mountains that rise from the glitter. One will find that nature is always playing a lullaby in the

he sounds and music date back to the Golden Age of Jazz as portrayed by the Legends of Jazz series by Bob Barry with his portrait of Ernie Andrews.

Hollywood life has gone to the dogs as they are chauffeured between the However, there is an underbelly to this town that is not all glamour, but

lots by Greg Cohen.

background as seen by stillife by Anthony DeSantis. We have always survived on the icons of literature and celluloid like Gore Vidal by Stathis Orphanos and multifaceted actors like Sir Ian McKellen by Tim Courtney. Lights, Camera, Action is the norm. To be an artist in Hollywood is very much like being an artist such as in Paris. You become one of them like most young performers, who come to this Hollywood Mecca to find fame as well as fortune, dancing as fast as they can. Scenes from Westside Story come to life in the alleys daily by Erik Fischer.

Photography by Sally Ann Field

Although, many of the movie houses have closed or became private clubs, but regardless behind the velvet rope is truly where ones fate awaits as told by these photographers, who have captured scenes of life in Hollywood, including their perspectives from around the globe as they all have been graduated from the Motion Picture Jungle. Dont sit at home and let the tube or net make your night; moreover, find a classic old or new cinema to join others to enjoy the magical sights and sounds that have been created for you in a place called Hollywood at The Perfect Exposure Galley, located at 3516 West 6th Street in Los Angeles, and for more information contact Gallery Director Thea Stevenson at 213.381.1137 or visit theperfectexposuregallery.com. Curated and Review by Tony Clark, Chevalier dans lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres

Editors Note: Pictorial display of photography works

Photography by Greg Cohen

Photography by Fred Licht

Photography by Arturo Castillo

Photography by Anita Rosenberg

Photography by Anthony DeSantis

Photography by Steven Fierberg

Photography by Tim Courtney

Photography by Stathis Orphanos

Photography by Jacek Laskus

Photography by Sally Ann Field

Photography by Erik Fischer

Photography by Carol Bishop

Photography by Joshua Triliegi

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