Joe Rabcow - Whirlwind of Color Photography 2023 12 x18 

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Not long ago, the debate wasn't about whether AI "art" was art but whether color photography was art. William Eggleston's 1976 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, Color Photographs by William Eggleston, settled that debate. It was. It is.

Great color photographs will be on display at The Oyster Point Hotel's The Photography Show: Colored Images, which opens on Friday, September 6 and runs until Sunday, October 27, 2024.

Colored Images explores the use of color by seven photographers. Each photographer shoots a range of subjects. For this exhibit, the exploration of nature by Danielle Austen, Gary Steven Groves, and Anne Knife have been selected. Robert P. Langdon, Joe Rabcow, and Dug Smith are represented for their images of human environments, such as amusement park rides and flea markets. Martta Kelly's images are of both.

Dug Smith - Observe Photography 2023 16 x 24

How these photographers employ color ranges from the whisper-soft tints of Anne Knife's "Sun Series" to the bold and slightly surreal color of Dug Smith's "Flea Market" images. With the Diana camera images of Gary Steven Groves, the photos are blurred but naturalistic.

The Photography Show: Colored Images will open on Friday, September 6, 2024, with a cocktail reception at The Oyster Point Hotel, 146 Bodman Place, Red Bank, NJ. An artist talk will be held on Sunday, October 27, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, after which the show will close. These events are free and open to the public.

Oyster Point Gallery Exhibitions, originally conceived by President Kevin Barry, and currently curated by Ellen Martin, provide a prestigious and viable alternative gallery venue to artists from New Jersey and nearby locations. 

Both emerging and established artists, many of whom are award-winning, have been included in the exhibitions that are shown in the public spaces of the first two floors of the Hotel. 

The work is primarily two-dimensional and encompasses painting, photography, wall-mounted sculpture, collage, and collaborative work. The Gallery is an asset both to our community and guests of the Hotel.