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Richard Lasner
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Artist’s Statement
Richard Lasner is a fine art photographer
specializing in richly toned, lushly colored images of Italy. He creates beautiful,
zen-like images that draw the viewer into his exploration of landscapes, architecture and nature. Lasner has photographed in Italy annually since 1996. His
nearly 90 large scale limited edition prints capture special views of cities, countrysides and coastlines from north to south.
Lasner’s objective
is for viewers to feel such a strong connection with the image that they want to be in that place at that time of day to see
what he is seeing. The printing process utilizes long-lasting water based inks
and dyes which absorb into a fine art heavily textured paper. This absorption
results in a soft, often three dimensional quality that is unlike traditional glossy printing.
The Washington Post has described his work as “profound” and “evocative”, while other
reviews have characterized it as “glowing”, “luminous” and “extraordinary.” One critic described him as a photographer who wants to create paintings through his lens.
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Richard's clear understanding of the composition of his images, his focus on the subject
and the sense of moment pull one to sympathize with his eye.
This is the gift of fine art photography.
It is always more exhilarating
to encounter a collection of images by region or subject when the lens is directed by a disciplined knowledge of photography.
Although Richard has a wonderful collection of Italian images I personally hope he shares his Baseball series with Florence.
Ana Bikic
Curator FBUSA
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The perfect form of the batsman is like classical sculpture posed but true
to form. The Cuban and American Teams standing together is a very unifying image of possible hopes for many people living
in South Florida , although this is from 1999, this image of sport before politics will always triumph, reminding us
that friendship and respect are worthy subjects to celebrate.
W. Mark Coulthard
Co curator FBUSA
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BIOGRAPHY
Richard Lasner’s first national award was in the 1985 Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh. Since then, he has earned much acclaim and other awards as a fine art photographer. His work is in four museums, numerous private collections, including the Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV,
and has been published in nine books. He has been in many exhibitions (both solo
and group) and is and has been represented in galleries throughout the United States.
He is a Director of the Waverly Street Gallery in Bethesda, MD.
For the Biennale, Lasner has chosen to
display images from his Italian portfolio in order to present them to the European community.
He has photographed in nearly every region in Italy, from the northern lakes and Piemonte to Sicily and the Aeolian
Islands. In 2002, he represented the Italian Cultural Institute at the River
Festival in Boise, Idaho. His photographs of Italian baseball are in the permanent
collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY.
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