“Exposed” Artist Profile: Nathaniel Gibbons
Nathaniel Gibbons, Bridgeport Brass Panorama, 2009, Tintype, Courtesy of the Artist and William L. Schaeffer Gallery, Connecticut
Nathaniel Gibbon’s work is on view at the ICA in the exhibition Exposed: Today’s Photography/Yesterday’s Technology thru Sept 19, 2010.
In Bridgeport Brass Panorama, Nathaniel Gibbons documents the details of urban decay. Just as the early photographers traveled with their darkroom and cumbersome equipment when shooting photographs outdoors, Gibbons has outfitted the back of his Chevy as a portable darkroom to prepare and develop his one-of-a-kind images. For tintypes, his work is considered large in scale since the image is the same size as the view camera’s lens. Bridgeport Brass Panorama is a triptych, with three unique images taken all on the same day and time. A master at his craft, Gibbons’ process is slow and methodical while also open to the chance and serendipity of the process.
Gibbons is based in Connecticut and has been making tintypes for more than thirty years. His work is held in the public collections of Yale Art Gallery, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art.
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kcombs2007 10:56 pm on September 14, 2010 Permalink |
Does he by any chance give lessons on how to make tintypes?
Maureen Cappon-Javey 11:15 pm on September 14, 2010 Permalink |
Hi there,
Thanks for visiting our blog! I’m not sure if Nathaniel gives lessons. He lives in Connecticut. His email address isnawagi@yahoo.com, if you wish to contact him. If you live in the Bay Area, you might want to get in touch with Michael Shindler – another “Exposed” artist. He made tintypes at a Talking Art program we ran in August. Fabulous! His email address is shinco@gmail.com. There is a blog post about his work as well.
kcombs2007 1:03 am on September 15, 2010 Permalink |
Okay, thank you. I live near Flint and I’m not completely sure how close I am to the Bay Area ( I do know that I am close enough that I’ve heard of it though). So far none of my photography teachers that I’ve asked know anyone who still does tintypes so this was a great help. Thank you again
kcombs2007 1:39 am on September 15, 2010 Permalink |
I sent an email to both Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Schindler, unfortunately my email to Mr. Gibbons didn’t go through (i tried to send it from both my yahoo and my school email, i got a mailer-demon in response to both tries). My email to Mr. Schindler seems to have gone through though so i now just have to wait for a reply. Again, thank you for the information.