I am deeply honored to have work from both BETH and The Alternatives in “The Relationship Show” at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center (Denver)! Special thanks to Patti Hallock and Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles for making this exciting exhibition happen! From the exhibition catalog: MAUREEN DRENNAN • LAURA BETH REESE • MATTHEW SWARTS • ALLISON…
I am delighted to announce that my work will be shown by Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles, California at MIAMI PROJECT (December 2-7, 2014) in the Wynwood District of midtown Miami.
Very grateful for the kind and thoughtful words of artist and writer Pelle Cass about BETH for featureshoot.com: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/07/portrait-of-partnership-a-photographers-homage-to-a-failed-relationship-nsfw/ “A woman stands against a gray sky, the low light of the sinking sun glints off her glasses. Her hair is in a bun. She is attractive, but not conventionally beautiful. It’s the same person in…
I have been reworking images from the BETH series. All new images are scalable without a loss in resolution to 40 inches in width. Have a look: http://matthewswarts.com/projects/beth/
I am honored and thrilled to share Stuart Pilkington’s ‘The Swap’ today with my good friend Tanit Sakakini! Special thanks to Tanit and Stuart for making this creative exchange possible! Check out our portraits of each other: http://www.theswap.info/msts.html
Really delighted to discover the discussion about Joerg Colberg’s musings on portraiture (and BETH) continues on APhotoEditor. http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2013/09/30/what-makes-a-great-portrait-is-your-willingness-to-take-what-you-want/ Special thanks to Rob Haggart for bouncing this out!
The conversation about BETH continues today on Fototazo! Special thanks to Tom Griggs for his interest and generosity and compelling questions about the work. Please take a look! http://www.fototazo.com/2013/10/portfolio-matthew-swarts-beth.html