[ePub] Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers by Christopher Grey in Arts-Photography

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Incisive exploration of the work of Cuban-American artist Alberto Rey.Life Streams explores the paintings; videos; sculptures; and installations of Alberto Rey; an artist whose work addresses issues of identity; cultural diversity; environmental studies; and global sustainability. As a Cuban-born artist living in western New York State; Reyrsquo;s current work emphasizes his involvement with his community and its local landscape; especially its trout streams and their surrounding environment. Through Reyrsquo;s travels from his home in the upstate New York village of Fredonia to the Caribbean; Latin America; Europe; and to almost every state in the United States; he has gained an understanding of people; places; flora; and fauna.This book provides biographical information about Rey and a contextual study of his work. The contributors have written about Reyrsquo;s work from perspectives based on cultural studies; identity studies; literary studies; and philosophical studies. Interest in his Cuban and American identities are linked to his interest in global culture and his recent study of fish species and environmental issues. As such; this book reflects current approaches that focus attention on connected cultural issues and contemporary concerns about the environment; conservation; restoration; and preservation. Reyrsquo;s work provides a new perspective on these topics as he combines art with activism on a local; regional; national; and international level.ldquo;This beautiful book; with its meticulously researched essays; firmly places Alberto Rey in the context of American contemporary art as someone addressing issues of identity; hybridity; environmental ethics; biological decay; and resurrection. Like his trout subjects (Pacific coastal migratory fish introduced to the Great Lakes); he is a transplant; a hybrid. He is influenced by his many global travels; which; injected into his work; further supply the richness and texture that make him such an original artist.rdquo; mdash; James ProsekLynette M. F. Bosch is Professor of Art History at the State University of New York at Geneseo and the coeditor (with Isabel Alvarez Borland) of Cuban-American Literature and Art: Negotiating Identities; also published by SUNY Press.Mark Denaci is Associate Professor of Art History at St. Lawrence University.