Images by Dirk

About Images by Dirk

:: UNCOMMON PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES - by Dirk.
Fine Art and Select Commissions.

...An image should allow its viewer to see beyond the purely physical and to experience the spirit, emotions and soul of the subject and surrounding environment. I endeavor to sense and record that split second when such an image chooses to reveal itself. Over time, this has evolved into an almost meditative process. Most often, I begin the journey without specific pre-planned results.

After you view the portfolios, you will know whether you are meant to participate in these ongoing explorations. You may contact me at through the "Contact" section of this website, or at Dirk@Dirkshadows.com


:: UPCOMING AND CURRENT EXHIBITS ::

Stay Tuned. Exhibits are in the planning stages....

:: RECENT EXHIBITS AND JUDGING ::

:: December 19- January 30, 2008 - "The ballet of Body & Soul: Overt elegance and quiet agony," 3 select images are on display at Proof, 215 S. Broadway, Santa Ana, California. This is in the historic Santora Arts Building [link] the actual heart of the Santa Ana Art District. The images are archival pigment, graphite and acrylic on paper. They are not available for view online. Thank you Joey for inviting me onto your walls once again.

::January 10-28, 2009 - A selection of images in "EL CUERPO Y EL ALMA" (English: The Body & the Soul), at the PRIMO PIANO (English: "First Floor") ARTE CONTEMPORANEA GALLERY, Lecce, Italy. A special thank you to Riccardo Sacquegna of Primo Piano Gallery, who made it all possible.

:: August 15 - September 10, 2008, "OUTDATED" at the Country Club Chicago Gallery, Chicago, Illinois This was a group exhibit comprised entirely of Polaroid film photographs (my contribution was a series of hand manipulated (no camera) Polaroid images). The purpose of "OUTDATED": To the celebrate the wonder of Polaroid film and to bid it farewell (On February 8th, 2008 of this year Polaroid Corporation announced that it will cease the production of its instant film).

:: July 13 - September 13, 2008, Select Images from "Inanimate Souls" and the "Santora Session" at the Violethour Gallery, Fullerton, California. [link] This Exhibit was presented in conjunction with Violethour's launch of its avant-garde experiments in interactive multi-media art and performance. Thank you to Haiku & the Divine Candylicious for inviting me into their world.

:: July 5- August 1, 2008, "Sacred Places II" at Memphis at the Santora in Santa Ana, California. Thank you Jule Perlin, David Lee and Diego Velasco for making this exhibit possible, and thank you to all who purchased images to support [link]...a very worthy cause!

:: September 27-30, 2007, Judge for the Fifty-Fifth Annual Bench and Bar Art Exhibit presented in conjunction with the California State Bar Association's Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California.

:: September 13 - October 4 2007, "Snap to Grid" at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (LACDA).

:: August 4-August 30, 2007 - "Sacred Places" and selected other work, at PANGEA, Santa Ana, California.

:: March 20-July 30, 2007 - "Sacred Places" in the Donald P. Kennedy Hall at Chapman University School of Law, Orange, CA.

:: February 1 - February 28, 2007 - A 14 image survey at Pangea in the heart of the Santa Ana Artists Village.

:: October 20 - December 31, 2006 - Featured artist in the inaugural issue of Creative Horizons Online Art Magazine.

:: November 4- November 30, 2006 - "Almas Eternas" ("Timeless Souls") at the California State University Grand Central Art Center (GCAC) in Santa Ana, California.

:: September 2- October 30, 2006 - a 6 image survey of my recent work displayed at "Proof" in Santa Ana, California.

:: August 19-September 15, 2006 - "DENTRO ME"(English: "INSIDE ME") at the PRIMO PIANO ARTE CONTEMPORANEA GALLERY, Lecce Italy PrimoPianoGallery.com.

:: March 2006 – “More than Mortal” At the Martinez Gallery in the Historic Santora Arts Building, Santa Ana, California. This was a collaborative show involving myself and Candice and Michael Magoski of the Violethour Studio in Fullerton, California.

:: February 2006 – “Explorations” A group show at the “The Seed” gallery, Santa Ana, California. Co-Exhibitors, Bfly, Bernardo Cervantes, Josue Meneses and Harvey Tarango.

:: September 2005 – “Inanimate Souls” A solo show at “Memphis at the Santora,” Santa Ana, California.

Images by Dirk - Experience

Contact Dirk at through the "Contact" section on this website or at Dirk@Dirkshadows.com.

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