Art Exhibition Featuring the "Rough Edge Photography" of James W. Bailey

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 4, 2004 -- From April 10 to July 10, 2004, the League of Reston Artists/University of Phoenix Northern Virginia Campus will present a Contemporary Fine Arts Exhibition that will feature the �Rough Edge Photography� of experimental artist, James W. Bailey. On September 11, 2001, Bailey began experimenting with a creative photographic style he has named, �Rough Edge Photography�. He refers to it as �Rough Edge� because his photographic work, unlike traditional photographs, literally has rough edges, surface abrasions and other caustic protrusions discernable to the eye and touch.

Bailey�s small scale �Rough Edge Photography� images evoke the accidental decayed beauty of blistered film stills projected on a theatre screen when the movie reel stops and the film begins to burn. Known for his deeply personal narrative series that explore the forbidding depths of the inner city of New Orleans, many of his black and white source photographs are shot from the driver�s seat of his automobile as he drives the dangerous streets through brutally impoverished neighborhoods that most of the tourists on Bourbon Street never see. His burned, slashed and violently manipulated chemically developed negatives and prints provocatively capture the transitional movements of disposed people and mythical events through time. Reflecting a cinematic sensibility with his approach, his body of work resonates with an experimental energy and quality reminiscent of the avant-garde films of Stan Brakhage.



WHO:

League of Reston Artists (LRA)/University of Phoenix Northern Virginia Campus Contemporary Art Exhibition.



WHAT:

The League of Reston Artists presents a contemporary art exhibition sponsored by the University of Phoenix Northern Virginia Campus. This exhibition features the �Rough Edge Photography� of experimental Mississippi artist, James W. Bailey. Bailey�s unique photographic style incorporates the violent scratching, slashing and burning of his prints and negatives. Bailey�s featured works include, �The Sphinx of New Orleans�, �Aloha Motel� and �Angel of Death�.



WHEN:

Exhibition runs from April 10 � July 10. Exhibit is free and open to the public during regular business hours Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.



WHERE:

University of Phoenix, Northern Virginia Campus, 11730 Plaza America Drive, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20190. For directions, see the LRA�s web site at http://www.leagueofrestonartists.org