BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv7.33.0//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://acadianacenterforthearts.org/ X-WR-CALNAME:acadianacenterforthearts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Fostering Art and Culture in Acadiana. X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=03;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-45fc257d2353b5c8d4ae606def597811@acadianacenterforthearts.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231111T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240114T000000 DTSTAMP:20231108T133143Z CREATED:20231108 LAST-MODIFIED:20231221 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:25 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Ralph Schexnaydre: Translating the Sun DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ralph J. Schexnaydre Jr. is a Louisiana artist residing in Arnaudville, Louisiana. Born in the River Parishes/Greater New Orleans area, he attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1988.\nOver the past few years, his work has encompassed non-camera generated imagery through the use of alternative and/or antiquated photographic processes. \nThe works presented consist of lumen and cyanotype prints. The images were created using plant materials collected along Bayou Teche, local roadsides, and on the property of his current residence. These common plants are cut and reassembled in which the components are transformed from our “normal” descriptions of what we know to something more celestial, more mysterious, and spiritual.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A word from the artist:\n \n \n \n \n \n \nIn April of 2020, I embarked on a new creative direction by creating photographic images without the use of a camera. I utilized alternative and/or antiquated photographic processes with the compositions exposed to sunlight. I used the common plants I encountered around my house, along Bayou Teche, and along the roadways in and around Arnaudville. These common plants were cut and reassembled to create compositions that transformed the components from the usual, “normal” depictions, to something almost celestial, magical, spiritual.\nThe processes I enlisted were lumen printing, using silver based photographic papers, and cyanotype printing, using sensitized watercolor paper and fabrics. Common household items like dish detergent and spices were used to create and enhance the tonal range of the substrate. After exposure, the images were washed and allowed to dry. The resulting lumen prints were not “fixed or chemically stabilized.\nThese processes enlist a minimum of “precision”, and more so, elements of chance. I could only control what I composed, how the composition was manipulated, and the time of exposure. The rest was subject to the intensity of the sunlight and how the components reacted to the heat and UV radiation.\nWhat sparked this change was the realization of how much we, as a society, depend upon the technologies of today. I wanted to create images that diminished the amount of “technology” needed and to possibly reduce the waste generated thru the creative process. I became much more aware of my use of natural resources, whether it be water consumption or how much material I would harvest each day. I saved every print and recycled those I deemed not successful.\nIn the course of creating these images , I became much more aware of the patterns, movements, and recurring shapes of Nature’s creations. In the end, I rediscovered my connection to the “natural world”.\nI would like the viewer to experience these images on a personal, subjective, and psychological level, to transcend what we consider “real” and begin to see beyond the observed facade of everyday experience. And maybe, we can all discover our connection to the natural world.\n-Ralph Schexnaydre\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n .dmpro_carousel_0 .dmpro-carousel-main .swiper-button-next:before { content: attr(data-icon);}.dmpro_carousel_0 .dmpro-carousel-main .swiper-button-prev:before { content: attr(data-icon);}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Landscape Under Twin Full Moons\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Little Emperor\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Radiant\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Flight Feathers\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n My Heart, Recurring Shapes\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reflections in the Night Sky\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cranial Dispersion Boogie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Galactic Flora\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Passing Thru Dimensions\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Weaving Space Time\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n My Spirit Soars\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Expansion Shockwave\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Vegetative Space Dust\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Expanding Vegetative Nebula\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Luminous Chronograph\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Four Five Eight\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Many Things Wings\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n URL:https://acadianacenterforthearts.org/events/ralph-schexnaydre/ CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions,Side Gallery LOCATION:101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://acadianacenterforthearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/13-Landscape-Under-Twin-Full-Moons-8-29-22-e1703195379121.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR