2009.029

Fausty, Edward

Gift

Gift of Edward Fausty.

2008 - 2009

Date: 2008-2009

20 in

30 in

Excellent

Notes: Text from www.edwardfausty.com, 2009, re services and methods. Edward Fausty Re-Productions Wide-format Digital Inkjet Printing and related services In digital inkjet or “giclee” printing, digital information is sent from a computer to a printer that “plots” the image bit by bit, “spitting” tiny ink droplets onto a sheet or roll of paper as it passes along. The first of these “plotters” were primitive, rendering only lines and other simple shapes for displays such as graphs and charts. Modern machines, like my Epson 9600, though, can print delicate and subtle high resolution images as well, matching or even surpassing traditional photography. Add to that the ability to print anything brought together on the computer screen on a variety of beautiful media, and you have a formidable printing tool. __________ Text from 2009 exhibit of Fausty works at Hoboken Historical Museum, Upper Gallery. Text written by Melissa Abernathy. (The text here is a shorter version of the text that appeared in the Museum's newsletter and is related to the press release used for the exhibition.) When photographer and fine-art printmaker Edward Fausty moved his studio four years ago to the Yardley building, he was almost overwhelmed by the classic picture-postcard view from his top-floor, east-facing window. Perched on the Palisades cliffs just above Hoboken’s 14th St. Viaduct, his view stretches from the New York harbor up to the George Washington bridge. He waited a long time before tackling such a grand subject, working on other projects and just watching the changing light and atmosphere without trying to wrestle it into a frame. Eventually, an irresistible moment presented itself and he grabbed his camera and went up to the roof for an unobstructed view. An enthusiastic convert to the digital camera in 2007 after a lifetime using traditional equipment, Fausty often uses the panoramic “stitching” technique to merge multiple images together to capture a huge sweep of the view. “Fog Rolling up the Hudson” stretches from Lower to Midtown Manhattan. In “Rainbows Over Hoboken, 2008,” a complete double rainbow arcs from Weehawken Cove to the middle of Hoboken. One very long panorama, close to eight feet wide, was taken from the roof of the Yardley, at dusk, called “Moonrise over Hoboken,” after Ansel Adams’ famous shots of Hernandez, N.M. The digital stitching technology allows him to capture a lot of detail in these photographs, many as wide as 46 inches. For Hoboken residents, the data-rich format offers a bonus pleasure in viewing the buildings of our daily routines from an unexpected vantage point. Fausty has had a camera in hand since age four, when his father had a retail camera store in Westchester County, N.Y. He earned a BFA at Cooper Union, where the famous photographer Joel Meyerowitz became a mentor. He is also a graduate of the Yale Master of Fine Arts Photography program. He is as much a printmaker as photographer, and is a sought-after specialist in the historic 19th century collotype process, completing a residency at Princeton University with photographer Accra Shepp in 2007. Fausty’s work is represented in collections such as The George Eastman House, Library of Congress, Pfizer Corporation, Yale University and others. He has shown at Princeton University, The Brooklyn Museum, Gallery Bi Damas in Japan, Paul Sharpe Contemporary in New York, and The World Theatre Festival in Nancy, France. More examples of his work can be seen at www.edwardfausty.com. Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2009-09-23