Rose Bordett

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2010-05-27T10:51:00.002-04:00

Painterly Shots

2008-07-16T12:11:00.001-04:00

New Work

2008-07-16T11:10:00.004-04:00

I just finished up a 2.5 week painting class. 8 paintings in that short period of time! I ended up liking all of them which was a pleasant surprise. Normally taking a class, or producing a body of work I end up with several that don't for whatever reason work well enough for me to like them. I learn a lot from them, but I don't enjoy the finished product. Even the pieces that were not my favorites from this class- seemed to work as a whole. I'm really happy about that consistancy throughout the paintings.

A few days ago, on the way back from Utica, I got the opportunity to shoot out the window of the car. It was rainy, foggy miserable weather and I was really glad was driving. However, we were passing through beautiful landscapes and the weather was producing muted complicated light and colors. I pretty much just started shooting trying to anticipate nice shots- playing with depth of field and the challenge of the moving vehicle with an extra barrier of window glass. I got painterly shots that reminded of why painting is always such an inspiration.

As a photographer it is always a challenge to remember all the things it is possible to do with a lens. It can be an instrument of clarity and detail- but it also records movement, light and color. Movement, light and color, these things can depict even without the detail our culture takes for granted as part of photography, as part of what makes a photograph.

Come see me (my work) at Thanks a Latte!

2008-06-04T16:55:00.003-04:00

I have a handful of works up at Thanks a Latte in Manlius through June 15th and will have more up in August. The place is a cute little cafe/coffeeshop in a shopping center in Manlius, NY run by the fabulous Jennifer Miller.

Artist Statement

2007-12-10T13:35:00.000-05:00

A few years ago during an experimental photography class I fell in love with a way of making digital photograms using a scanner, called scanograms. I started with some inanimate objects, a plastic phone, some shoes, a koosh ball and loved the extreme shallow depth of field along with the incredible color and detail offered by the digital scanner.

The following year inspired by early scientific photograms and botanical prints I tried produce. Working with organic objects I get to take advantage of the incredible shapes, textures, and colors in things around us. I’m interested in the process of life. Things ripen, decay, dry out. I’m fascinated by the materials. Every time I come back to the materials, they are changed. In order to make use of the scanner I often deconstruct the materials. I peel, crush, and hold them down. In the process, details get revealed or withheld according to their place against the glass scanning bed. I leave the smudges caused by pollen, juice, and peel on the images because they are part of the organic nature of the materials, the way each section of orange contains pithy white veins along with the beautiful cells full of juice.

Bananarama

2007-12-10T13:33:00.001-05:00

Blood Orange

2007-12-10T13:30:00.000-05:00

Dandelions

2007-12-10T13:29:00.002-05:00

Empty Peel

2007-12-10T13:29:00.001-05:00

Faded Flowers

2007-12-10T13:28:00.000-05:00

Fruit and Eggs

2007-12-10T13:27:00.000-05:00

Layers

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Nectarines

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Orange Peel I

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Orange Juice

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Orange Peel II

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Orange, Petal, Seed I

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Orange, Petal, Seed II

2007-12-10T13:19:00.000-05:00

Pinestraw

2007-12-10T13:18:00.000-05:00

Vegetables I

2007-12-10T13:07:00.000-05:00

Portfolio List of Images

2007-12-10T13:05:00.000-05:00

1. Bananarama, Digital Media, 11.5” x 14”

2. Blood Orange, Scanogram, 23” x 35.5”

3. Dandelions, Scanogram, 15” x 19.5”

4. Empty Peel, Scanogram, 9” x 11.7”

5. Faded Flowers, Scanogram, 5.5” x 5.3”

6. Fruit and Eggs, Scanogram, 7” x 8.5”

7. Layers, Digital Media, 17” x 22”

8. Nectarines, Scanogram, 11.5” x 15”

9. Orange Peel I, Scanogram, 17” x 22”

10. Orange Juice, Scanogram, 11” x 17”

11. Orange Peel II, Scanogram, 11” x17”

12. Orange, Petal, Seed I, Scanogram
13” x 19”

13. Orange, Petal, Seed II, Scanogram
13” x 16”

14. Pinestraw, Scanogram, 8.5” x 11”

15. Vegetables I, Scanogram, 11” x 13”

Resume

2007-12-10T13:02:00.000-05:00

Rose Bordett 1200 Meadowbrook Dr.
Syracuse, NY 13224
(315) 243 5227
bordett@oswego.edu

Education:
Currently finishing (expected graduation May 2008), BFA, Studio Art with concentrations in Photography and Printmaking, minor in Economics.

Skills:
Photography
Digital and Film
Lighting ratios
Photoshop, InDesign
Screenprinting
Writing

Recent Group Exhibitions:

Ready! Fine art exhibition, Bank Building, Oswego, NY
November ‘07

40below semi-annual art show, The White Warehouse, Syracuse, NY; June ‘07

Between the Sheets: Book Arts ’07, Cherrywood Gallery, Oswego, NY; April ‘07

Experimental Photography, Penfield Library, SUNY Oswego, Spring ’07.

Recent Juried exhibitions:
2007 New York State Fair fine arts exhibit, Honorable mention, “Monday Morning”. Syracuse, NY
August ‘07

2007 Student Juried exhibition, Tyler Art gallery, SUNY Oswego. Spring
‘07

Writing: Review of 2007 Faculty Art Show at SUNY Oswego, published in the Palladium Times

First Artwork Shot for Portfolio

2007-10-03T15:59:00.000-04:00

I have lots of photographs in digital form but shooting artwork to be presented in digital form is new to me. One new skill learned!

Bio

2007-09-19T15:56:00.001-04:00

Rose Bordett is currently in her last year at SUNY Oswego, pursuing a BFA in Studio Arts. She has concentrations in photography and printmaking, and a minor in economics. She has exhibited work at several local exhibitions including Book Arts ’07 at Cherrywood gallery and the Student Juried Show ’07, both in Oswego, NY. A native of Syracuse, she has shown work at the White Warehouse, in a semi-annual 40below event and at the 2007 New York State Fair fine arts exhibit, where she was given an honorable mention for the photograph, “Monday Morning.” She has two main bodies of continuing work. A series of organic scanograms provides an exploration of color and texture in a uniquely shallowly focused world. The other is an exploration of the metaphorical ideas of cities and mapping. Using drawing, collage, printmaking, and bookbinding these pieces explore her vision of the way we look at the world around us.