Current Exhibit at the Rubin-Frankel Gallery
Absolution of the Wind
photographs by Emily Corbató
July 28, 2009—December 21 , 2009
| Artist Talk and Reception: |
| Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 |
| 6:00-8:30pm |
| Rubin-Frankel Gallery, 2nd Floor Hillel House (213 Bay State Road) The Artist will be present at this event, her talk will begin shortly after 6pm. Parking passes for this event are available upon request. RSVP rubinfrankelgallery@gmail.com |
The Rubin-Frankel Gallery is honored to feature the work of photographer Emily Corbató in the solo exhibition entitled “Absolution of the Wind…”. The exhibit includes photographs from:
ocean scapes
cloud series (“in the beginning…”)
trees series (“absolution of the wind...” )
branches mirrored on the water’s surface (“reflections”)
These four portfolios, united through their title theme, were taken on Plum Island, MA, where Corbató maintains her studio and was first inspired to become a photographer. Earlier images are presented along with two new (2009) portfolios shown here for the first time.
view press release here.
Artist Statement
About 15 years ago, quite unexpectedly, the shadow, light, shape and lure of black and white photography captured my mind and heart. The beauty surrounding my home on Plum Island moved me, and I was inescapably drawn into its powerful world with images interrupting and infiltrating my thoughts. This was the beginning of a wondrous visual and spiritual journey - one that would explore through my camera's eye the gesture, the moment, the thought and the memory. My photography chronicles what touches my heart. It is my silent voice.
Emily Corbató has been a Resident Artist/Scholar at Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis since 2001. Her work has been shown at The Art Institute of Boston (2009), Jewish University of America (2009), Hebrew College (2008), and Women's Museum, Dallas (2008). She has had solo exhibits at Hunt-Cavanagh Gallery, Providence College (2008) and Newton Free Library (2007) and a joint father/daughter show at Great Neck Art Center (NY) (2006). She was the Featured Artist for New Gallery Concert Series and was in "New England/New Talent" at Fitchburg Art Museum. Her work has been published in Art New England. Other solo exhibits include Boston Public Library, Photographic Resource Center (Boston, MA), Cambridge Art Association, Dean's Gallery (MIT), Curry, Emmanuel and Merrimack Colleges. "Under Construction: The Stata Center, MIT" and "All Good Things: Jews of Ukraine" have been exhibited numerous times. She had a residency and exhibit, "Tonalities" at her alma mater, New England Conservatory.
Corbató's work is in the collections of: MIT Museum, Computer History Museum (CA), Fitchburg Art Museum, Merrimack College, Yivo Archives (NY), New England Conservatory, Brandeis University and private collections throughout the US. She holds a BMusic (Syracuse) and MMusic (New England Conservatory) and performed extensively as a pianist before photography captured her heart and took her artistic spirit in a new direction.
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