Wed 2/16 @ 7-8PM
Cleveland photographer Stuart Pearl was destined to be an artist: his father was painter/educator Moses Pearl, whose watercolors captured the bustling but decaying look of Cleveland in the mid 20th century.
Stuart Pearl was attracted to the same subject matter, but in a wholly different medium, training a camera on the city and its underbelly for 5 years. Now Artists Archives of the Western Reserve is opening a vast show of his work called Stories in Light: Stuart Pearl, a Photography Retrospective.
“Photographer Stuart Pearl is a distinct product of Cleveland,” they tell us. “A life-long resident and second-generation Ohio artist, his work reflects the region’s shifting industrial realities, hidden revelations, and the people who travel its landscape. Though diverse in subject matter, the breathtaking images are united by a painterly attention to light and narrative, as well as a compelling desire to capture the texture of life in Northeast Ohio.”
The photos in the show include portraits, photojournalism and abstract studies, as well as intimate cityscapes of industrial Cleveland.
To hear Pearl talk about his career and his approach to photography, log on to a free virtual artist talk Wednesday February 16 @ 7-8PM. He’ll give a 45-minute illustrated presentation and talk about the stories behind some of his photos, followed by a Q&A. Register here. The show remains on view thgrough March 12.