ABOUT THE ARTIST
With twenty years experience in classical “wet” photographic techniques, my artistic voice is deeply rooted in the in-camera negative and hand made silver print. I believe the medium influences the artist and how you do your work is an integral part of how you approach the creative process. The careful and deliberate methods that are an integral part of classical photography are well suited to my artistic style. |
My work is about beauty in the everyday. Of my still life series titled “Modern Artifacts,” Artweek wrote:
| (Jeff Klingler ) takes individual utensils such as a fork, a pair of chopsticks, a Chinese soupspoon and a drill bit, and lights and photographs them as though they were the most precious of our cultural artifacts… Carefully modulated light, extreme value contrasts and trained eye transform the ordinary into elegant objects. ( Artweek, December2004/January 2005). |
All of my work is hand printed in my darkroom on gelatin silver papers. I believe the craftsmanship demanded by the hand made print makes the difference between simply having an image and having a unique piece of artwork.
My work has been shown in the San Francisco Bay Area in both group and individual shows. The refinement of new developer and toning formulas to work with currently available gelatin silver papers and The Shawl Project has consumed much of my time and energy these past two years.
September 2009, Mission San Miguel Portfolio Project with Al Weber, Carmel, CA August 2009, Art for Aids Juried Auction, Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco 2007-2008, Private Modeling and Viewing Sessions July 2006, Photo San Francisco January 2006, debuted The Shawl Project in national ad campaign January 2005, Group Show “The Photographers” January 2004, Group Show, “Visions of Memory” October 2003, Solo Show, “The Untitled Artifacts in Your Life” May 2003, Group Show, “The Nude Reveals” January 2003, Group Show, “Skyline to Salt Flats” January 2002, Group Show, “Light Works” October 2001, Solo Show, “Rose” January 2001, Group Show, “Winter Whimsies” |