The awarded American photographer Glen Allison, who has travelled around the world, taking iconic pictures for Getty Images in the 90s, will be in Paphos for the inauguration of his exhibition “Continuum” at the Cotton Contemporary Art Gallery on May 6, at 18:00.
During a press conference today, at Alexander The Great hotel, he spoke of his life experiences and his travels, that allowed him to create his work. He managed to visit many countries and, as he said, he had taken 100 flights within 365 days. His pictures have been published more than 100.000 times in top travel publications, including the National Geographic and the Conde Nast Traveler.
Laura Somma, the organizer of the exhibition in Paphos, presented the event by quoting the Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, saying that “art and culture are bridges that bond people” and added that there is no “moment in the recent history when needed more unity and harmony”.
Speaking of Glen Allison, she said that he is an American artist, architect and photographer, whose work indicated that there are no barriers or differences, but only people who express beauty and grace. She also added that the images in “Continuum” represent the continuous flow and artistic progress of the artist.
Glen Alison explained that, after the internet made billions of pictures available to everyone, his job as a photographer was no longer profitable and he had to switch to other alternatives, which led him to fine art. He said his work in this exhibition features many textures, like steam, train wheels, mirrors, hand drawing and more.
During the last decade, his creative efforts have focused in developing a series of pieces of art that will be featured in the exhibition, including a series of body paints. His next stations will be Lithuania, Mecca and Philippines, but he also promised to return to Cyprus and Paphos to take pictures of its history and culture. He also invited people to travel and take as much as possible in. The exhibition will be open until May 21.
Source: Cyprus News Agency