Cape Cod Museum of Art Presents John Babineau: Ongoing Projects
The Cape Cod Museum of Art presents John Babineau: Ongoing Projects open January 29 – March 13, 2011.
Ongoing Projects, an exhibition of the large-scale photography of John Babineau, presents two themes that are of continuing interest to the artist. One project, Brotherhood of Dreamers, is a collection of images of men in quiet contemplation. Babineau watches for the un-staged nuance or fleeting moment of revelation that presents light, the male figure and the back- and foreground in an integrated and exalted composition.
The other project, France in General, draws images from another growing archive of photographs taken during various trips to France. Babineau and his wife regularly travel to France. His interest in the country goes beyond the visual; he’s also interested in the social and political ferment that is still taking place there. Babineau combines multiple images that play off one another in contrasting or complimentary ways.
In both of these proj
ects, Babineau uses photographs from his archive to create a diptych or triptych with the original image. Adding these images from his archive give the pieces more depth and understanding.
John Babineau is a fine art photographer specializing in street photography. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, John was raised in the Boston and South Shore area. At age eleven, he received a Kodak Brownie Starflash camera for Christmas and a life-long love of photography ensued. After a three year enlistment in the US Army in the late 1960s, John attended the New England School of Photography and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston, MA) graduating with a BFA in photography and art education. He has taken many graduate-level art courses and photography workshops since, most recently at the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA.
He has taught photography to a variety of age groups and skill levels. He has exhibited in a variety of photographic venues including the Atlanta, Boston, New York and Washington, DC areas.
In 2008, John was selected by Arlington County (VA) Cultural Affairs to photograph Arlington’s sister city, Reims, France. The subsequent exhibit “Crossing Glances/ Regards Croises” was held simultaneously in Reims and Arlington in 2009. Cecile Bethleem, a photographer from Reims, photographed Arlington in this joint exhibit with Didier Rousellet writing the text for the combined French/English language book.
John is a resident of Arlington, VA and South Yarmouth, MA. He and his wife Barbara are presently transitioning to the Cape full time.
Image: “Young Men, France”
Image: John Babineau, Cape Cod Museum of Art
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