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Primary Artist Statement:

I elevate the smaller elements in the natural world to center stage, illuminating patterns of light and shapes for the onlooker to appreciate and discern.

About Rick Byerly:

After a 2001 solo trek along the continental divide trail in Colorado I realized photography would be the best medium to appreciate the natural beauty and chaos of this world and life. After studying darkroom techniques at Pittsburgh Filmmakers  I moved to digital photography and now work in both mediums.

High School: Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, Pa.  Undergraduate studies:  B.A. in English from the University of Vermont.  Darkroom work at Pittsburgh Filmmakers.

Member: Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Pittsburgh Technology Council's Art Advisory Committee

All of Rick's photography prints follow archival standards and are all part of limited edition series.  Prints are part of a one time series of 50, some 25.

Over 300 of my prints are in private collections across the U.S.

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Rick Byerly's  Photography Websites:

Uniquetake: Nature Texture and Abstract Photography

Planet Yellowstone Photography 

Haunted by Faces Photography

Pittsburgh Pa Photography Prints



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Rick's primary passion and goal with photography is to seek out the unusual in nature and offer it in a seldom accessed way.  In removing frame of reference for a particular part of nature he zooms in and captures texture, light, color, and movement for the purpose of bringing forth previously unseen images.  Photography conventionally lends itself to what people can easily reference or identify with.  This is far from what drives Rick to a camera and to the unusual in the natural world.  The unusual can range from patterns in bacteria colored thermal waters in Yellowstone to longer exposures of wind crazed snowflakes in a storm on a street.

He trained at Pittsburgh Filmmakers and is an artist member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh.  All of Rick's photography prints follow archival standards and are all part of limited edition series.  With few exceptions most prints are part of a one time series of 50, some 25.

 

Exhibit Information for Rick Byerly:

A Tradition of Innovation, an Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Centennial Exhibit at the Pittsburgh Technology Council's 15 Minutes Art Gallery. Exhibit runs February 1 through April 1, 2010.   2000 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, 412.687.2700.

January 2010 Group Exhibit, Cultural District Gallery Crawl, Harris Theater, Pittsburgh, PA.

“Innovation Lives Here” exhibition, a juried exhibit, 15 Minutes Gallery, September 15, 2009- January 2010, Pittsburgh Technology Council, 2000 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, 412.687.2700

In October 2009, The Pittsburgh Technology Council purchased my large print titled, 10 Second Pittsburgh, and presented it to Google CEO Eric Schmidt for his involvement in G20 related activities in Pittsburgh, PA.

Auction for the Botanic Garden of Western Pennsylvania , Friday, October 16, 2009 at J. Verno Studios on the South Side

October 2008 to October 2009 exhibit at The Hillman Center for Performing Arts  Shady Side Academy Senior School, 423 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238.  My prints were the first to be shown at the center.

The 2nd Annual and Tech Exhibit, 15 Minutes Gallery, Pittsburgh Technology Council, a juried exhibit from June 18 to August 31, 2009.

Fe Gallery 5 Year Celebration and Auction  Friday May 15, 2009 from 8pm-12am

The 21st Annual Celebrate Life, Celebrate Art, Persad Auction at The Carnegie Museum of Art, Monday • May 11, 2009

In The Making: 250 Years/250 Artists, Fe Gallery in Lawrenceville, Sept 12, 2008 thru Jan 10, 2009, Pgh, PA.

Silver Eye New Works Gallery, Juried 2 artist Fellowship exhibit, November 5 -29, 2008, Pgh, PA.

Benedum Visual Arts Center, solo show at Shady Side Academy, Fox Chapel, PA, October 10 thru Nov 18, 2008.

South Side Works Exposed Art and Music Festival July 11,12,13, 2008. Juried market artist, Pgh, PA.

Monroeville Public Library, 2 person exhibit, July 5-25,2008, Monroeville, PA.

Fein Art Gallery Pittsburgh 150-250 Juried Group Exhibit, April 25-June 6, 2008, Pgh, PA.

Modernformations Gallery and Performance Space  Spring 2008 Salon, Pittsburgh, PA.

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Earth and Fire, a juried Assoc Artists of Pittsburgh exhibit. March 13 through April 14, 2008. 

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes, a juried Assoc Artists of Pittsburgh exhibit.  February 8 through March 9, 2008.

Featured in Debris Magazine, January 2008

U.S. Steel Tower September-November 21, 2007 Solo Show at Photo Forum, Pittsburgh, PA.

Imagebox Gallery August 2007 "Blue Ice and Figures" Solo Show.  Pgh, PA.

Garfield Artworks July 2007 "Figure and Ground", 3 Person Exhibit, Pgh, PA.

Modernformations Gallery and Performance Space  Spring 2007 Salon, Pgh, PA.

Silver Eye Center for Photography June-September 2007 Group Show, Through the Looking Glass, Pgh, PA.

 

Rick Byerly's websites and blogs:

 Uniquetake Photography   www.uniquetake.com  , Haunted by Faces www.rickbyerly.com , Pittsburgh Gallery Directory www.pghgalleries.com , Pittsburgh Art Event Blog www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com  and Uniquetake Photography Blog www.uniquetake.blogspot.com .

 

copyright information

all images photographed by richard gott byerly,  aka rick byerly, richard g byerly, sole proprietor of uniquetake.com, cannot be copied or used in any way without specific consent given by the owner rick byerly.  email rick(AT)uniquetake.com to send a specific request.

rick byerly is also the author and owner of the websites rickbyerly.com, pghgalleries.com, pittsburhgalleries.com, and the blogs pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com and uniquetake.blogspot.com.  any proprietary information there is protected under copyright and trademark laws.

copyright 2000-2007 all rights reserved richard gott byerly




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