Clint Baclawski

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Clint Baclawski
Born1981
NationalityAmerican
EducationMassachusetts College of Art and Design
AgentAbigail Ogilvy
Known forPhotography and installation art
Websitehttps://www.clintbaclawski.com/

Clint Baclawski (born 1981) is a Boston-based artist who works with photography and light, shooting on an

analog camera and transforms the prints into light-filled installation pieces.[1][2][3]

Biography

Born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Baclawski attended Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) for his BFA and Bucknell University for post-baccalaureate study. He then attended Massachusetts College of Art and Design for his MFA.[4][1][5]

Greener Pastures by Clint Baclawski
"Greener Pastures," by Clint Baclawski was included in the Castles in the Sky: Fantasy Architecture in Contemporary Art show at Lehman College, New York, NY (2018-2019).

Style of work

Baclawski's installations are film image fragments stuffed inside polycarbonate tubes, which are then placed on mirrored Plexiglas and back-lit by LED lights.[6][7] The Boston Art Review noted how Baclawski's work connects to his undergraduate degree in advertising photography especially the use of "back-lit imagery" to convey glamour to rural photographs.[6] In 2018, Frame Magazine wrote that he "works with light, imagery, and installation, pushing the boundaries of the traditional photographic frame."[1] Cate McQuaid of the Boston Globe Said of his solo show “Fringe” that "Baclawski models the enchantments and perils of desire. From afar, an object of yearning — a lover, salvation, relief from pain — floods the imagination with its perfections.[8]

"Zephyr," was included in the 2017 HUBweek Boston.

Solo exhibitions

2014 Chromogenic, The Hallway Gallery, Jamaica Plain, MA

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2014 Pink Church, 301 Gallery, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA

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2015 Lush,

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2015 ACTINIC, Alternative Photography Festival of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland [12]

2016 Clint Baclawski: Luminous, Adelson Galleries, Boston, MA[13]

2017 Zephyr, HUBweek Boston, City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA [5][3]

2019 Fringe, Abigail Ogilvy, Boston, MA [8]

References

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  2. ^ "Clint Baclawski creates seemingly endless environments with ethereal light installations". Frame Publishers. 2018-02-26. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  3. ^ a b "A former ad man becomes a full-time artist, by way of film and light". Frame Publishers. 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  4. ^ "Clint Baclawski". MassArt. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  5. ^ a b HUBweek (2017-08-01). "HUBweek Artist of the Day: Clint Baclawski". HUBweek. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  6. ^ a b Zminda, Phil (2018-08-02). "Clint Baclawski Images an Ad-Less America in Flashing Lights". Boston Art Review. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  7. ^ McQuaid, Cate (2014-01-22). "The myth of the west, and its murky construction". Boston Globe.
  8. ^ a b "With a new show, Boston artist Clint Baclawski invites viewers closer for the full story - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  9. ^ "The Hallway Gallery Opening Reception for Chromogenic [01/11/14]". www.thebostoncalendar.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  10. ^ "Gallery Update: Clint Baclawski at Frame 301 Gallery". Montserrat College of Art. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  11. ^ "Exhibit Photographs by Clint Baclawski Oct. 29-Dec. 4". Art and Design Department. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  12. ^ "apsnew | Features". Alternative Photography Scotland. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  13. ^ McQuaid, Cate. "Artist Clint Baclawski helps us see photographs in a different way - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.