Artist: Natalie Young

I'm interested in Natalie Young's series The Farm because I feel like it relates very closely to ideas that I want to explore in my work. Her work has a really strong emphasis on family, place, memory and storytelling which are concepts that I'm trying to figure out how to deal with in my project. I like her style of working, the idea of returning to a specific place that you have some sort of relationship with and photographing it really appeals to me. I am hoping to be able to travel to several places that I have strong memories or relationships with in the coming month.

Bio:
Natalie is an award-winning photographer based in Los Angeles, who splits her time between fine art and commercial work. This past year, she was named one of the Top 50 Photographers in PhotoLucida’s Critical Mass competition, as well as being nominated for the prestigious Santa Fe Prize for Photography. Natalie’s fine art work has been featured in such publications as SHOTS, Artist’s Showcase, and Migrate, and she was recently interviewed by Rangefinder Magazine and the Thoughts on Photography podcast series. Her work is in the collection of Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and has been exhibited widely.

Quotes:

"Young's photographs often explore the connection of past to the present, and the relationship of people to their environment (Burnstine)."

"Her...images show the beauty of her family’s farm with a sense of place, a history, and all the stories to tell. An American journey we all can be a part of(The Flat File)."








Interview/Article:
http://www.rangefindermag.com/storage/articles/RF0110_Young_Mues.pdf

Representation:

Fine Art-http://www.kevinlongino.com/

Commercial-http://www.wonderfulmachine.com/city/los-angeles/photographer

Artists Website:
http://www.natalieyoung.com/

Bibliography:

Burnstine, Susan. "Rare Visionary." Black and White Magazine Dec. 2009: 31. Web. 27 Sep 2010. .

"Lishui Photo-Natalie Young." Wall Space Gallery The Flat File. Wall Space Gallery, 26 Oct 2009. Web. 27 Sep 2010. .