Tag Archives: Chris Dahlquist

Doing Nothing


“If you want to relax, watch the clouds pass by if you’re laying on the grass, or sit in front of the creek; just doing nothing and having those still moments is what really rejuvenates the body.” — Miranda Kerr

Mile Marker 572, 35"x51"

Mile Marker 572, 35″x51″


Please contact me if you are interested in adding this or any other piece to your collection.

It Takes a Lot of Imagination


“It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the extraordinary.” — David Bailey

Mile Marke 532, 34"x22"

Mile Marke 532, 34″x22″


Please contact me if you are interested in adding this or any other piece to your collection.

Simplicity


“Simplicity is the glory of expression.” — Walt Whitman

Mile Marker 501, 16"x22"

Mile Marker 501, 16″x22″


Please contact me if you are interested in adding this or any other piece to your collection.

Hanging the Laundry

with my beautiful tribe…

Photographer Emily Evans Sloan

Photographer Emily Evans Sloan

As always my goal is to make my artwork look effortless. To blend a simple concept and materials so seamlessly as to look like the outcome is inevitable. “Laundry Day” was no exception. However, you must know that building and erecting a huge clothesline, and hanging fabric printed photographs (in strong winds) in a downtown park was not without its challenges. Thankfully, I have the best tribe of talented, hard working artists that helped me make it happen. I am humbled that so many of them took time away from their own art practices to help me realize this piece. And a special shout out to the talented photographer Emily Evans Sloan for capturing the process and my beautiful people. (all installation photos © Emily Evans Sloan) (all historic photos courtesy of Missouri Valley Collections, Kansas City Public Library)

(You can read more about the project “Laundry Day” and the historic images here.)

I am so, so thankful!

Marco Pascolini overseeing the muscle... Megan Crigger stopped by to get a preview of the imagesMegan Gallant my right hand girl through the whole process sewing finishing touches to the sheets. So lucky to have Megan Gallant, such a talented artist assisting me on this project. Her contribution was invaluable!Kyle and Chris Chapin All hands on deck to install the sheets in the strong winds that day!Chris Chapin keeping us all from blowing away.Marco Pascolini eyeing that still?Christina Robertson - good to have legal counsel present just in case! Jeff Freling playing in the laundry. While Erin McGrane and Christina Robertson try to get it all in place. Megan Gallant and I positioning the images. 25mph winds didn't make our job easy that day. Thankfully Kyle Dahlquist was home from touring just in time to make it all work (and be the presence that always calms my nerves!)How's it going up there Kyle?Chris Chapin installing clothespins.Ahhhh, look what we have done! Here's to my tribe! I couldn't have done it without them!And I have to say, I am proud.

 

An Ordinary Place


“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”  — Elliott Erwitt

Mile Marker 469, 35"x51"

Mile Marker 469, 35″x51″


Please contact me if you are interested in adding this or any other piece to your collection.

Voyage of Discovery


“The real voyage of discovery consists not of seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”  —  Marcel Proust

Mile Marker 523, 45"x29" (3)

Mile Marker 523, 45″x29″ (3)


Please contact me if you are interested in adding this or any other piece to your collection.

Art is the Lie


“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.”  ― Pablo Picasso

Source Image for Mile Marker 571

Unaltered Source Image for Mile Marker 571 


 

Pleasure by Simplicity


“As I have practiced it, photography produces pleasure by simplicity. I see something special and show it to the camera. A picture is produced. The moment is held until someone sees it. Then it is theirs.”  —  Sam Abell

Mile Marker 571, 35"x51"

Mile Marker 571, 35″x51″


 

Please contact me if you are interested in adding this or any other piece to your collection.

Variation of Wave Pressure


“It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure.”   ― Albert Einstein

Mile Marker 511, 22" x 34"

Mile Marker 511, 22″ x 34″


 

Please contact me if you are interested in adding this or any other piece to your collection.

The Risk to Blossom


“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom” – Anais Nin

Mile Marker 423, 22" x 34"

Mile Marker 423, 22″ x 34″


 

Please contact me if you are interested in adding this or any other piece to your collection.