Contact: Camille Wilson-White
708.358.5690
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 24, 2012
The Oak Park Area Arts Council presents the photography of Jim Krysan
Photo by Jim Krysam
The Oak Park Area Arts Council is proud to present the photography of Jim Krysan. The exhibit is on display at the Oak Pak Regional Housing Center, 1041 South Boulevard.
The show is examples of buildings born to be banks, schools, storefronts, even a farm silo. Subjects vary from small town “main streets” abandoned in favor of malls, to architectural trophies in metropolitan areas.
The show will be in place until May 31st.
Artist’s Statement: Buildings often outlast their intended purpose. At the whim of culture and/or the economy, some are demolished, some decay, but others are repurposed. I photograph the latter to document historical change. Ideally, the photograph holds the viewer’s eye long enough to reveal both the building’s original purpose and its role when photographed. Since the venue is the Oak Park Regional Housing Center, the buildings shown were repurposed to be housing. The photographs will be presented as an installation to favor interaction among the images.
About Jim Krysan: After several years working as a photographer, Jim earned a B.A. in biology with a minor in history from Iowa State Teachers College and a PhD in entomology from the University of Illinois. Jim continues photography as a hobby. He has taken part in several group and one man shows in Minnesota, South Dakota, Washington D.C., and the Oak Park area. Published photographs have appeared in Sunday Clothes, The New Pictorialist, and South Dakota History. He is retired and has lived in Oak Park for 9 years.
For more information about the exhibit, please call the Oak Park Area Arts Council at (708) 358-5693 or visit the Arts Council’s website, www.OakParkAreaArtsCouncil.org.
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