Bravura art and objects gallery is proud to have the first opportunity to introduce the work of photographer Chris Foster to the public.

Chris Foster, Photographs: Then & Now, introduces never before viewed images from the 1960s British rock scene and new images of the serene Hamptons circa 2006.

This exhibit presents two chapters of the artist¹s life telling a story of how time, subject and medium serve as germane elements in the complex creative equation of creating a photograph.  Although the subjects are worlds and decades apart from the 1960s British rock scene to the serene Hamptons circa 2006 Foster¹s work is consistent in its focus on composition and form.

Chapter one consists of 15 images shot on film in the late 1960s while Foster lived in his hometown, London, England. In those swinging days he frequented concerts and documented now legendary R&B and Rock and Roll performers. The exhibit shows never before viewed images of Tina Turner (with Ike), Little Richard, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Carlos Santana and a host of other music greats in beautifully composed, candid, often insightful and sometimes blunt black & white.

Fast forward to the early twenty-first century in Amagansett, Long Island. Foster remains an avid photographer, with new passions, new interests and a new focus. He is now immersed in a different culture, a different pace and is presented with the extraordinary natural beauty of the East End.  Here and now, in full color, Foster has produced miraculous digital images depicting the land, sea, fauna and folk of coastal Long Island. Ten of these new images have been selected from the large body of his current work.

Moving from the UK to the USA, from Rock and Roll to rolling surf, from analog to digital, from black & white to color, these two chapters in Foster¹s life make for a really good read.  The show is a fun look at what was then, with a clear and romantic perspective of what is now.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Chris Foster recently moved to Long Island from London, England where he has been a professional photographer all his working life.  Born in 1949, his early career was spent aiming his camera at up-and-coming rock stars of the day, some of whom are now mega-stars and still performing.  In the early 70s he found a riverside studio in Chelsea which enabled him to explore other areas in photography, eventually sharpening his focus on still-life, location and architectural subjects with international and commercial commissions.  In 2005, Chris swapped the city lights of London for the natural light of Long Island. He now lives in Amagansett. As a keen windsurfer, fly fisherman, cyclist and kite flyer, Chris found the lure of the pristine outdoors of the Hamptons irresistibly photogenic.