Description
Artist: Geir Jordahl - American (1957- )
Title: Waipio Valley, Hawaii
Year: 1987
Medium: Silver Gelatin photograph using infrared film
Sight size: 8.25 x 19.75 inches.
Framed size: 16.25 x 26.25 inches
Signature: Signed on the mount
Edition: 50. This one: 2/50. (Fewer than 50 were actually printed)
Condition: Very good
Frame: Framed in original metal frame. Frame in fair/good condition
This photograph depicts the Waipio Valley on the Big Island of Hawaii. Jordahl has used infrared film to create contrast and yet maintain detail in this photograph. The photograph is signed, titled, dated and numbered on the mount. It is in very good condition, attached to the mount. The simple black metal frame and plexiglas are in fair to good condition with some very light scratches.
Thirty years of traveling around the world has imbued Norwegian-born photographer and teacher Geir Jordahl with a firm belief that an essential aspect of his creative vision is rooted in travel-literally and figuratively. For Jordahl, exploring the imagination is a worthwhile journey. He investigates the specifics of place within the realm of imagination. In his photography, Jordahl examines his relationship to space and experience by interacting with its periphery through the use of panoramic vision.
In 1961, Jordahl immigrated with his family to the United States from Kristiansund, Norway. He completed his undergraduate degree from California State University, Hayward, in 1979 and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in photography from Ohio University. For nineteen years, Jordahl taught at Chabot College in Hayward, California. In 1983, he and his wife, fellow photographer Kate Jordahl, founded PhotoCentral, a nonprofit photographic educational facility in Hayward, California.
Jordahl has exhibited at Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park, California; Museum of Modern Art, Tampere, Finland; Museum of Photography, Brauschweig, Germany; and Kodak Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. Selected works are included in the permanent collections of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris, France; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California; the University of Texas, Dallas; and Yosemite Museum, Yosemite, California. Jordahl lives and works in Hayward, California.
Source: San Francisco Airport Commission
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: The photograph is in very good condition, attached to the mount. The simple black metal frame and plexiglas are in fair to good condition with some light scratches.
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Black & White Photography, Silver Gelatin
Details:
Art Subjects: Landscape, Animals
Country of Origin: United States
Frame Type: Framed
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Title: Waipio Valley, Hawaii
Year: 1987
Medium: Silver Gelatin photograph using infrared film
Sight size: 8.25 x 19.75 inches.
Framed size: 16.25 x 26.25 inches
Signature: Signed on the mount
Edition: 50. This one: 2/50. (Fewer than 50 were actually printed)
Condition: Very good
Frame: Framed in original metal frame. Frame in fair/good condition
This photograph depicts the Waipio Valley on the Big Island of Hawaii. Jordahl has used infrared film to create contrast and yet maintain detail in this photograph. The photograph is signed, titled, dated and numbered on the mount. It is in very good condition, attached to the mount. The simple black metal frame and plexiglas are in fair to good condition with some very light scratches.
Thirty years of traveling around the world has imbued Norwegian-born photographer and teacher Geir Jordahl with a firm belief that an essential aspect of his creative vision is rooted in travel-literally and figuratively. For Jordahl, exploring the imagination is a worthwhile journey. He investigates the specifics of place within the realm of imagination. In his photography, Jordahl examines his relationship to space and experience by interacting with its periphery through the use of panoramic vision.
In 1961, Jordahl immigrated with his family to the United States from Kristiansund, Norway. He completed his undergraduate degree from California State University, Hayward, in 1979 and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in photography from Ohio University. For nineteen years, Jordahl taught at Chabot College in Hayward, California. In 1983, he and his wife, fellow photographer Kate Jordahl, founded PhotoCentral, a nonprofit photographic educational facility in Hayward, California.
Jordahl has exhibited at Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park, California; Museum of Modern Art, Tampere, Finland; Museum of Photography, Brauschweig, Germany; and Kodak Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. Selected works are included in the permanent collections of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris, France; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California; the University of Texas, Dallas; and Yosemite Museum, Yosemite, California. Jordahl lives and works in Hayward, California.
Source: San Francisco Airport Commission
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: The photograph is in very good condition, attached to the mount. The simple black metal frame and plexiglas are in fair to good condition with some light scratches.
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Black & White Photography, Silver Gelatin
Details:
Art Subjects: Landscape, Animals
Country of Origin: United States
Frame Type: Framed
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Condition
Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; The photograph is in very good condition, attached to the mount. The simple black metal frame and plexiglas are in fair to good condition with some light scratches.
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
16.25 x 26.25 x 1 in
1980s "Waipio Valley, Hawaii" Silver Gelatin Photograph by Geir Jordahl, Framed
Estimate $900-$2,700
Starting Bid
$440
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