Limelight Exhibit

Limelight Exhibit: April 2010 Sam Tumminello

“Abstract Realities”
Abstract Views of Real Subjects

An Exhibition of Photography
April 1 – 30, 2010
HAL Gallery Lime Light Artist

“Diagonon” ©2010
A featured Inchiostro print in the exhibition.

The exhibit consists of sixteen abstract Inchiostro photographic prints; several are premier pieces.

Tumminello is an exhibiting artist at HAL Gallery and is a long-standing member and holds the rank of Master in the Huntsville Photographic Society.

Sam Tumminello is an award-winning photographer from Huntsville, Alabama. He's a four time past president of the Huntsville Photographic Society, has won every major award of the organization; is a two time recipient of their Presidents Award, and earned the rank of Master in the Society.	Homage To Light
Creative Providence	His photographs have been published in several national publications including American Photographer magazine, and many Huntsville publications. In 1992 he received a Merit Award, from the show juror, retired Life magazine photographer Ed Clark, for his color dye transfer composition Une Marriage en Paris. In 1991, his gelatin silver print composition Pierre’s Blossom was accepted by the juried exhibition show: “The Classic Cliché, Southern Magnolia”; sponsored by the State of Alabama Council of the Arts.
In 1999, four of his color photographs were published in the Huntsville / Madison County Chamber of Commerce book: "Huntsville / Madison County: To the Edge of the Universe" by Towery Publishing. In 2010 one of his historical photographs depicting the 1968 dedication of the Huntsville-Madison County Airport is published in the book “Images of Aviation - Huntsville Air and Space” In 2007 four of his photographs were included in the State of Alabama Arts Council series titled “ALABAMA ORIGINALS, in the exhibition: “A Sense of Place” honoring living Alabama artists for the YEAR OF ALABAMA ARTS.	Subdued Surprise
The Advancers	Most recently he has been enthused about creating fine art prints with the Inchiostro Technique. “Inchiostro” is an art media process utilizing a digitized image, manipulated by the artist on an “electronic plate". The piece is transferred to paper using only black ink. After the print is examined by the artist it may be re-worked until a bon a' tier is produced for limited edition printings. The Inchiostro technique is more than printing an image on paper; it is more importantly a disciplined approach using the artist’s aesthetics and creative talents to produce the art piece on the “plate”. It is only after the plate is worked to the satisfaction of the artist that the precision printing begins.

A STATEMENT OF ART

“I work diligently at the craft of photography and printmaking and believe the title of artist is earned by diligence, persistence and knowledgeable execution of the craft.

I’m enthused to work with grayscale ( also known as black and white or monochromic) prints. I prefer to consider subjects without hues to seek and distill the essence of the subject.

"I’ve always had a fascination with light and dark aspects, or the “Chiaroscuro” of subjects and I strive to critically record the elements. This recorded image then becomes a “plate” I rework and refine to produce the fine art print. To paraphrase photographer Ansel Adams – if the image is the score the print is the performance. I strive for an excellent performance.