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Nick Albertson

Nick Albertson

American artist

Nick Albertson (born 1983, Boston, MA) is a Chicago-based artist.

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Primarily utilizing a Toyo-Field 45CF 4-by-5 camera, Nick Albertson's work combines photography, video, and sculptural forms.[1][2] Albertson's recent body of work utilizes the repetitive patterning of everyday household items such as rubber bands, cups, straws, paper napkins, and plastic bags. When framed through Nick Albertson's photographic lens, these mundane objects undergo a transformation. Through patterning, light and shadow, sculptural formations, and post-production editing, Albertson's work blurs the lines between abstraction and representation, playing to the repetitive nature of the objects in question and the viewer's familiarity with common household products.[3] "In my work, I strip utilitarian objects of their functions, repurposing them to create visceral experiences."[4] One reviewer noted that in some of Albertson's works, it is obvious to tell which household or office item he is utilizing in his works. Others, not so much. The repeated motif leads towards abstraction in a way that is both mesmerizing and deceptive.[5]

Education and career

In 2006, he received his Bachelor of Arts in Photography from Bard College (Annandale-On-Hudson, NY) and his Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia College (Chicago, IL) in 2013.[6]

Nick Albertson is represented by Aspect/Ratio Gallery in Chicago, IL.[7] His work has been exhibited in Chicago, Seattle, and New York as well as internationally at the Pingyao International Photo Festival in Pingyao, China. His work is part of private collections as well as the collection of Columbia College Chicago.[8]

Awards and honors

He was the recipient of the Bard College Photography Advisory Board Scholarship (2005), the Follett Fellowship Scholarship (2006), the Albert P. Weisman Award (2011, 2012), the AGROUND: 16th Annual Photo Competition Exhibition, Photo Center NW, Seattle, WA (2011, Honorable Mention), the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation Visual Arts Competition, the Stuart and Iris Baum Project Completion Grant (finalist), the Capsim Student Award, and the Bridgeport Art Center Exhibition Award (2013).[9]

References

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    "Aspect/Ratio Nick Albertson". Aspect/Ratio Nick Albertson. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
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    Unknown (Winter 2013). "Objects: Nick Albertson" (PDF). IMA Living with Photography. 6: 15. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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    "Nick Albertson About Me". Nick Albertson About Me. Nick Albertson. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
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    Cockran, Jessica (February 2014). "page":80,"issue_id":192644} "Video Visionary". Modern Luxury. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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    Oswald, Vanessa. "Office Supplies Transformed Into Stunning Photography". Office Supplies Transformed Into Stunning Photography. Resource. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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    "Nick Albertson". Nick Albertson. Jefferson Godard. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
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    "Aspect/Ratio Artists". Aspect/Ratio Artists. Jefferson Godard. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
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    "Nick Albertson CV" (PDF). Nick Albertson CV. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
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    "Nick Albertson CV" (PDF). Nick Albertson CV. Nick Albertson. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
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