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Artist Digest: John Chiara

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  • John Chiara

    Artist Digest

  • Conversations

    • 'For my work, I'm not really interested in the depiction of the place, I'm interested in the memory'

      "For my work, I'm not really interested in the depiction of the place, I'm interested in the memory"

      John Chiara discusses his images of San Francisco, with views of the Oakland Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge, commissioned by Pier 24 Photography.
    • '... making the work and responding to it. That’s where my ideas generate. That’s where my imagination gets its ground...

      "... making the work and responding to it. That’s where my ideas generate. That’s where my imagination gets its ground or gets grounded in."

      John Chiara interviewed by Jim Casper at Paris Photo 2017.
  • John Chiara, Bay Panel, 2020
    Artworks

    John Chiara

    Bay Panel, 2020
    6 Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photographs, Unique
    56.5 x 287 inches, framed
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    • John Chiara Traverse Martin Luther King, Treasure Island, 2023 Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique 56 x 47 inches, framed
      John Chiara
      Traverse Martin Luther King, Treasure Island, 2023
      Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique
      56 x 47 inches, framed
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    • John Chiara SFFD Avenue of 10th, Treasure Island, 2023 Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique 56 x 47 inches, framed
      John Chiara
      SFFD Avenue of 10th, Treasure Island, 2023
      Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique
      56 x 47 inches, framed
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    • John Chiara Avenue of the Palms at 9th Street, 2024 Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique 56 x 47 inches, framed
      John Chiara
      Avenue of the Palms at 9th Street, 2024
      Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique
      56 x 47 inches, framed
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    • John Chiara Avenue of the Palms on Treasure Island Facing Alcatraz, 2023 Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique 56.5 x 47.5 inches, framed
      John Chiara
      Avenue of the Palms on Treasure Island Facing Alcatraz, 2023
      Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique
      56.5 x 47.5 inches, framed
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    • John Chiara Cabrillo Highway at Pescadero Creek Road, Variation 8, 2016 Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique 59 x 75 inches, framed
      John Chiara
      Cabrillo Highway at Pescadero Creek Road, Variation 8, 2016
      Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique
      59 x 75 inches, framed
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    • John Chiara Sommerville Road at Moore Road, 2020 Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique 60 x 75 inches, framed
      John Chiara
      Sommerville Road at Moore Road, 2020
      Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique
      60 x 75 inches, framed
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    • John Chiara Avenue of the Palms, Treasure Island, 2023 Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique 55.75 x 87.75 inches, framed
      John Chiara
      Avenue of the Palms, Treasure Island, 2023
      Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique
      55.75 x 87.75 inches, framed
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    • John Chiara Avenue of the Palms South Treasure Island, 2023 Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique 57.5 x 66 inches, framed
      John Chiara
      Avenue of the Palms South Treasure Island, 2023
      Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique
      57.5 x 66 inches, framed
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  • Critic's Corner

  • 'A sincere interest in traditional methods builds upon that legacy to create something new.'

    "A sincere interest in traditional methods builds upon that legacy to create something new."

    Matthew Tedford on reviews Lands End: California to Larkin, John Chiara's 2017 solo exhibition at Haines.

  • From the Vault Go location with John Chiara in San Francisco and experience his experimental photographic process, in this segment...

    From the Vault

    Go location with John Chiara in San Francisco and experience his experimental photographic process, in this segment from KQED.

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