Dual Vision: Art through Different Eyes is a collaboration between The Artisans Village Guild and Associated Photographers of Lake Oconee (APLO). Members of the photography club bring their best photos to a guild meeting and each guild member gets to pick up to two of them to transform into any medium of art of their choosing. This event is open to all members of the Art Guild and results in a beautiful side-by-side show at the TAV Gallery in Eatonton.

Exhibit on Display: September 24 through November 11, 2021

Peoples Choice for Best Photograph:

“Hey, You Are Not Getting My Mares!” by Ken Johnson  |  (photo; $50)

Peoples Choice for Best Artwork:

“Stag Night at Sharkey’s No.2” by Steve Kippels  |  (Oil; $480)

Steve Kipples Inspiration:

Title: “Stag Night at Sharkey’s”
Medium: Oil on canvas

Why photo inspired me: “Ken Johnson’s photo of the two wild mustangs fighting made me think of George Bellows famous painting “Stag Night at Sharkey’s”, a 1909 painting of club boxing in NYC. Bellows was a member of the Ashcan Group of New York painter’s that painted scenes of ordinary life. In Bellow’s painting, he put himself in at the back right edge of the ring, sketching the scene. I put Ken’s mustangs in the ring & him with his camera where Bellows was in the original painting.”

Dual Vision: Art Through Different Eyes – Reveal!

Friday, September 10, 2021

The Artisans Village Guild hosted their Dual Vision reveal with members from the Associated Photographers of Lake Oconee. Photographers stood side-by-side with the artist that selected their photos back in May. The artists described each recreation or interpretation of the photo which resulted in 75 new pieces of stunning artwork.

Dual Vision – Photo Selection!

Friday, May 14, 2021

What a great turnout today for our photo selection process.   Photographers from the APLO and The Artisans Village Guild met in the old Livery building.   The Artisans Village has been working on renovating the building into studio space for local artists.  Stay tuned for more information and an update on the Studio space soon.  For now, enjoy a peek of the inside and see a few photos our artists selected.  We’ll have to wait until September to see what amazing works of art are inspired by the photos.

Click on the thumbnails of photos below to enlarge.