Tsawwassen’s John R. Ostaf presents 14 pieces of photographic visual art in his inaugural exhibition, SCAPE, now on display at the Ladner Pioneer Library.
The largest measures five feet in length.
He will introduce three portfolios — OceanScape, SaragassoScape and MemoryScape of Boundary Bay — at an opening reception on Thursday, Nov. 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Rather than simply presenting pictures captured by the camera, Ostaf alters content, colours, format and any other aspect of each image to enhance its moment in time. His intention is to retain the story or memory of the original image with this creativity so as to enhance the potential memory that was visualized.
Self-taught, Ostaf has acquired creative insight from dozens of professionals during the past six years, gaining substantial experience and awards. He began as a high school photographer, casually using a film camera during his business career before moving on to a full-frame digital Nikon camera.
His landscapes tend to encompass the viewers’ past, present and future thoughts by visualizing their own presence within the selected artwork. His creativity has led to this exclusive showing of artistic images to create memories and future value of the images to those who value what the art may provide to their personal vision.
The exhibition will continue daily until Dec. 31. Call 604-946-6215 for hours.
