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Ray Carns is based in Phoenix, AZ. He has shown work throughout the U.S. since 1992, in group and one- and two-person exhibitions. He splits his time between writing, photography, and film making.
The technique Ray uses for some of his black-and-white work is a chemical reticulation process, an acid/base reaction with controlled temperatures. Although, the exact reaction is unpredictable and will vary from negative to negative, depending upon such factors as; the type and age of the film, solution strength and temperature, the process is doing two things: clumping together the silver particles in the film emulsion and softening or melting the emulsion layer.
There are three types of reticulation patterns obtainable; simple, radical, and veiling. Simple reticulation produces a fine pattern of silver particles in the emulsion. Radical reticulation is an extension of simple reticulation, where the emulsion starts to break down and the pattern of the silver particles is more pronounced. Veiling is a further extension, where the emulsion liquifies and disintegrates. Resist material may be added to select areas to prevent reticulation of those areas.
The end result is a manipulated negative from which Ray makes a full-frame, straight, silver gelatin print.
One and Two Person Exhibitions | |
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| 2013: | Ray Carns, Visual Arts Gallery, Central Arizona College, Coolidge, AZ |
| 2008: | Structure and Flow, Gallery 8, Phoenix, AZ |
| 1995: | The San Francisco Seen, Undici Undici, Mesa, AZ |
| 1995: | Desert Series, ASU Downtown Galleria, Phoenix, AZ |
| 1995: | Sports Reticulated, The Downtown Gallery, Phoenix, AZ |
| 1994: | Uncommon Vision, Common Ground, Scottsdale, AZ |
| 1994: | Sports Reticulated, The Phoenix Center, Phoenix, AZ |
| 1992: | Ray Carns & Patti Parsons, Mystery Gallery, Art Detour, Phoenix, AZ |
Group Exhibitions | |
| 2014: | Cell Phone Photography III, Texas Photographic Society, Longview, TX |
| 2014: | Long Shot 2014, Photo Center NW, Seattle, WA |
| 2014: | MobileMagic IX, Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR |
| 2014: | INFOCUS Members' Exhibition, The Vault Gallery, Phoenix, AZ |
| 2013: | lenZless, Plates to Pixels, online |
| 2013: | INFOCUS Members' Exhibition, The Vault Gallery, Phoenix, AZ |
| 2013: | Light Sensitive 2013, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ |
| 2010: | Arizona Icon, Phoenix Airport Museum, Phoenix, AZ |
| 2010: | Photography by Phoenix Art Museum INFOCUS Members, Photomark Fine Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ |
| 2010: | Summer Saguaro Celebration, Porter Hall Gallery, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, AZ |
| 2010: | Tucson Saguaro Photography Invitational, Temple Gallery, Tucson, AZ |
| 2010: | 2nd Annual Curious Camera Competition, Photographic Works / ArtsEye, Tucson, AZ |
| 2009: | Holgapalooza 2009, Light Leaks Magazine |
| 2008: | Group Exhibition, Gallery 8, Phoenix, AZ |
| 2008: | Photography and Kiln Work Glass Exhibition, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ |
| 2004: | Surface Appeal, Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix, AZ |
| 2003: | Arizona Room, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ |
| 2002: | Dimensions 2002, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2002: | Photographic Processes IV, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE |
| 2000: | Mystery Gallery, Art Detour 12, Phoenix, AZ |
| 1999: | Mystery Gallery, Art Detour 11, Phoenix, AZ |
| 1996: | Ephemeral Truths Concept / Reality, San Marcos Fine Arts Center, San Marcos, TX |
| 1996: | Image Conscious, Galleria Mesa, Mesa, AZ |
| 1995: | Beyond Silver III: Collaborative Views, The Phoenix Center, Phoenix, AZ |
| 1995: | Fifth Biennial Photography Exhibition, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, UT |
| 1994: | Achromatics: An Exhibition in Black and White, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ |
| 1994: | Landscapes of My Mind, Casa Grande Art Museum, Casa Grande, AZ |
| 1993: | 16x20 Black and White, Alias Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
| 1993: | Art Zone, Jewish Community Center, Denver, CO |
| 1992: | 7th Southwestern Contemporary Competition, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ |
| 1992: | Public Hanging, Contemporary Forum, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ |
| April - June, 2003: | ||
| Herberger Theater Center | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | ||
| July - September, 2003: | ||
| Scottsdale Cultural Exchange | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2012 | |
| Reporter | |
| Utah Salt Flats Racing Association | |
| saltflats.com |
| 2012 | |
| Camera Operator | |
| Escape | |
| The Association | |
| 2013 | |
| Camera Operator | |
| Oasis | |
| The Association |
| 1999-2000: | Vice President | Artlink, Inc. | Phoenix, AZ |
| 2000: | President | Artlink, Inc. | Phoenix, AZ |
| 2008-9: | Member | Gallery 8 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 2010-14: | Member | ASMP | Phoenix, AZ |
| 2011-14: | Member | NAPP |
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