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Beth Moon, Nardo II, Pigment on Japanese Gampi & Silver Leaf, 8x10" Image, Paper 15x20", Edition of 15, $1400

For over two decades, Beth Moon has been dedicated to documenting some of the world's oldest and most beautiful trees as an act of preservation, immortalizing these awe-inspiring forms with stunning Platinum prints.

In 2015, Moon visited ancient Olive Groves in Italy. Many of the trees in these groves have lived for over a thousand years, so it is no surprise that Moon was captivated by their expressive forms and "vacuous trunks as large as caves." The oldest olive tree in Italy is over 3,000 years old, has a trunk that is 40 feet wide, and stands at about 26 feet tall!

Equipped to handle drought, subzero temperatures, frost, and even fire, olive trees are extraordinarily resilient. Unfortunately in 2013, unknown to farmers for some time, meadow spittlebugs — small insects carrying a bacterium identified as Xylella fastidiosa, were quickly multiplying and infecting each tree they fed on. Since then many olive groves have been ravaged, and in an attempt to contain the virus from spreading into Northern Europe, farmers were ordered to cut down their heritage trees. The result has led to economic catastrophe and heartbreak. It is reported that twenty million trees have been infected to this day.

Devastated by this news, Moon temporally set the photographs aside. Seven years later, in an attempt to convey the impression of these majestic trees Beth Moon and photo-eye are pleased to release a new portfolio of work entitled Olivi Monumentali del Salento (The Titans of Salento), featuring the ancient olive trees in Italy.

Moon has incarnated the fragility of her subject, using a noble metal as a form of support for a delicate image. This elegant and stunning body of work has been printed onto Japanese Gampi paper, the most luxurious fiber used in making the finest Japanese papers, and is hand-gilded with silver leaf. The process allows for some transparency, allowing the silver leaf to shine, creating a heavenly glow within the image's highlights.

>> View THE TITANS of SALENTO portfolio <<

Beth Moon, Felline, Pigment on Japanese Gampi & Silver Leaf, 8x10" Image, Edition of 15, $1400

"Late one afternoon, a proud farmer welcomes me into his grove with a pot of tea and tablecloth. We sit in the grass under the shade of one of his oldest trees. Dappled light shimmers through silver leaves sparkling like diamonds, and I think, this is what heaven must look like."

—Beth Moon

Beth Moon, Ugento III, Pigment on Japanese Gampi paper & Silver Leaf, 8x10" Image, Edition of 15, $1400

Beth Moon, Lecce II, Pigment on Japanese Gampi Paper & Silver Leaf, 8x10" Image, Edition of 15, $1400

Beth Moon, Trepuzzi, Pigment on Japanese Gampi Paper & Silver Leaf, 8x10" Image, Edition of 15, $1400

Beth Moon, Specchia, Pigment on Japanese Gampi Paper & Silver Leaf, 8x10" Image, Edition of 15, $1400

Beth Moon, Ugento II, Pigment on Japanese Gampi Paper & Silver Leaf, 8x10" Image, Edition of 15, $1400

Beth Moon, Apulian Trullo, Pigment of Japanese Gampi Paper & Silver Leaf, 8x10" Image, Edition of 15, $1400

Beth Moon, Olive Press, Pigment on Japanese Gampi Paper & Silver Leaf, 8x10" Image, Edition of 15, $1400

Beth Moon, Olive Cellar, Pigment on Japanese Gampi Paper & Silver Leaf, 8x10" Image, Edition of 15, $1400

>> View THE TITANS of SALENTO portfolio <<

Beth Moon, The Titans of Salento, close-up detail from Nardo II

Beth Moon, detail of print edge on silver leaf, from The Titans of Solento portfolio.

photo-eye Gallery is proud to represent artist Beth Moon.

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Print costs are current up to the time of posting and are subject to change.

If you are in Santa Fe, please stop by during gallery hours or schedule a visit HERE.

For more information, and to reserve one of these unique works, please contact photo-eye Gallery's

Gallery Director Anne Kelly or Gallery Associate Jovi Esquivel

You may also call us at (505) 988– 5152 x202

photo-eye Gallery

1300 Rufina Circle, Unit A3, Sant Fe, NM 87507

Tuesday– Saturday, from 10am– 5:30pm

David H. Gibson, Morning Along Cypress Creek, February 2, 2013, 7:28 AM, Wimberley, Texas, Archival Pigment Print, Edition of 25, 16x24", $900

David H. Gibson's introduction to the photographic process occurred when he was a child, his father, an experienced printer for a commercial photographer had set up a temporary dark room in their kitchen. When Gibson saw a print develop for the first time, it was a magical experience. It is not surprising to learn that when he saw Ansel Adams' photographs in the 1965 exhibition catalog for The Family of Man, he was inspired to "learn how to make an expressive print."

This week, photo-eye Gallery is pleased to share new work by David H. Gibson, and announce that the exhibition Morning Light: The Photographs of David H. Gibson will be on view from January 14– May 21, 2023, at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, in Fort Worth, Texas. The exhibition includes photographs of his favorite sites: Cypress Creek in Wimberely, Texas, and Eagle Nest Lake, an alpine lake east of Taos, New Mexico.

>> Morning Light Portfolio <<

Gibson's luminous landscapes demonstrate a remarkable sensitivity to light and mood. His images invite the viewer to share a reverence for place and light, just last he prints themselves reflect his devotion to the art of printmaking.

>> Time, Light, and Land: An Interview with David H. Gibson | Blog <<

David H. Gibson, Sunrise Moments, August 31, 2021, 6:44:36 a.m., Eagle Nest Lake, New Mexico, Archival Pigment Print, Edition of 25, 11.625x40", $1,200

"Here the morning mists radically change the sense of place and create their own magic. The unpredictability of sunrise events at Eagle Nest Lake keeps drawing me back."

— David H. Gibson

>> David H. Gibson on Photographing Eagle Nest Lake | Blog <<

David H. Gibson, Morning Along Cypress Creek, January 20, 2010, 7:50AM, Wimberly Texas, Archival Pigment Print, Edition of 25, 16x24", $900

Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded David Gibson much recognition, especially for his panoramic landscapes of Texas and the Four Corners region. Gibson has also photographed extensively in Ireland, a project for which he received a grant from the Ballinglen Arts Foundation in 1995. He has exhibited widely in both group and solo exhibitions, and his work is part of several permanent public and corporate collections such as the Amon Carter Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Prints are currently available for purchase from photo-eye Gallery.

photo-eye Gallery is proud to represent David H. Gibson.

Print costs are current up to the time of posting and are subject to change.

For more information, and to reserve one of these unique, new works, please contact photo-eye

Gallery Director Anne Kelly or Gallery Associate Jovi Esquivel.

photo-eye Gallery

1300 Rufina Circle, Unit A3, Santa Fe, NM 87507

Tuesday– Saturday. from 10am– 5:30pm

If you are in Santa Fe, please stop by during gallery hours or schedule a Virtual Visit HERE.

You may also call us at (505)988- 5152 x202

David H. Gibson, Dawn Along Cypress Creek, Wimberley, Texas, 1996.
Toned silver-gelatin print, 14.5″ x 37″ image in 28 x 50″ mat, Edition of 20, $6000

This week at photo-eye, we are ecstatic to present a collection of David H. Gibson darkroom prints spanning the late 80’s - late 90’s. This sampling of black-and-white work is consistent with the entirety of David’s work and is formally striking, though special attention is played to the tonal qualities that good natural light brings along with it.

David H. Gibson’s photographic practice is an embodiment of the connection between the creative and scientific nature of photography. His analog printing methods are just as meticulous as his bookmaking, resulting in uniform ranges of tonality and composition to accompany his poetic and lyrical landscape photographs.

Though there is an argument to be made that every photograph serves as an intervention on the landscape, Gibson’s are subtle and illuminating. The variety of settings, objects and photographs that earn equal amounts of careful attention from the artist have resulted in an oeuvre that is expansive and cohesive, made up of (mostly) darkroom prints that present the most quiet moments that nature has to offer, with a focus on gentle light and morning mist.

>> Read more about David H. Gibson’s bookmaking practice <<

>>View more of David H. Gibson’s work here! <<

David H. Gibson, Aspen Grove, Delores River, Rico, Colorado, 1992, Toned silver-gelatin print, 7.5″ x 9.5″ image in 16″ x 20″ mat, Edition of 50, $400

David H. Gibson, Tree Trunk and Reflections, Big Cypress Bayou, Texas, 1991, Toned silver-gelatin print, 10x13" image in 20x24", Edition of 45, Price on Request

David H. Gibson, Toward Paradise Mountain, Merrill Canyon, California, Toned silver-gelatin print, 9″ x 23.25″ image in 18″ x 32″ mat, Edition of 48, $1000

The panoramas positioned above and below — Toward Paradise Mountain, Merrill Canyon and Wave Dance, Sandstone Formation are both rooted in the idea of the sublime (and therefore the divine) though they are more subtle expressions of this idea than something like a Thomas Cole painting. The way that Gibson positions himself in relation to the subject alters their sense of scale for the viewer, allowing them to seem separate from our daily experience of looking.

In Paradise Mountain, it seems that David H. Gibson is positioned overhead the foothills leading up to the Southern California mountain. The landmark is slightly dwarfed, making the arduous trail that leads up to and around it seem like a path laid for a manageable midday stroll. Meanwhile, Wave Dance functions as the formal foil to this, wherein Gibson’s intense focus on a small area of a vast system of rock formations makes this particular set of dips and curves seem incredibly expansive.

David H. Gibson, Wave Dance, Sandstone Formation, Page, Arizona, Toned silver-gelatin print, 7.75″ x 23.25″ image in 16″ x 32″ mat, Edition of 48, $1000

David H. Gibson, Limpia Creek, Fort Davis, Texas, 1986, Toned silver-gelatin print, 15.5″ x 15.25″ image in 29″ x 29″ mat, Edition of 48, $2400

>> Read more about David H. Gibson’s photography<<

>>View more of David H. Gibson’s work here! <<

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Print costs are current up to the time of posting and are subject to change.

photo-eye Gallery is proud to represent David H. Gibson.

For more information, and to purchase prints or books by David H. Gibson, please contact Gallery Director Anne Kelly or Gallery Assistant Delaney Hoffman, or you may also call us at 505-988-5152 x202

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Print costs are current up to the time of posting and are subject to change.