R.A. Friedman

Spirit of Place presents the work of Alex Buchanan, Sunny Chapman, R. A. Friedman, Kathleen Moroney, Chris Page, and Mindy Veissid, artists who gently evoke a personal sense of the emotional history contained within a landscape or natural phenomenon. Their respective art works tell us more about the psychic energy and mood of a place than provide a description of an iconic or recognizable locale. The selected artworks provide the viewer insights into how the depicted place or view of nature makes the artist feel just as much as it tells us what it looks like to them. These artistic artifacts reveal facets of the artist's interior life and also carry something of the collective unconscious.

R.A. Friedman

Artist Bio
RA Friedman

RA Friedman is a Philadelphia-based artist who works in drawing/ painting, photography, and installation with projects that often involve re-imagined analog technologies and the public-at-large. Friedman is an M.F.A. (painting) graduate of Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. As an undergraduate at Harpur College, Binghamton, NY, he studied physics, engineering and scene design for theatre, doing coursework in drawing with Linda Sokolowski and Charles Eldred. He currently teaches photography and portrait drawing in the continuing education departments of The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and Pratt Institute. More information on the artist’s website.
Artist Statement
Artist Statement

I believe in the power of the creative process. While this mysterious entity that runs in the background of consciousness alone may not save the world; it’s sure to play a major role. My job is to build frameworks for it to unfold. I take what to some are simply technical concepts and use them as catalysts, transmuting their application into the foundations of new visual languages that tell both my own and shared stories. Projects centered around these notions are challenging. Such have long creative arcs that may span into years; however, they ultimately lead to unique visual orchestrations, spaces, and viewpoints.
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Blast Furnace, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 2023
Photograph (2015 capture, 2023 print)

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Susqehanna River, Binghamton, New York, 2023
Photograph (2015 capture, 2023 print)

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Driftwood, Folly Beach, Charleston, South Carolina, 2023
Photograph (2015 capture, 2023 print)

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Oyster Shells, Bowens Island, South Carolina, 2023
Photograph (2015 capture, 2023 print)

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Dead Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, California, 2023
Photograph (2015 capture, 2023 print)

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Rock Climbers, Joshua Tree National Park, California, 2023
Photograph (2015 capture, revised print 2023)

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Railroad Trestle, Washtucna, Washington, 2023
Photograph (2015 capture, 2023 print)

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Petroglyph, Nez Perce National Park, Idaho, 2023
Photograph (2015 capture, 2023 print)

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Clearwater Paper Plant, Lewiston, Idaho, 2023
Photograph (2015 capture, revised print 2023)