University of Arkansas professor of art, michael peven, will present an exhibition of his recent photographs in the Fine Arts Center Gallery, August 17 through September 16, 2009. A reception will be held on Sunday, August 30 from 1:30 – 3:30 pm.

All of the 69 color photographs are digital in origin and execution and — although it may not be the principal subject matter — the moon is featured in many of the images.

To quote from the artist’s statement: “These pictures recognize the primacy of photography as a realistic system of visual information transfer, and delight in the creation of images that celebrate the visual world as it exists….Some of the images in this exhibit represent ideas I’ve been working with for over 30 years. The ’significant presentation’ of subject, a concept that motivated Edward Weston, has been an overriding concern in my work for a long time. Other ideas are relatively new.”