to the sky
Monday, May 26th, 2008The store is closed for now. Thanks to those who have purchased prints! You’ll be receiving them soon!!
Until I find a suitable and somewhat affordable print lab in the city, printing will be on hold.
Options options.. Now that I’ve graduated decisions bombard me.. get a job I really want or travel and live a little?
If I work, I’ll gain valuable experience and be financially stable for the time being.. I don’t really like living dollar to dollar. It just does not work right for me.
I’ve looked at residencies abroad but ultimately feel I do not have enough work yet for me to apply. Some places in Asia look so tempting!
So far.. a job is in sight…
prepare
Saturday, May 17th, 2008Prepare yourself for a massive STORE overhaul.. in the next day. (Pretty much everything will be up for grabs)
As I leave Syracuse to venture back to New York City, I will not have much access to printing facilities.. so the month of June might put the store to a pause… while I look for a job and plant my feet back into my hometown of NYC.
everyone gets a star part deux
Sunday, April 27th, 2008With all this art school drama, I still want to make the best out of it. So I created a website with a sampling of work from the rest of our classmates in relation to our exhibition this coming Saturday night.
So check out our hard work.
The show is one night event (sadly) and will be on from 6-9pm, this coming Saturday, May 3rd. I’ll take installation shots during the show. All work going up for the show will definitely be for sale.
and yes, prints are still for sale. and i dearly need some funds!
everyone gets a star
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Easing the Pain of Collecting
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
I interned at Jen Bekman Gallery two summers ago, when Hey! Hot Shot was building a lot of momentum and press and was before the creation of 20×200. Working directly with Jen, you can feel her ambitions for how the way the art world was run and for her gallery. It was between interning at Jen’s gallery or a major photography gallery in Chelsea that I had to choose from. Ultimately, I chose Jen because of the chance to work one on one with her and learn immensely from her drive. I truly enjoyed that summer (despite the fact that I sprained my ankle in the worse way possible that time.)
Anyways, the New York Times has a great article, “Easing the Pain of Collecting” featuring Jen and her gallery. It’s still amazing to see how far the gallery has come since last two summers ago.
Currently on view at Jen Bekman:
Ne Plus Ultra The Hey, Hot Shot! Annual
February 8 thru March 15, 2008
6 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
Hong Kong, Thailand, and SPE
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007(Kind of lazy to write a real post so here’s an email I sent out)
Hello all,
Hope you all are having a fantastic holiday. I am currently in Hong Kong for winter break and just got back from my vacation in Thailand. The five days in Thailand was a great vacation for me to take a break from photography. Not one roll shot; instead, I gave the digital point and shoot to my mother so the whole vacation is recorded by my technologically-challenged mom. So now back in Hong Kong and hopefully get a lot more rolls shot of my family and everything Hong Kong.
Anyways, I got a great email stating that I got the scholarship to go to SPE Nationals in Denver, Colorado in March! I am super excited and very anxious about the news. There will be lots of new work to show since the last SPE Regional conference.
Many many thanks to those who have supported me and I will keep you all posted!
Happy Holidays!
Major Update
Sunday, November 11th, 2007
Can I Come Home with You? © Jane Tam
As you can see the blog has packed up its bags at blogger and moved to its new home at janetam.com. There will be many many new updates within the following weeks as I process new images and new projects.
The life of a senior pursuing her BFA in Art Photography thus far has been a tough ride. With some professional practice in the field, I feel it’s definitely not enough until I actually am tossed out there with no classroom to back me up. So here comes the job hunting. Digital labs, assisting, studios, darkrooms (the very very few in NYC), etc.
Along with the job hunting comes the question of getting my work out there. Out there, out there. With my body of work, mainly Welcome Home, the process of applications after applications for grants, shows, and photo conferences begins. It’s already begun with my nod to the SPE Regional.
Then, when things slow down; whether it be exposure (if lucky to have any) or my motivation, do I go to grad school next? Many professors and mentors have said I need to but I’m pretty sure the need to explore my options further is a priority.
I’ll keep thee posted.
well well well
Sunday, November 4th, 2007
It’s true. http://janetam.com is mine and currently up and running. So please support me and check out my work. More will be updated.
SPE Regional was absolutely fantastic, especially being my first photo-conference. There were some great constructive criticism that I very much needed. Lots of awesome people to meet. Thanks to everyone for all their support and congratulations.