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© Robert Cassanova
Robert Cassanova
Robert Cassanova's photographs of scenes from the family farm in Eastern North Carolina captures visions of picturesque old barns, weathered houses and patterned landscapes. The rough, coarse textures of weathered, knotty wood siding and old doors beckon the viewer to recall farm life during the early 1900s. The slow collapse of these old wooden structures is a metaphor for the return of orderly, man-made structures to the complexity of natural decay. The contrast between the furrowed fields being prepared for planting and the complexity of natural growth patterns in old growth woodlands are a reminder that nature will ultimately prevail over human activities.
About
Robert Cassanova's career in aerospace research has spanned more than four decades while his fascination with photography began as a young teenager. His photography continues to explore visual themes of rustic farm life, architecture, growth patterns in plants, places of worship, Sierra mountains, coastal areas, Colorado plateau, France and Italy. The presence of visual rhythms, the flow of light and form, order, symmetry and patterns are frequently represented in his photographic images. His images were created using medium and large format film cameras as well as high resolution digital camera techniques. Robert Cassanova integrates the transformative visualization processes often found in science and art into his photographic images. Robert lectures on the synergisms of art and science to encourage visionary and creative scientists and artists to visualize revolutionary concepts stretching the possibilities of future scientific breakthroughs and artistic expressions.
Robert's photographs have been exhibited in the Ridderhof Martin Gallery at the University of Mary Washington, the American Center for Physics, the Blount Bridgers House, the Annie D. Boykin Gallery of the Arts Council of Wilson, numerous galleries in Rocky Mount and Raleigh, NC and the U. S. Embassy in Lima, Peru. He is the author of the book, "Visual Rhythms of Art, Science and Religion" which is an exploration of how art, science and religion are ubiquitously linked by visual perception, the human psyche and the origins of nature.
Website: www.robertcassanova.com