August 2011

Variations

Born in Upstate New York, David Emerick graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BFA in Photography and continued his education at the University of Nebraska where he received an MFA in Photography. He has taught photography at the Corcoran School of Art and Design, Northern Virginia Community College, the Smithsonian Institution, and St. Mary’s College of Maryland. He is currently the Director of New Media at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

In creating his work for Variations, Emerick sought out compelling compositions in the mundane architecture of commercial structures. Emerick finds his inspiration in the works of mid-twentieth century color-field and abstract expressionist painters like Mark Rothko, Richard Diebenkorn, and Hans Hofmann, as well as the classical rules of composition. Emerick’s photographs are his attempt to find transcendent beauty and tension in these overlooked and utilitarian architectural forms.

Visit Emerick’s blog at emerick.blogspot.com.