Edges Of Time: Some things change & some things stay the same. In an abstract world, the figures at the left & right edges of these images stay the same, as light, people, shapes, colors & textures come & go.
These are digital photo composites. They are not planned or staged, but subject matter is found, captured & multiple whole photos are combined in Photoshop.
My focus is visual exploration & my goal is to create images I have not seen before.
There is always the surprise of discovery, the search for something unique, & the irony of making photos that may not eventually resemble photographs
Retired Chicago advertising agency creative director/art director, working in digital-- creating composites, collages and manipulations.
Canon PowerShot G6 camera.
Awards DENIS HAGEN CURRICULUM VITAE
Photography Solo Shows:
Blanden Art Museum, Fort Dodge, lowa, September 28- December 21, 2019
Waterloo Center For The Arts, Waterloo, Iowa, July 2- September 29, 2024
Pearson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, lowa, October 24, 2024- February 8, 2025
Photography Jured Group Exhibitions:
Juried Show: Tokyo Intemational Foto Awards, Bronze, Fine Art/Collage November 2025
Juried Show: Tokyo Intemational Foto Awards, Two Honorable Mentions, Fine Art/Collage, November 2025
Juried Show: Nebraska Artist Biennial, Gallery 1516, Omaha, Accepted, Photography, October-December 2025
Juried Show: Budapest International Foto Awards, One Silver, One Bronze, Fine Art/Collage, October 2025
Juried Show: European Photography Awards, One Gold, Open Category, August 2025
Juried Show: International Photography Awards, Two Honorable Mentions, Fine Art/Collage, August 2025
Juried Show: CEV Gallery, Phoenix, Online Show, Squares, One Photo Accepted, August 2025
Juried Show: Blanden Art Museum, Small Works, One Photo Accepted, July-August 2025
Juried Show: London Photography Awards, 2 Honorable Mentions, June 2025
Juried Show: Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, One Photo Accepted, Portraits, May-June 2025
Juried Show: A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, One Photo Accepted, Category; Expression, February 2025
Juried Show: New York Photography Awards, Three Honorable Mentions, December 2024
Juried Show: Budapest International Foto Awards, Honorable Mention, Fine Art/Collage, December 2024
Juried Show: A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, One Photo Accepted, Category; Unmoored, September 2024
Juried Show: PX-3 Prix De La Photographie Paris, Honorable Mention, Fine Art Collage, August 2024
Juried Show: European Photography Awards, One Gold, Two Honorable Mentions, Open Category, August 2024
Juried Show: Nebraska Regional Photo Biennial, Gallery 1516, Omaha, Conceptual/Abstract, Oct. 4- Dec. 15, 2024