Standing Figures:
Digital Photo Composites and Collages, some with overlays.
These are distorted, abstract figures in an abstract space. Images are captured without preconception and combined later in Photoshop. I don't explain the results.
Digital has been a fresh method of visual discovery for me, resulting in shapes and color combinations that I would not have considered otherwise.
There is always the surprise of discovery, the search for something unique, and 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