Easton Nights
Easton Nights is a story which grew from the unique and uncommon valley in which the city lies; and is told with the images of unpeopled landscapes taken at night. Here, in the small hours, the world we see as mundane, cascades into dream. Like a surreal scene from a Guillermo del Toro film, trash bins and Toyotas, stop signs and doorways; all become animated. They lean; they stretch, and emanate, all with umbrageous hues, which seem to exhale from the nights own personal color wheel. Complete they are a mimesis of our daily life, shown in the mystical emptiness of night
Peter Ydeen studied painting and sculpture at Virginia Tech, under Ray Kass, (BA), Brooklyn College under Alan D’Arcangelo, Phillip Pearlstien and Robert Henry, (MFA Fellowship) and at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture with visiting artists, Francesco Clemente, Judy Pfaff, William Wegman, Mark Di Suvero and others. After studies, Peter made his way in a variety of jobs, including set construction, lighting, illustrations, architectural modeling and drafting for stage, advertising and film. Later, after marrying his wife Mei li in 1991, they opened a gallery, Arts du Monde, in New Y
Awards 2018 Critical Mass top 200
2018 International Color Awards – 1st Place – Americana – Pink Line
2018 IPOTY (International Photographer of the Year) – 3rd place for night photography “Easton Nights”
2018 World Street Photography - Jonathan Higbees "Juxtaposition" Second Curators Choice
2017 Chromatic Photography Awards honorable mention for four photographs
2017 Critical Mass top 200/Photolucida - finalist
2017 International Color awards - Fine Arts Category - Honorable Mention "Its a Nice Night for a Picnic" - Nominee for "Vignette"
2016 Black and White Spider Awards. Two Nominees, "I am not a Trinket" - "Sign Mimic" - both in the Architectural Category.
2016 Critical Mass top 200/Photolucida - finalist
