49
Fawn Trail
Fairfield, PA 17320
717-642-6060
717-253-1686 (cell)
danmangan@mac.com
www.danmanganimage.com
Artists Statement:
My goal is to create distinctive
art through digital photographic and imaging
processes. To this end, my aim with much of my
work is to blur the line between photography and
painting, blending form, light, and shadow into
an uncommon artistic expression. As such, the
shutter’s click is only the beginning of a
process; the art is built by subtle increments
on the platform of the original exposure, much
as a painter uses a palette, and often requires
hours of refinement. And yet without sound
photographic technique as a starting point, the
end product won’t resonate. Thus my eye is drawn
to line and form, geometric balance, color, and
especially the nuances of light and shadow.
Through the creative process, I strive always to
remain essentially true to the original
exposure.
Creating my art requires a high
degree of concentration, and thus fills a
personal need for inward focus and meditation.
In a sense, photography and its artistic
continuum represent an essential adjunct to my
senses of sight and touch. My hope is that
others viewing my work will see a rich window on
not only my world, but theirs as well.
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The work of
photographic artist Dan Mangan has been
shown at galleries, museums, and colleges in
Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, and
Hagerstown, and most recently as part of the
Gettysburg Fringe Festival’s “Five Guys, Fifty
Artworks” gallery exhibition. His art has been
chosen for a number of juried shows, including
the prestigious Art of the State:
Pennsylvania 2008. His awards include a
second place in the 2009 Adams County Arts
Council Juried Art Exhibition, and two first
prizes (categorical) at the Washington County
Museum of Fine Art, Hagerstown.
Dan has had over
thirty years experience in communications,
editing, and public affairs, including years of
service with Gettysburg College and the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives. A native
of Washington, D.C., he has lived most of his
adult life in Adams County, Pennsylvania. He
and his wife Edie Jardine live in Carroll Valley
in an 1810 home.
Dan
Mangan’s full portfolio, in eleven collections,
can be viewed on his website:
www.danmanganimage.com
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Phone: 717-253-1686
E-mail:
danmangan@mac.com
Personal website:
www.danmanganimage.com
