Andrew Sovjani

Andrew Sovjani is recognized for blurring the boundaries between photography, printmaking and painting. Self-taught, he was raised in a family of working artists. Art is in his blood. His photographs have been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan, and are held in many public and private collections. “I am a painter trapped in a photographer’s body. The technique used to create each print is a combination of traditional, alternative, and digital methods. Each image is captured on large format B&W film and then traditional, monochromatic silver-gelatin prints are made in the darkroom. Over several days the B&W print is altered by hand, using bleaches, acids, toners, and various homemade concoctions. This reworking changes the silver in the paper and creates beautiful colors, mark making, and spontaneous effects. It also allows a freedom of interpretation and the ability to alter the straight image to reflect more of a deeper meditation on the subject. These raw prints are then tweaked in the computer until the final visual image is realized.”