Photographer Cheryl Medow’s new exhibition, ‘Wild Wings,’ continues her exploration of two passions: birds and the environment. ‘Wings’ runs through May 25 to June 19 at TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station D3, 2525 Michigan Ave. in Santa Monica. In addition to Medow, new works by Peter Kempson and Gary Polonsky will also be on display. A reception for the artists will be held on Saturday, May 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the gallery. In her latest work, Medow, a Pacific Palisades resident, presents idealized images of the wild birds she photographs in idealized environments to emphasize the interconnectedness of all creatures. Medow travels from her backyard to other parts of the United States, Europe, Central and South America, and parts of Africa in search of just one more bird, one more photograph of the flying descendants of dinosaurs. Her images are initially captured in the field as photographs of birds, landscapes and sky, and are then melded in the studio through modern computer techniques to produce a final idealized image that is simultaneously hyper-real and hyper-artificial, reminiscent of the dioramas found at the Museum of Natural History. A graduate of UCLA with a degree in art and design, Medow’s recent work has been published in ‘100 Artists of the West Coast II,’ NANPA Expressions magazine, and ‘Nash Editions: Photography And The Art Of Digital Printing.’
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