Peter C. Brandt
PO Box 549, Bearsville NY 12409, 845-679-3043
255 West 108th St., New York NY 10025
www.PeterBrandt.com,
[email protected]Résumé:
Commercial photographer for 45 years, and now concentrating in photographic fine art.
Born: Hamburg Germany May 16,1947
Montreal, Canada 1952-_ 1982
New York City 1982- _ 2008
Woodstock (Bearsville) NY, 2008-
Also in New York City 2012-
Experience:
Began with my father’s camera, a Kodak twin-lens box camera at age 14,
Started in architectural photography in 1964. Four years later, I apprenticed in consumer advertising photography at Penthouse Studios, Montreal Canada. Following three years; I started my own studio doing advertising, beauty and fashion. Moved to New York City in 1982. In 2008 I moved to my country house and started a new career in fine art photography. Some 34 years later, I’m back to architectural and doing personal work; Architectural art.
First owned a studio at age 23, in Montreal 1970-‘82.
Second studio in NYC July 1982, to Oct. 2008.
Digital studio in Bearsville, (Woodstock) Oct.2008 – 2012
Publications:
Photomag Quebec, cover and inside story, April 1980,
Hot Shoe International magazine; Review of Acute Café solo exhibit, Sept.’84
Agfa Gevaert endorsement advert featuring my Fantasy Photography for Agfachrome April,1985
Starbright: 3 Childrens books: Opposites, Where Does It Go, Happy Birthday: 1998
Popular Photography Magazine; feature article on children photography, Feb. 1994
New York 2000, Robert AM Stern book, pg 713, Hilton Hotel / 42nd St Project, pub: 2007
*Throughout my life in advertising, I was published in magazines, posters, newspapers & billboards.
Educator & Lectures:
-Advertising Council of Montreal, lecture on advertising photography, Fall of 1981
-TV show featured on “World of Photography”, NYC (MCTV: ch.M), June 30 1984
-School of Visual Arts, NYC., taught Fashion Photography: 1987-8-9
-Prof. Photographers of New Jersey, Edison NJ: slides show and talk, Feb. 1991
-LaGuardia High School, Art Dept., lecture a photography class, Nov. 1994
Volunteer to art dept. to shoot portfolios for college student applications 1994-‘07
-Board of Directors, Center for Photography in Woodstock (CPW), 2002, & 2003,
- Guest instructor at Webster University, St.Louis MO., Photoshop class Nov.2004
- Started up a photographers review art group at CPW, Woodstock, 2001-
-Hafele Manhattan, “Top 10 Tips to Architects” , lecture and slide show on a
D.I.Y. in architectural photography, (1.0 AIA CES credit) April 26, 2007
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Exhibits:
NYC Ad Agencies: Young & Rubicam, Grey Advertising, Ogilvy & Mathers 1985-89
Acute Café, Soho NYC, solo show, sponsored by Agfa-Gevaert, July 1984
Limelight, 660 Sixth Ave., NYC., solo exhibit of fantasy fashion images, Feb.18, 1985
Heartbreak Club, Varick, St., NYC, Solo show Fantasy Photography, Oct. 2 1985
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburg Pa., 4 prints in group show, Nov. 1990
FujiFilm, 4 blow-ups exhibited at PhotoPlus-Expo, Jacob Javits Center, NYC, Oct 2000
Learning Curve, Jacob.Javitts Toy Expo, 12 child blowups Jan. 2000
Woodstock Art Assoc.& Museum, WAAM group show, 2001
Mercedes Benz Gallery, Manhattan, 35 print solo show, July 2-31, 2003
May Gallery, at Webster University, St Louis MO, solo show Nov. 2004,
Sold to permanent art collection of Webster University
Noho NY: group show in and around lower Broadway, NYC, June 2007
NY Historical Society Museum, NYC, 4 prints: 9/11- WTC disaster Aug 2006 –Jan ‘07
Second tower collapse series, anniversary exhibit
National Arts Club, group show, NYC., TWA B/W photo series, ’02, ’05, ’06, ’07, Feb.6 - 23, 2008
Avant Gallery, Miami FL. 16 photo exhibit of painted architecture Oct.10, 2009 to Jan. 2010 also shown during Photo Miami ‘09, & Art Basel Miami ‘09, group show
Photographic Arts & Imaging, group show The National Arts Club, Manhattan December 2009
Museum of the City of New York: World tour retrospect exhibit of the Eero Saarinen’s life work
36 photographs are part of the TWA section Nov. 10, 2009 to Jan 31,2010
Bank of America, Woodstock, NY branch, TWA design photos March 2-31, 2010
May, June, July, & Sept 2011
Oriel 9 Café, Woodstock, NY May 15-31, 2010
Salmagundi Club, Manhattan NY, Juried group Photography exhibit 1986,1990, & June 26, 2010
TWA exhibit at terminal #5 at JFK airport New York City 8 foot tall print of an October 2010
aerial view of the whole terminal building, group show with Ezra Stoller on going exhibit
New York Public Library (Carnegie Hill branch) July, Aug., & Sept 2011
B.Sharp Studio & Gallery, Oneonta NY Jan. – Feb. 2012
Durst Corp.,1133 Ave of the Americas, main lobby, solo exhibit Mar.15-April 27, 2012
Now wining awards on web site competitions: ArtSlant, Masters Photography, etc.
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Collections:
Webster University; May Gallery, St. Louis, MO., Painted Trump Tower,
Museum of the City of New York; 36 photographs of 2009 retrospect Eero Saarenin exhibit,
Newark Airport, NJ photographs: ‘original terminal’ photographed in the year 2000
Photographic documentation of original terminal building before building’s relocation and restoration,
The Library of Congress,
The National Park Service,
The National Registry of Historical Places:
TWA terminal #5 at JFK airport NYC
The last official photographic record before construction of new Jet Blue terminal: 2004-05.
The Library of Congress,
The National Park Service,
The National Registry of Historical Places:
NY Historical Society, New York City
1- TWA terminal 40 Years Later, 47 -8x10 prints
2- Series of four sequential photographs of 9 / 11,WTC 2nd tower collapse,
9/11 Memorial at the new World Trade Center, NYC: photo of 2nd aircraft exploding in the 2nd tower,
Canadian Center for Architecture in Montreal Canada
Has accepted 60 -8x10’s for a permanent print collection of
1- Montreal EXPO’67 photographs, 1966-67
2- Lafontaine Tunnel Surveillance installation 1965, Montreal
3- Dominion Square, Sun Life Bldg construction, Montreal
Art collection of Ms. Leslyn Green Rigoni, 73 Fifth Ave. New York NY, Abstract of 380 Madison Ave.,
Gallery web sites:
AbsoluteArts.com
Architizer http://www.architizer.com/en_us/people/profile/peter_brandt/
Artslant.com, http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/94379-peter-c-brandt
Artist Light Box http://www.artistlightbox.com/frame.php?aid=20
Behance.net http://www.behance.net/gallery/Architectural-Painted-Art-Photography/544557
Facebook.com,
Flickr.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/14833436@N06/
FocusProject2011.com
LinkedIN.com,
Myartinfo.com, http://www.myartinfo.com/browse/profile/pcbrandt
OvationTV.com http://community.ovationtv.com/PeterBrandt
Photographersindex.com,
PhotographyTalk.com
PhotoShelter.com
Saatchi-gallery.co.uk, http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/photographers/index.php?inc=details&id=78641
Represented by:
Avant Gallery
309 23rd St.,
Miami Beach Florida, 33139
305.573.8873
www.Avantgallery.com
