Yatin Patel
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Yatin Patel is an Orlando
-based photographer, internet entrepreneur and native of India
, Yatin Patel is currently displaying work from his personal "Sutra
" series of photos. Patel has created a series of successful internet companies, but his focus on art has remained consistent throughout his career. Patel’s primary goal is to raise awareness of his photography – which focuses on various aspects of Indian society, culture, and history – and eventually sell prints of his more prominent works.
, Patel has a personal connection to the locations that he shoots for his artwork. Patel explains his main motivation behind shooting in India: "What fascinates me is how, after thousands of years, the original environment and its habitants have organically evolved in time to find a delicate balance between tradition and modernism, without compromise." Patel's passion, then, is to document this coalescence of old Indian traditions and modern lifestyles.
One of Patel's main goals is to make his photos collectibles in terms of their style, as well as their print value. With accomplishing that, he believes it will give his work a sense of pure, fine art as opposed to printed photographs.
, India. A Sanskrit
word, "Sutra
" means a "thread or line that holds things together."
The project employs high dynamic range imaging
, which is a photographic style that evenly distributes exposure in all parts of an image. Thus, there are few dark spaces, lending photographs a more artistic feel to them. Ultimately, the series attempts to explore the harmony that exists between old Indian traditions and a move toward modernism.
"Sutra" also focuses on Ahmedabad
itself, which is a partitioned city; there are gated communities, small pockets of varying culture, and hidden courtyards. The images, just like the city, are complicated works that include buildings and stacked upon one another, dark passageways, and widely varying kinds of architecture throughout.
Patel eventually plans on traveling around the world with his photo collection.
), which is a flexible medium for printing. Made from the mulberry
plant, kozo paper is ideal for printing in that it doesn’t use chlorine
bleaching and is stronger than regular papers.
The prints themselves are produced by Cone Editions Press (by Jon Cone
), which has been pioneering computer printmaking since 1984. Patel saw this is a beneficial partnership, as the high dynamic range of his photographs would benefit from a refined and well-established digital printing process. The prints of the highest possible printing quality and the style helps to bring out color and shadow elements within Patel’s images.
charity or benefit organizations.
Patel's photography has been featured in number of Orlando
-based events. The Orlando Magic's Director of Player Development, Adonal Foyle, held a fundraiser in Sept. 2011 for his Kerosene Lamp Foundation. Patel's photographic work was featured at this event.
Patel also plans to display his art work at Miami's Art Basel
and New York City
's Armory Show
.
Orlando
Orlando is a major city in the U.S. state of Florida.Orlando may also refer to-Places:* in Florida** Orlando, a major city** Greater Orlando, the 27th-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
-based photographer, internet entrepreneur and native of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Yatin Patel is currently displaying work from his personal "Sutra
Sutra
Sūtra is an aphorism or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual. Literally it means a thread or line that holds things together and is derived from the verbal root siv-, meaning to sew , as does the medical term...
" series of photos. Patel has created a series of successful internet companies, but his focus on art has remained consistent throughout his career. Patel’s primary goal is to raise awareness of his photography – which focuses on various aspects of Indian society, culture, and history – and eventually sell prints of his more prominent works.
Background
Born in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Patel has a personal connection to the locations that he shoots for his artwork. Patel explains his main motivation behind shooting in India: "What fascinates me is how, after thousands of years, the original environment and its habitants have organically evolved in time to find a delicate balance between tradition and modernism, without compromise." Patel's passion, then, is to document this coalescence of old Indian traditions and modern lifestyles.
One of Patel's main goals is to make his photos collectibles in terms of their style, as well as their print value. With accomplishing that, he believes it will give his work a sense of pure, fine art as opposed to printed photographs.
Sutra Series of Photos
Patel's primary and current project, the "Sutra" series incorporates images of AhmedabadAhmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
, India. A Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
word, "Sutra
Sutra
Sūtra is an aphorism or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual. Literally it means a thread or line that holds things together and is derived from the verbal root siv-, meaning to sew , as does the medical term...
" means a "thread or line that holds things together."
The project employs high dynamic range imaging
High dynamic range imaging
In image processing, computer graphics, and photography, high dynamic range imaging is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than current standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods...
, which is a photographic style that evenly distributes exposure in all parts of an image. Thus, there are few dark spaces, lending photographs a more artistic feel to them. Ultimately, the series attempts to explore the harmony that exists between old Indian traditions and a move toward modernism.
"Sutra" also focuses on Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
itself, which is a partitioned city; there are gated communities, small pockets of varying culture, and hidden courtyards. The images, just like the city, are complicated works that include buildings and stacked upon one another, dark passageways, and widely varying kinds of architecture throughout.
Patel eventually plans on traveling around the world with his photo collection.
Printing Style
Some of the "Sutra" series of prints have been printed on Japanese kozo paper (also known as rice paperRice paper
Rice paper usually refers to paper made from parts of the rice plant, like rice straw or rice flour. The term is also used for paper made from or containing other plants, such as hemp, bamboo or mulberry...
), which is a flexible medium for printing. Made from the mulberry
Mulberry
Morus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae. The 10–16 species of deciduous trees it contains are commonly known as Mulberries....
plant, kozo paper is ideal for printing in that it doesn’t use chlorine
Chlorine
Chlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. It is the second lightest halogen, found in the periodic table in group 17. The element forms diatomic molecules under standard conditions, called dichlorine...
bleaching and is stronger than regular papers.
The prints themselves are produced by Cone Editions Press (by Jon Cone
Jon Cone
Born in Miami, Florida in 1957, Jon Cone is a collaborative printmaker, pioneer and developer of photographic ink jet technologies, educator, and photographer...
), which has been pioneering computer printmaking since 1984. Patel saw this is a beneficial partnership, as the high dynamic range of his photographs would benefit from a refined and well-established digital printing process. The prints of the highest possible printing quality and the style helps to bring out color and shadow elements within Patel’s images.
Events
Many of Patel's photographic exhibitions have been in cooperation with OrlandoOrlando
Orlando is a major city in the U.S. state of Florida.Orlando may also refer to-Places:* in Florida** Orlando, a major city** Greater Orlando, the 27th-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
charity or benefit organizations.
Patel's photography has been featured in number of Orlando
Orlando
Orlando is a major city in the U.S. state of Florida.Orlando may also refer to-Places:* in Florida** Orlando, a major city** Greater Orlando, the 27th-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
-based events. The Orlando Magic's Director of Player Development, Adonal Foyle, held a fundraiser in Sept. 2011 for his Kerosene Lamp Foundation. Patel's photographic work was featured at this event.
Patel also plans to display his art work at Miami's Art Basel
Art Basel
Art Basel is an international contemporary art fair held each June in Basel, Switzerland. Similar to the Venice Biennale, it has been called "the Olympics of the art world". Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa...
and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
's Armory Show
Armory Show
Many exhibitions have been held in the vast spaces of U.S. National Guard armories, but the Armory Show refers to the 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art that was organized by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors...
.