Now Showing @ Piano's in the
Upstairs Gallery thru Dec. 4th

Please contact Craig@Cityzen.tv if you are interested in purchasing a limited edition print from this collection.

This exhibit aims to paint a picture of Rock and Roll with light, utilizing the unique environment only offered by the dingy, dimly lit NYC clubs to capture moments of movement and energy. All of the images are of known musicians, yet you probably won't recognize most. Subjects include members of Fixer, iLash, Silvertide, Scarlet Fields, Jennifer Hartswick Band and the Gavin DeGraw Band. All work is printed on professional photo paper utilizing a large format digital photo printer courtesy of NYU.

Left:
iLash
13X19
Digital Photograph
iLash’s Rory @ CBGB’s Gallery
$135 Framed & Matted

Below:
Silvertide 1
13X19
Digital Photograph
Silvertide’s Nick @ Bowery Ballroom
$150 Framed & Matted

Sometimes, when the mood is just right, and the lighting hits the stage in a certain way, the emotion of a live performance can be captured on film. These eight photographs represent the energy that movement and music project into the eyes of an audience. Though some might dismiss this collection simply as blurred outtakes of cleaner, more concise work, Craig found in each of these pieces a summation of the artistry that escaped the stage during performance.

Right:
Fixer 1
13X19
Digital Photograph
Fixer’s J Brown @ Crash Mansion
$135 Framed & Matted

Below:
Scarlet Fields
13X19
Digital Photograph
Scarlet Fields’ Steve @ CBGB’s
$150 Framed & Matted

Craig Cook is the founder and publisher of Cityzen.tv, a digital entertainment and arts magazine focusing on the interaction between culturally significant artwork and the industrial factors that hinder or advance success. He has been photographing art and artists for over ten years, and has attended well over 1000 live performances in his time as a music industry professional. The work presented here is a collection of photographs taken over a two year period from 2002-2004.

Left:
Jennifer Hartswick Band
13X19
Digital Photograph
JHB’s Luke @ The Downtown
$135 Framed & Matted

Below:
Silvertide 2
13X19
Digital Photograph
Silvertide’s Nick @ Hammerstein
$150 Framed & Matted

Craig would like to thank Will Star for his help with preparing this show, Jasper Cooldige and Piano's for giving him the opportunity to present his work to the public, his family for all of their support, the staffers at Cityzen.tv for living his dream with him and working long hours for next to nothing, and all of those who visit the site on a regular basis and have allowed Cityzen.tv to receive over 30,000 readers in it's short time in publication.

Right:
Fixer2
13X19
Digital Photograph
Fixer’s Evan Saffer @ Crash Mansion
$135 Framed & Matted

Below:
Gavin DeGraw
13X19
Digital Photograph
Gavin DeGraw @ The Downtown
$150 Framed & Matted