"Candy Dreams of Spacemen" photography by Corey Lechat @ moxie DaDA gallery

July 14, 2008 - PRLog -- candy dreams of spacemen - corey lechat's photographic odyssey

Corey LeChat's head is not just in the clouds, it’s in the stratosphere, mesosphere, through the thermosphere and exosphere and toward galaxies and dimensions far beyond.

With his lens trained on rocket ships and astronauts, Corey's latest photographic series launches the viewer on a journey through space and time.

The casual view captures unbelievable things, like attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion or even C-beams glittering in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

Thankfully these moments are not lost in time, but preserved for the entire cosmos to see (and then perhaps to also dream of spacemen).

Corey LeChat's latest series of 35 mm color photographs materializes at
Moxie Dada, August 9 through 30. 1416 ARCH STREET / PITTSBURGH PA 15212 / PLANET EARTH

The opening reception, to be held Saturday, August 9 from 6-9 pm, features music from out of this world including an original Theremin score composed and performed by the artist.

Space snacks and Tang will be provided for attendees.

BIOGRAPHY

Corey LeChat¹s singular photographic vision has been attracting attention in the Pittsburgh arts scene since he began showing his work here in 1992.

LeChat has developed a unique, self-taught style, marked by organically achieved effects of light and color that are often mistaken to be the result of computer enhancement. His distinctive approach to still photography showcases unusual choice of illumination and color to give his pieces a vivid, illustrative quality.

LeChat¹s photographic works have been exhibited at various events and galleries, including The Three Rivers Arts Festival, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Penn Gallery, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Fe Gallery, Digging Pitt and the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh. Outside of Pittsburgh, he has shown in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Prague and Japan. He has also donated his photos to various charitable projects over the years, including The Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force and benefits for Cerebral Palsy. He has sold hundreds of photographs in the Pittsburgh area alone and has been recognized with purchase awards from Four Systems as well as Westinghouse.

LeChat¹s work has even caught the attention of Hollywood. In the last few years, several film projects have featured his photography, including Margaret Cho and Alan Cummings¹ Bam Bam and Celeste (2005) and the 2004 Sundance Film Festival selection Little Black Boot.

We invite you for a free & open to the public reception on Saturday, August 9, 2008 from 6-9 PM. Mr. LeChat will also be providing original music for the exhibition.

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moxie DaDA is a 3 year old art gallery and graphic design studio. The gallery has represented more than 200 local, regional, national and internationally acclaimed artists, and has presented close to 50 exhibits.