A friend who works at Amoeba Music in Hollywood also collects vintage radios. The next chapter of my analog theme, I photographed her collection too.
Nearly every household in the fifties had at least one radio. With so many manufacturers vying for such a large market, many interesting and some even curious designs were introduced. It was a time when the U.S. was recovering from war and prospering. With new found optimism and wealth comes freedom to experiment and take risks. Some of the most memorable ideas in American art, technology, and culture trace back to this time. Radios are just one example where manufacturers were bending over backwards to appeal to consumers’ nascent sensibilities and disposable income.
When I received a surprise phone call announcing that I had been selected to exhibit at The Desert Trip, music festival, it prompted me to process all those photos of her vintage radios… Also a lover of nature with camera while visiting the desert, primarily Joshua Tree where I visit (JoshuaTreeTypeInn.com), I coupled the cameras onto my desert landscapes. Two original photographs merged into one for this surreal series. Our local desert has become a meeting ground for musicians and music lovers. It was a chance of a lifetime to be able to listen to my favorite musicians both weekends, exhibit and sell my art while meeting wonderful people from all over the world.
