by Carol Harrison
An extraordinary and personal insight into the brilliant vision of the artist,
Rockne Krebs, providing an aesthetic context with vivid color photo abstractions,
B & W portraits of the Art Circles Krebs moved in, as a major "player" in the art world.
True remembrances, fascinating art reviews, personal quotes, and a page turning
energy create a unique collage of Krebs.
Rockne Krebs: Photographs + Interpretations by Carol Harrison. ISBN: 978-1-939793-00-3 Published February 2013 Library of Congress Registration No. TX 7-690-454. Copyright © 2013 Carol Harrison. Print books, ebooks, Apple iPad format, and .pdf format available through Blurb.com. Also available through Apple’s iBookstore in iTunes -https://books.apple.com/us/book/rockne-krebs/id583010962
Rockne Krebs: crystal + star ILLUMINATIONS by Carol Harrison. ISBN: 978-1-939793-01-0. Published February 2013. Print books, ebooks, Apple iPad format, and .pdf format available through Blurb.com. Preview the book on Blurb.com.
A review of Rockne Krebs Photographs + Interpretations:
"It is an indisputable truth that without light, there could be no life.
This book is a stunning compendium of the works of Rockne Krebs,
an artist and pioneer in the transformation of light into ethereal
articulations of time and space. Whether using colorful lasers or the
rainbow spectrum of natural light, the artist exploits the optical
properties of metal, glass, water and atmospheric essence to create
dynamic three-dimensional experiences.
Carol Harrison, author and photographer, does a magnificent job of
interpreting the ephemeral art of Rockne Krebs from the eye,
through the lens, and back again in this beautiful tribute. "
Rachel Strauss Small • George Washington University
“Rockne's art was genius. The website and book clearly show how brilliant an artist he was, Inventive, and on such a scale.” Claudia DeMonte, Artist and Sculptor
M.F.A. Advisor to Carol Harrison
Rockne Krebs and Sam Gilliam, in their U Street studios, Washington, DC, 1984. Photo © Carol Harrison
"A strong philosophical influence also came from the sculptor Rockne Krebs,
with whom Gilliam shared a studio building."
Alison Carb Sussman, Gale Encyclopedia of Biography: Sam Gilliam.
I do think these are just about the most extraordinary and best photographs of a sculpture that I've ever seen. It seems like a living work, the way it is actually experienced, not like some clinical rendering, which is what most photographs of sculptures look like.
This is such a marvelous piece! And your photographs of it make it look like a wonderous multi-faceted, multi-colored jewel.
You were out there Wednesday photographing it in the rain?
William F. Stapp
Former Curator of Photography
The National Portrait Gallery
Washington, DC
November 2011