J Madison Rink

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A first born generation in the United States after a family migration from Saskatchewan, Canada. THANK YOU for visiting my work. j. Madison Rink. My work in digital Fine Art Photography continues to be greatly influenced by years of interest and exposure to the extraordinary high-end, antique tribal and Asian art created by the indigenous peoples from around the world. I also have a keen interest in archetypal symbolism as an international language, basic to the human mind, therefore transcending the typical limits of communication. Of great benefit, it naturally contains a vast and ever expanding realm of possibilities in perception. The traditional symbolism associated with Rock|Stone has an extensive and rich history of meaning for most cultures and religions of the world. It therefore seemed natural to choose an ancient and diverse rock landscape to explore the idea of capturing the essence of these indigenous peoples highly compelling work; in this case, images naturally sculpted by the geologic and atmospheric changes in Mother Nature. Baetylic stones for example, denote a place of indwelling divinity and therefore can be prophetic "stones that speak. In all nomadic and hunti...

One of the several award winning images in my Primitive Nature collection includes The Shaman, (above) chosen as a winning image by Jurist, STEVEN PERLOFF, Editor and Founder of PHOTO REVIEW Magazine for The Center for Fine Art Photography. Soon after it won again in another competition; Jurist Tim Anderson, CameraArts Magazine. | The highly symbolic Mother Nature sculpted image of the Vagina, the most common image in prehistoric art, was recently chosen and on exhibit at the Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station Art Center, Santa Monica CA. These and other works are included in many private collections, and all works have exhibited in galleries across the U.S. including a current European traveling exhibit with three pieces; one from a story telling landscape; the others from my "Colours of Nature," collection. The exhibit theme is Climate Change. ,