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"Earth: A Picture"

Mixed by John Dellenger

Music by Heather Romero

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Earth-A Picture

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Any day, any medium: artist uses a host of art forms

June 3, 2005

By Jennifer Flowers

jenniferflowers@gannett.com

John Dellenger is a local artist who works in different media, including painting, digital photography, graphics, film, music and writing. (Photograph by Greg Pearson/The Times)

John Dellenger says he's never welded.

And that's a surprise, coming from an artist who seems to have tested almost every medium under the sun for its expressive capability.

He tries not to box himself into one artistic medium. Instead, he's tried a range of art forms, including paint, film, digital video, poetry and furniture pieces among others.

Dellenger, 37, has lived in Shreveport, his mother's hometown, on and off since 1994. The Biloxi, Miss., native got his bachelor's degree in journalism and advertising at the University of Mississippi. He went on to study film at the Northwest Film Center School of Film and the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland. He is self-taught in the majority of other artistic media.

He received a 1996 bronze and a 1997 silver ADDY award for Photography in Louisiana, a well as a 1995 silver Red River Revel award for best of photography in still color photography.

QUESTION: What are you trying to capture with your work?

ANSWER: I try to capture real moments, whether it's wild life or nature or people. I try to capture things that I feel that I won't find again.

Q: What's your process like?

A: Spontaneous and erratic and with no sense of boundaries or thought. Just completely expressing myself, what I'm feeling at that moment. If I'm painting faster than I'm thinking, then I feel like I'm doing a pretty good job.

Q: What are you trying to say with your work?

A: I don't think I really have anything to say at all. Except for the fact that that's what I'm feeling. It's a story of something that's going on, whether it's here or there or now. I don't ever think about anything but the art itself or what I'm thinking at the moment. I can't think about what people feel and interpret. I just hope it's a feeling that makes them think deeper.

Q: How do you expect others to interpret your work?

A: The interpretation of the individual that's viewing the art is what makes art exciting. The artist doesn't know how each person or individual is going to react to their art. Some people may feel relaxed, some people may feel offended, some people may go to sleep, some people may wake up.

Q: What has your latest work involved?

A: I'm really focusing right now on film and sound. I've been getting together with a bunch of musicians and I've been laying down vocals and lyrics. I've become really involved with the Tipitina's (music) Co-Op that just opened up here in Shreveport and I have been working on some ideas of lyrics in my head and vocals at my studio and was fortunate to have a good friend of mine, Dan Garner, lay down some guitar tracks.

Q: Who are your favorite artists?

A: I'm really fond of Walter Anderson's work. I think George Ohr made some great pottery. And I'm really fond of Van Gogh's work. I really felt like every one of those artists was expressing completely who they were. When they painted something, they left that on a canvas.

Q: Why is art worth the doing?

A: It's the only thing I know and it's the only thing I feel. It's the only thing that makes me feel excited. It makes you feel good. Art is a form of expression, and it's all I know and it's all I really want to know.

Q: Anything you'd like to add?

A: I think its healthy for a girl to go wade out in the ocean and catch fish with a seining net, and clean a few and cook them out on a beach. She can pull her seining net out on the beach and see all the little fish she's caught and have a good experience. She can be a girl and a woman at the same time. I think it's healthy for anyone, but I think it's a nice thing to see girls interact with any form of nature. It's been quite rewarding the few times I've seen women interact with fishing.

Q: Why is that an important thing to say?

A: It's one of the lyrics in my funny songs. It's called "Summertime."

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June 3, 2005

John Dellenger

854 Stephenson Street

Shreveport, LA 71104

31`8-868-8034

johndellenger@mac.com

homepage.mac.com/johndellenger/

Education

Northwest Film 1998 – 1999 Portland, OR

Pacific Northwest Center Arts 1998 – 1999Portland, OR

Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Advertising

University of Mississippi, May 1989

University of Tech Rome, Rome, Italy 1987

Teaching

Desktop Publishing and Digital Photography at Louisiana Technical College, Shreveport, LA

Private software and hardware lessons. Shreveport, LA

High School, Junior High, and grade school level. History, Geography, Business, Computer, Math, Algebra, Special Education, Science, Biology, Physical Education, and others.

Computer software film knowledge

Adobe Premier 6.0, Final Cut Pro 4.5, Movie Magic Scheduling, Budgeting,and Screenwriting,

Computer software graphics knowledge

PhotoshopCS 8.0, Adobe Image ReadyCS 8.0, Adobe IndesignCS 3.0, Adobe GoLive 7.0, Quark 5.0, Adobe IllustratorCS 11.0, Adobe Pagemaker 6.5, MacromediaMX Freehand, 11.0, MacromediaMX Dreamweaver 7.0.1, Microsoft Mac Office ( Entourage, Excel, Powerpoint, and Word) Suitcase, Fetch, Aldus Freehand 7.0, Pagemaker 6.5,

Computer studio recording knowledge

Digital Performer 4.0, Motu 828, Fastlane USB, Midi, Aiff, MP3, Wave, Toast 6.0.3.

I-Life Applications and Internet

i-Cal, i-Chat, i-DVD, iMovie, I-Sync, I-Tunes, i-photo, .mac accounts, and Safari.

Computer software business knowledge

Mac OS X Office, Quicken 2002, Claris, Palm Pilot, computer technician and trainer

Resolve conflicts with Macintosh operating systems, hardware,drivers, and extension conflicts. Can retrieve hard drives. Work

with OS 9.2.2 and OS 10.2.2.

Awards

Granted a 40ft X 20ft billboard space for a

color photography awarded by Shreveport Arts Council and Lamar Advertising

1996 Bronze ADDY for Photography (Louisiana)

1995 Silver ADDY for Photography (Louisiana)

1995 REVEL Award for Best of Photography in a

Juried photography exhibits

George Ohr Museum of Arts, Biloxi, MS

Artport 1995,1996,2000 Shreveport, LA

Appointed position

Board of Directors 1996, Center for Contemporary Arts

Published with

Willamette Week, Our town, Bangzine, Shreveport Times, North LA, Artport Catalog.

Film Exhibits

Showing of B&W, and color short 16mm film in

Portland, Oregon; Shreveport, and New Orleans.

Work History

Present

Currently working on film project.

Computer consultant for the Louisiana Technical College

Instructor of Desktop Publishing and Digital Photography at Louisiana Technical College

Private computer lessons for software and hardware Freelance photography, digital graphics, film, digital video editing, and paint.

Kelly’s Services, Substitute Teacher

Shreveport, LA 71105

Freelance photography, film, digital video, linear and non-linear editing

1999 Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, Entertainment Director Assistant

Mt Hood, OR

1998 Ourtown Magazine, Account Executive

Portland, OR

1996,1997 The Living Room, a art bar, President

Shreveport, LA

1994,1995 Restored century old house

1991,1992,1993,1994 The Tribune Company, (XS magazine,) Account Executive

Fort Lauderdale, FL

1990,1991 Boca Raton magazine, Distribution Manager

Boca Raton, FL

1989,1990 Palm Beach Post, Account Executive

West Palm Beach FL

References

Bruce Allen

Chairman Centenary Art Department

PO Box 136

Centenary College

Shreveport, LA 71104

318-869-5260

David Staehling

Director of Community and Economic

Development for Cultural Affairs

PO Box 508

Biloxi, MS 39530

228-435-6280

Lori Tarlow

Non-Profit Consultant

Portland, OR

503-810-9622

Jenny Sasaki

La Bodega (Furnishings from Afar)

3775 Youree Drive

Shreveport, LA 71105

318-219-7817

318-573-3995