By Gail McCarthy
Gloucester photographer Judy Robinson-Cox will exhibit a collection of photographic images and constructions called 'Endangered Spaces."
"This show is really a culmination of about five years of photographing a few places that are very iconic for Gloucester and, or are in real danger of disappearing in one way or the other. I just love all of these areas for the very authentic and funky artistic feeling I get from being there," said Robinson-Cox.
The show opens Sunday with a free public reception at the Rockport Art Association from 2 to 4 p.m. The show runs through March 26.
The scenes depicted in her work came from images taken at the Birds Eye building, Fort Square, the Marine Railways, the Paint Factory and neighborhoods.
"'Endangered Spaces' is about locations, buildings, and moments in time that no longer exist or are in danger of extinction," according to a press release. "Judy employs a variety of photographic techniques to capture the essence of a place including traditional photography, digital photographic montages, photo books, cut-out three dimensional photographs, and montage collages."
Photography is the core, but it branches into construction and mixed media, said Robinson-Cox.
"I really created my own interpretation of these places in a combination of photographic-based media to communicate the kind of feeling and love I have for these places," she said. "It's a sort of historic preservation of these places. Some photographs are things that don't exist any more. Some of the buildings in the Fort pictures no longer appear the way they did before."
Her husband Tom Cox, also an accomplished photographer, provided his interpretation of his wife's work.
"She has done an artistic interpretation of historic preservation of significant Gloucester industrial sights," he said.
Robinson-Cox studied art and photography at New York University and the University of Connecticut. She later studied graphic design at Philadelphia College of Art. In 1986 she moved to Gloucester and continued working as a designer and marketing director for a high-tech company. She left the corporate world in 2000 to start her own Web and graphic design business and to pursue her art and photography. Her work is represented by the Square Circle Gallery in Rockport, the Rocky Neck Gallery in Gloucester, and Chameleon in Newburyport.
Gail McCarthy may be contacted at 978-283-7000x3445 or gmcarthy@gloucestertimes.com.
IF YOU GO
What: "Endangered Spaces" show.
Who: Work by Judy Robinson-Cox.
When: Free artist's reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday; exhibit runs through March 26.
Where: Rockport Art Association, 2 Main St., Rockport, 978-546-6604
How much: Free.
