Somerville, MA
About Jim Baab:
Somerville, MA artist Jim Baab photographs everyday objects, scenes, and the human form, with an eye for light, line, and illusion. His figurative, food, and Instagram images have been published and chosen for national and international group exhibitions in the US and Europe; and, three illusions that he created during "Human Landscape" photography workshops taught by Karin Rosenthal secured Jim a 'Gold Artist' award from ArtAscent, an art and literature magazine.
Some of his experimental photography utilizes an in-camera "reflection" effect to trigger pareidolia, the tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as seeing shapes in clouds or faces in inanimate objects or abstract patterns. It's like working with a live, handheld, Rorschach Test inkblot!
Selected exhibitions
- SE Center for Photography - Greenville, SC, 2019
- A Smith Gallery - Johnson City, TX, 2019
- A Smith Gallery - Johnson City, TX, 2019
- Griffin Museum of Photography - Winchester, MA, 2019
- Griffin Museum of Photography - Winchester, MA, 2016
Education
- Keene State College, BA, Film Production - Keene, NH,1994
Press Accolades
- 2nd Place - Best of Show, Together, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - 2018
- First Round Selected Photographer, Hariban Award '15, Benrido Collotype Atelier, Kyoto, Japan - July 2015
- Gold Artist Award, ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal - August 2014
- The Lab Mag, Natura issue - December 2021