Photographs by David Teplica

November 7th-28th
Opening reception with the artist November 7th 6 to 9 pm

David Teplica has fused the two worlds of art and medicine. Whether manipulating human form in two dimensions photographically or changing anatomy in three dimensions surgically, he enjoys altering the way society sees the body.

In the surgical realm, Teplica taps into the toolbox of the creative world to help individuals transform physically and psychologically. Spending hours analyzing form, proportion, surface contours, and symmetry, and by using perceptual tricks, a plan for surgery can be designed to permanently alter body shape without creating a stretched or surgically manipulated appearance.

Reflected light then plays off a surface favorably, and a postoperative patient sees himself in new ways. It is interesting that society may or may not see the changes, but reacts differently to an individual who carries himself more confidently through life's routine.

Conversely, in the two-dimensional medium of photography, Teplica uses the tools of science and medicine to help interpret some of life's most potent encounters. His medical career provides access to subjects and situations often kept from public view. Once distilled, these visual moments become generic but rich, and allow each of us to recall our pasts or to imagine new intimacies with less fear.

Artist's lecture Friday 13 November 5:45 - 7:00 pm

Accompanying artist's limited edition book "Intimate Decade" is available at www.blurb.com