Star Photographer Corey Arnold - artmarketblog.com

by artmarketguru | May 20, 2008 at 05:41 pm

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If
you haven’t heard the name Corey Arnold then you should go and get a
pen and some paper and write it down now because this particularly
talented photographer is going to be a star. If the name doesn’t ring a
bell maybe the face will, that is, unless you haven’t ever seen an
episode of the awesome reality series Deadliest Catch. Having worked as
a deck hand on the crab fishing boat Rollo for the last five years,
Arnold has had the opportunity to indulge his passion for photography
in some of the most spectacular and brutal places on earth. As well as
recording the natural wonders that he comes across, Arnold has also
endeavoured to document the harsh and challenging conditions that the
crab fisherman face on a daily basis. Armed with a BFA degree from the
Academy of Art in San Francisco, a passion for photography and a sense
of adventure, Corey Arnold has risen through the ranks to become one of
the most promising and exciting young photographers.

I came across the work of Arnold while browsing the limited edition
photos available on the Humble Arts Foundation and, after seeing how
much attention this artist was getting, I immediately purchased one of
his works. The work I purchased is titled “arcticness” and is from the
“arcticness” series which was taken in 2006. According to a statement
by Arnold on the Humble Arts Website, “Arcticness is a group of images
from the far North that I’ve compiled over the past 3 years. These are
outtakes from the visual journal of my life as a fisherman in the
Bering Sea, and my wanderings around Arctic Norway during the
off-season. With these photographs, I strive to inspire the adventure
of escaping common life”. What struck me about this work is way that
Arnold has captured a sense of isolation and desolation but has also
created a sort of conflict with the incredibly beautiful and awe
inspiring landscape.

The investment potential of this artist is fantastic with his work
having been exhibited all over the world and printed in recent
publications such as Italian Rolling Stone, Giant Robot, Outside,
RE:UP, Men’s Journal, Norwegian Adbusters, National Fisherman, Vision
Magazine, Artweek Magazine and most recently in Juxtapoz, Outside
Magazine, China’s Photographer’s Companion Magazine and Monster
Children issue #16 and on the cover of the free Seattle magazine The
Stranger. You can also find Corey Arnold’s work on four billboards up
in NYC and Los Angeles as well as ads in several major publications
advertising the new series of Deadliest Catch. Looking at his website,
2008 is going to be another big year for Corey with the inclusion of
his work in several solo and group exhibitions. Arnold’s cv is
extremely extensive and his future as a photographer is extremely
bright so if you are looking for a fantastic investment go to the
Humble Arts Foundation and buy one of his photographs for the seriously
low price of US$375.

You can find more information on Corey Arnold on his website, here, and purchase one of his photographs from the Humble Arts Foundation here

**Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic and journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of http://www.artmarketblog.com,
writes the art column for the magazine Antiques and Collectibles for
Pleasure and Profit and contributes to many other publications.