Edition Information

 
Ready to Ship
The Seeming Impenetrability of the Space Between
by Colin Blakely

ARTIST STATEMENT

I live quietly in this midwestern city of ghosts and mutterers.
-Charles Baxter

“Somewhere in Middle America” in the most basic sense, is a project about the 400 and 500 blocks of Keech Avenue, an examination of my immediate surroundings. Bordered on one side by Michigan Stadium and by Almendinger Park on the other, both entities play an important role in the identity of the neighborhood. We have literally thousands of visitors come from all over the country to visit the stadium and participate in the American ritual of Big-10 College Football. People also come from all around town to visit the park and participate in activities there. Visitors to both places inevitably end up passing through Keech Avenue.

My photographs depict this street and the people that inhabit it- both the ones that live here and the ones that visit. Some I know quite well, others are complete strangers. Overall, the work tells the story of a community that is holding on to a vanishing way of life. It is about a group of people living quite literally in Middle America- geographically, economically, politically- at a time when our notions concerning what this means are quickly changing. Having shunned the constant call of the “suburbs,” we live in a small neighborhood close to downtown. Here, the passing of time is defined as much by the rituals we collectively participate in as by the months on a calendar. This work is a celebration of and possibly a eulogy to our way of life.

newsletter Learn more - read Jen's introduction to this edition.

More about Colin Blakely.tinyarrow

More art by Colin Blakely

  • The Suspension of Physics Necessary for All Athletic Endeavors
  • An Inability to Shake the Feeling of Running the Wrong Way into the Unknown
  • The Emptiness Left by a Denial of the Use for which it was Intended
  • Recollection of the Battles Fought Maintaining the Home Front

The Seeming Impenetrability of the Space Between

by Colin Blakely

archival pigment print

  • Custom Order

    Select your print and frame:
    • 8.5"x11" 24
    • 17"x22" 240
    • 30"x40" 2400

  • Unframed prints usually ship within 5 days of purchase.

  • Custom orders ship 3 to 4 weeks after purchase. For faster delivery, select Ready to Ship. Quantities and selection of Ready-to-Ship art are limited.

  • amazon

ADDITIONAL PRINT INFORMATION

  • Limited-edition, exclusive to 20x200
  • Museum quality: archival inks, 100% cotton rag paper
  • Artist-signed + numbered certificate of authenticity included
  • Directly supports the artist

These prints are created using archival pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper with a luster finish.

Our quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the images, not the printed image itself. We do not alter the aspect ratio, nor do we crop or resize the artists’ originals. All of our prints have a minimum border of .5 inches to allow for framing.

 

How to Frame Your Art

All of our prints have a minimum border of .25 inches to allow for framing. We do not alter the aspect ratio, crop or resize the artists' originals—quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the image, not the printed image itself. For exact image sizes and more helpful info, view our framing guides: