Of Things Not Seen - Tapa dura

In his evocative photographs, Frank Dituri presents glimpses of ordinary reality as evidence of things not actually seen. His wide-ranging works range in style from sharp focus to blurry abstraction. The people and landscapes in this selection of Dituri's photographs suggest unfolding, open-ended narratives. Full of mystery, power and fascination, Dituri's engaging images capture moments of epiphany. They are hauntingly beautiful. Dituri currently teaches at the Libera Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, Italy. His work has been exhibited worldwide and is the subject of several books. Art historian David Lewis explores the visionary aspects of Dituri's photographs in an insightful introduction.

DAVID A. LEWIS, Professor of Art History and former Director of the SFA School of Art, is a specialist in Modern American and European art. Dr. Lewis is the compiler of Rico Lebrun: Consulting the Tangible World (2004) and has written about Dorothy Shakespear Pound, Leonard Baskin, and Michael (Corinne) West. He is currently working on a catalogue of the SFA Galleries' collection of works by the sculptor and painter Samuel Rothbort. Dr. Lewis is the general Editor of LaNana Creek Press, the fine arts press of Stephen F. Austin State University, which he cofounded with Charles D. Jones in 1998. Lewis has organized over thirty exhibitions, and he established the SFASU Museum Studies Certificate program in 2010. Lewis was the first writer recipient of the Heliker-LaHotan Summer residency (2009).