For more information:
Bob Edwards
Public Relations Department Assistant
Glenville State College
Glenville, West Virginia
(304) 462-7361 ext. 7610

Glenville, WV—The digital photography of Paul Hartmann is now on display at the Glenville State College Fine Arts Gallery. The Light Fingered show is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday as well as one hour before special events at the GSC Fine Arts Building and will hang through December 13. The exhibit features original digitally altered photography of Paul Hartmann, also known as ‘the light monkey.’ Hartmann said, “Light Monkey is a name that Albert Einstein called photographers of his day because he thought they were unimaginative and did nothing but copy light.”

Hartmann has been taking photographs for most of his life, but he has been totally engrossed in digital photography since purchasing a digital camera in 2005. All of the photographs in the Light Fingered show are original pictures taken by Hartmann that have been digitally altered to create a variety of effects. “It is machine generated, but as far as I am concerned, it is still art, just expressed through a new medium,” said Hartmann.

Hartmann and his wife Teresa have been living in Gilmer County, West Virginia, since 1981 after moving here from Kentucky. The couple has owned and managed the Towne Book Store in Glenville since 1994. Some of the artist’s photos are also on display in the store.

Several of Hartmann’s photos have hung in exhibits across the nation. His work has been featured in Best of Photography Annual 2007, photographer’s forum magazine, and at Tamarack in Beckley, West Virginia. Hartmann is also an active member of Allied Artists of West Virginia.

All of the photographs in the Light Fingered show on display in the GSC Fine Arts Gallery are available for purchase. To learn more about the artist or purchase one of his photos, stop by the Towne Book Store or visit his website at www.alightmonkey.com.