Primary Light

With his new soft-focus images of bodies and heads, Weber strays further into territory already colonized by Bill Jacobsen. But he distinguishes himself with the variety of his rich monochromatic toning and peculiar intensity of his regard.

As with his last show, the work has an almost fetishistic quality, it seems to spring from the desire to capture and preserve, and tightly frame an evanescent emotion, a dissolving memory. Most of Weber’s subjects appear lit from within, some with a lovely fading light, others glowing so brightly they’re all but consumed in a burst of white-hot energy.

— Vince Aletti

Blurred frontal face in deep purple tones. From Primary Light by Fred Weber.

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Dimly lit face turned down, surrounded by soft black shadows. From Primary Light by Fred Weber.

Face dissolving into a haze of cobalt blue. From Primary Light by Fred Weber.

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Shifting, obscured face in cool blue tones. From Primary Light by Fred Weber.

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Soft portrait of a resting woman, glowing in midnight blue. From Primary Light by Fred Weber.

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Pale hand floating in dense bluish mist. From Primary Light by Fred Weber.

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Disappearing hand forming a loose gesture in deep indigo. From Primary Light by Fred Weber.

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Blurry human form partially visible in layered, foggy blue. From Primary Light by Fred Weber.

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Hazy standing figure mid-step, bathed in violet light. From Primary Light by Fred Weber.

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Glowing figure washed out in cold white and pale blue. From Primary Light by Fred Weber.

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Bust of a male figure in sculptural pose, filtered through blue-gray light. From Primary Light by Fred Weber.

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Barely visible figure emerging from blackness with pink-purple glow. From Primary Light by Fred Weber.

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Standing human shape glowing in white light against a darkened background. From Primary Light by Fred Weber.

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