ALLAN TEGER (USA)
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“Venice Carnival” is hand coloring black and white photographs.
Selected areas have been painted with oils. It is printed on traditional
fiber based paper and processed to archival standards.

Allan Teger began hand coloring black and white photographs in 1978,
before this old process regained its popularity. He likes it, he says,
"because it is the color of memory - the timeless moment where we can
still feel the energy of all the people who could have passed by that spot."
Allan's first subjects were the remains of old Americana: diners,
amusement parks and carousels, old theaters and fast food stands,
neon signs, 50's cars, art deco buildings and the old southwest. When
those subjects became hard to find, he began photographing in Europe,
where his subjects were cafes, storefronts, architecture, holy sites,
cottages and marketplaces, street scenes, doors and windows.

Allan Teger is self taught in art and photography, but holds a Ph.D. in
psychology. He left academics after 12 years as a professor, counselor
and dean to devote full time to art. His background in psychology of
consciousness, mysticism, and meditation have greatly influenced his
work.

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