Born in the impoverished countryside of Jamaica, Rondie Pottinger was emotionallyconnected to its supple landscape at birth, and it has become hislanguage; virtually an extension of who he is. The Pottingercollection expresses this primal connection; displaying anappreciation of nature with an immediacy that only such a background coulddevelop.
Since he hascome to the United States, he has become an accepted mastercraftsman as a graphic artist, extending his expression into a variety ofstyles and media; always, in each case, he has brought with himthe verdant spirit that lives in his blood and heart.
As Mr. Pottinger putsit, "These photographs go beyond art and into the realm ofan intimate love letter to and about nature." His emotionsabout the people, plants and the unique waters of Jamaica that sustainsthem, frame a visual invitation to the island's interior. Theprofound blend of his childlike passion and technological expertisecreate a collection unsurpassed for its blend of that which is mostprimal with that which is most evolved.His work offersyou a unique glimpse into the life, details and art of the Jamaicancountryside. Mr. Pottinger went to great lengths to deliver in color what itmeans to be born from Jamaica's soil.
Whatever your reason for loving the islands, nature, or just the primacy of mother earth, The Pottinger collection offers an encapsulation of what is primitive inside what is digital. These images of the smaller, the slower, and the more organic aspects of life seek to rest in your heart with the same passion that they grew from the artist's.
You are cordially invited.
Rondie Pottinger was born in 1973 in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica. Hemoved to the United States at the age of fifteen. He attended HighSchool in Brooklyn, New York and went on to attend the University ofRochester where he majored in computer science and electricalengineering. For 15 years, he has been one of the most sought-after andrespected graphic artists in New York City for his technical prowess.
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