Bob Killen

Soda Lake Winter from the Frictionsmooth exhibition at the Desert Light Gallery

Frictionsmooth
Photographs by Bob Killen
Exhibition: 3/15/2009 - 6/15/2009

Since the turn of the last century, transcontinental railroads have promoted rail travel to national parks by producing framed prints and advertizing art that depicts the beauty of these national treasures. The tradition of close ties between the railroads, art, and national parks continues at the Desert Light Gallery in Kelso Depot Visitor Center.

Mojave National Preserve invites desert travelers to experience Bob Killen’s latest photographic art exhibition, Frictionsmooth.  This is the second collection of prints in Killen’s Back to Loneliness series featuring various geographic sections of Mojave National Preserve. Frictionsmooth explores the desert’s stillness and magical light as it unites the smooth surfaces of Soda Lake and the friction of the nearby cinder cones and lava beds. Killen’s cinematic style, reflective of his commercial editorial work, applies a fine art edge to the saturated hues produced by the interplay of weather, lighting, and atmosphere on desert plants and landforms.

Limited edition prints from exhibitions are available for purchase at the Western National Parks Association (WNPA) bookstore inside the Kelso Depot Visitor Center. Proceeds from print sales fund projects aimed at promoting the understanding and enjoyment of Mojave National Preserve.