Dennis Covey - The Artist

			“My passion for photography began at the early age of 12. I was mesmerized by the magic of an image appearing as a print in a darkroom tray. Photography remained with me as part enthusiasm, hobby and part-time career throughout high school and while completeing a Visual and Performing Arts degree at USIU, my final term resulting in an acting internship at the Old Globe Theatre. My background and BFA in acting greatly contributes to my understanding of and directing talent. During the last thirty years, I have built an internationally-known clientele for my San Diego-based commercial photography studio Covey Media. I create images for fashion, catalog & advertising. I became aware of “digital” more than twenty years ago, voraciously studying all aspects of technical, artistic and scientific develpments and embracing it all as fervently as I had photography in the darkroom. But with an even greater intensity, this was much more powerful than the image in the darkroom tray! My personal work was the first to evolve in the computer as I slowly transitioned my business from traditional film/darkroom to digital. The transition took almost fifteen years. My personal artwork has been digital since before there was a way to get it back out of the computer as a print, like in the darkroom. Now I create my personal imagery exclusively for canvas editions and print the editions myself. My commercial work has evolved from traditional photography to a new style of work that utilizes the images in the digital realm . . . virtually all media. My years of work for men's fashion and underwear catalogs, fitness certifying organizations and publications plus my own art studies, gave me a great understanding of the male physique and musculature and how to light it for photography. Sculpting the human physique with light is what I do for 2 dimensional media. And now that my personal and commmercial work shared the same space, I had to get out of the computer. I started looking for an additional form of artistic expression This lead me to lifecast sculpting. Over seven years of testing materials, learning and experimenting, great failures and succcesses, now I capture the human physique as 3 dimensional sculptures. The hands-on creative process in sculpting provides a perfect balance in artistic expression, utilizing state of the art technology for the realization of my vision and imagery as canvases and prints, and ancient egyptian practices and techniques resulting in sculptures. It’s all magic!”.

			Located in the Art Union Building in Golden Hill, San Diego, CA. This is also my gallery and home which I share with my dog, Ginger. The historic Carpenters Union Hall was converted into Artist spaces which house designers, painters, a dance and movement studio, The Women's Reclamation History Museum, glass artist, and The Fern Street Circus. My studio occupies 4000 square ft. with 26 ft. ceilings, which makes it more than adequate for living, working, gallery and allowing the spirit to soar.
	Contact:
			Dennis Covey Covey Editions 2323 Broadway #200 San Diego, CA 92102 619-341-2444

Clients include: Interactive Male, International Male, Undergear, RoosterGear.com, Helen Of Troy/Revlon, The Paper Magic Group, California Costumes, InCharacter Costumes, Mario Chiodo Studios (Imagineering Inc.), Hallmark International, Providence Systems Inc., Speedo, Gatorz Sunglasses, PETCO, La Costa Products, KSON, Jefferson-Pilot Corporation, Coronado Leather, Pearle Vision, Spells On The Web, Sun America Corporation, Cox Communications, The DreamTeam, American Council on Exercise, Mailboxes Etc., Scrubbs, Chelo Publishing-Exercise For Men, Women Of State, Men Of The Millennium, OBC Womens Calendar and Playgirl Magazine.

Visit my full commercial photography web site by clicking here: www.denniscovey.com.