Contact Info : KARPOV THE WRECKED TRAIN
Karpov the Wrecked Train
Documentary Photojournalist
Born 1985. Lives & works in Detroit
Karpov has been committed to documentary photography, taking on long term projects while addressing social issues and daily life stories.
Karpov frequently travels around the world for assignments and independent documentary projects.
Karpov the Wrecked Train: Artist Statement
I use photography as a means to document the world around me. My personal work emphasizes a critical view of social, political and cultural issues, I strive for the tension between chaos and order, visual chaos is everywhere. As a result, viewers often see my photography as interactions of social life and the realities of labor and class. A common theme is my fascination and capture of seeking out the unknown and the stories that are not at first obvious. I photograph people in their natural environments because I am curious of what lies behind their eyes and where they have been and where they hope to go.
He has photographed everything from commercial architecture, magazine editorial pieces, music events, political activism, and other news photojournalism. Karpov is better known for his work photographing the everyday lives of people in and around the city’s he’s lived in… capturing intensely personal and spontaneous images of everyday life. Karpov is able to elevate his work beyond mere facts.
Since 2009, he has exhibited his work over the Detroit and New York metro areas
Contact:
email:karpovwreckedtrain@gmail.com
websites:
http://cargocollective.com/karpovthewreckedtrain
http://michiganballet.tumblr.com
http://mittenhardcore.tumblr.com
phone: (248) 4347020
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Curriclum vitae
Profile:
A strong foundation in photojournalism photography, editorial, commercial, advertising, fashion, and sports. Subjects range from everyday/business people, professional / local bands, models, clothing, food and beverages, and jewelry.
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Solo Exhibitions:
Movement Frozen in Time, Ferndale, MI (2012)
Suroeste, Detroit, MI (2012)
Trumbullplex, Detroit, MI (2010)
Fort Street Art Gallery, Detroit, MI (2010)
AJ’s Café, Ferndale, MI (2009-2010)
LA Café, Waterford, MI (2009)
Brown Sugar, Flint, MI (2008)
Le Café’, New York, NY (2007)
Jonthan Shorr Art Gallery, New York, NY (2006)
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Selected Group Exhibitions:
Beyond the Bar - LGBT - Start Gallery -Detroit (2013) West of Center, Northville Art House - Northville (2013)
ABK vs Karpov, The Atrium - Detroit (2013)
Detroit From the Ashes - Park Shelton (2012)
ABK vs KARPOV - Park Shelton - Detroit (2012)
DC3 Accelerator Gallery Opening : Small Stories, Detroit, MI (2012)
[sic] Press Release, Detroit, MI (2012)
Pop Up Noel Night, Detroit, MI (2011)
Pop Up Art Detroit Showcase, Detroit, MI (2010)
Cass Café ‘Detroit & Issues’, Detroit, MI (2010)
Inside/Out : Belle Isle Conservatory Art Show (2010)
The Future Gallery, Royal Oak, MI (2010)
Yelp’s Art Attack, CAID, Detroit, MI (2010)
Ronald McDonald House of Detroit (2010)
Fort Street Gallery, Detroit, MI (2009)
7th annual Sounds & Spirits, Detroit, MI (2008)
Spring Fling Art Fair, Ferndale, MI (2008)
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Publications / Press:
The Name Has Something To Do With Russia or Chess or … Amtrak - Stage & Canvas Real Detroit Weekly (2012)
Suroeste: A photographer’s immersion in the life of Southwest Detroit - MLIVE.COM (2012)
A wrecked train documents life in photos - The Detroit Regional News Hub (2012)
Blue Canvas Magazine Artist Profile (2011)
TheDetroiter.com (2010)
Real Detroit, Volume 11 Issue 47 City Beat (2010)
The CAID, Yelps Art Attack Artists (website) (2010)
Real Detroit, Volume 11 Issue 37, Stage and Canvas pp. 20 (2009)
Blank Page, Fall Photography Issue (2009)
The Oakland Press, “Kenny Corbin Photographic Exhibition,” The Arts Section, (2009)
Underground Review, Volume 1 Issue 3, Schultz (2009)
Real Detroit, Volume 10 Issue 43, Ruxton Co. (2009)
Underground Review, “The Photography Issue,” pp. 18-19 (2009)
The Loving Touch, “People of Detroit,” pp. 6 (2009)
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Work Experience:
Detroit Jewish News (January 2013 - Present)
Automotive News Magazine (July 2012 - Present)
Crain’s Detroit Business ( December 2011 - Present)
Detroit Regional News Hub (March 2010 - Present)
Orphan Typhoon (February 2011 - August 2011)
FLIGHT Tour (December 2009 - August 2011)
Real Detroit Weekly (December 2009 - December 2010)
Urbane Group (August 2008 - November 2010)
Jonathan Shorr Art Gallery (Assistant Art Director)(New York, NY) September 2006-August 2008)
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Clients:
Detroit Creative Corridor Center
Tour de’troit
SPHINX
Communication Associates
Automotive News
Module
Detroit Free Press
O’Brien / Edwards Construction
The Fulkerson Group
Qickenloans
Detroit’s Christmas Wonderfest
City Loft
WDET
ALPHA Music Detroit
Local Portion
Detroit Soup
Grand River Creative Corridor
Country Club of Detroit
Bassett & Bassett Incorporated
Somerset Collection
WWJ News Radio
Southwest Detroit Business Association
NBC Biggest Loser
Urban Neighborhood Initiatives
Crain’s Detroit Business
Gemela Design llc
The Detroit Shoppe
SHEI
Paragon Properties
Urbane Apts
Detroit News
Pam Nodel
Intimacy
Campus Martius Park
Hostel Detroit
Freedman Communications
First Element Entertainment
Detroit Regional News Hub
I Like My Style
Tour de’Troit
The Art of Power (film)
SingleBarrel Detroit
NSO (Neighborhood Service Organization)
Infinity and Ovation Yacht Charters
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Favorite photographer:
Chris Killip
