At the Deep Ellum Art Co., which is located on Commerce Street, there is a combination of live music and art being displayed. At this very moment, the gallery wall is already crammed with photographs taken during concerts. ‘Music in Frames: A Thousand Words of Sound’ is the name of the exhibition.
“I basically got some of the best photographers that I know in town and put this show together,” said Andrew Sherman, who is both a photographer and an exhibit curator.
Local acts, such as The Toadies, Post Malone, and Erykah Badu, are featured in the photographs, as are all of the stages that are depicted in the photographs.
Sherman remarked, “She’s very local,” as he looked at a photograph that he had taken of Badu wearing a silver hat during her annual birthday show the previous year. “She’s the Queen of the local scene.”
Mike Brooks, Vera ‘Velma’ Hernandez, Carly May Gravley, Madison Raney, and Sherman are the five photographers whose work is displayed in the exhibition.
“For a concert photographer these days, a lot of times you don’t see your work in print,” according to Sherman. “It’s just on Instagram or the internet.”
Because of the exhibit, visitors are brought to the forefront.
“The thing about Dallas is, talent is incredible here,” according to Sherman. “This place puts on a very remarkable show. The result of this is that we have an incredible collection of photographers here.
From rock to punk to pop, the exhibit features a wide range of musical styles. Sherman’s Dallas Famous podcast has featured interviews with other local musicians, including Tim DeLaughter from Polyphonic Spree, who is one of the artists portrayed in the photographs.
“If you go to this side of the wall it’s the Stones…it’s AC/DC,” according to Sherman. “Then you go to the other side, Carly May, and it’s like a who’s who of pop stars.”
There is one item for everyone.
Sherman stated, “A concert is, it’s a wild beast,” during the event. “Everybody sounds great in my photos, and I feel that’s true for all of us.”
Music in Frames will be on exhibit at Deep Ellum Art Co. through late February. You can purchase photographs from the exhibition on the website.
Sherman said sales from his Texas series of photos and all of Brooks’ photos will go to support Foundation 45, which provides mental health support for Dallas creatives.
