SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Dolby Chadwick Gallery presents Renaissance, an exhibition of photography by Bill Armstrong on view from July 1 through August 28, 2010. Working mostly from reproductions of Renaissance drawings featuring the human figure in different states of movement and repose, Armstrong eliminates much of the original perspective by painting over figure and background with a striking set of colors. Enough shading is visible through the paint, however, to give the figures a subtle sense of modeling. By setting his camera to infinity before photographing the images, the resulting prints are rendered mysteriously out of focus. Such an effect serves to heighten both the kinesthetic energy of the silhouetted bodies as well as the ambiguity of their actions: was the original body bent over in despair or bowed in reverence, leaping into an abyss or preparing for a great embrace? This uncertainty, combined wit