Steven Hyatt's haunted works
Steven Hyatt said that everything he has done artistically has happened by chance. About a year ago, he was walking down the street when he came across a dead bird.
The skull was picked bare, but the body was still as beautiful and intact as it has been when the bird was alive.
Hyatt had never seen anything like it and has since been inspired to photograph dead animals and bones in a way that highlights their beauty.
This Friday at Imaging Arts Gallery, Hyatt and eight other artists will be featuring their work at "DEADication," an art show with startling and fearsome images honoring the dark side.
Hyatt is the gallery coordinator at Imaging Arts and is well-known for his photographs of the churches of Charleston.
He also creates abstract Polaroid manipulations where he interrupts the developing process and creates colorful, surreal imprints of the original image.
"The process of creating inspires me," Hyatt says. "I make art to get things inside of me out, and other times to take something in.
"I fell in love with art because of the freedom in it and the idea that its possibilities are as endless as the mind of the creator."
Meet Hyatt at 5-8 p.m. Friday at the gallery, 175 King St.
The gallery will be transformed into a haunted space and costumes are encouraged.
Next Event: "DEADication": Opening 5-8 p.m. Friday at Imaging Arts Gallery, 175 King St. Free.
Website: www.stevenhyattphotography.com, www.churchesofcharleston.com
Contact Info: hyatts3@gmail.com
Birth date and place: March 17, Spartanburg
Residence: Charleston, about 7 years
Family: Mother, Eydie; father, Steve; brothers, Kendall, Charlie and Mathew; sister, Katie; son, Edan.
Education: Studied philosophy and religion at College of Charleston and Winthrop University.
Career: Fine art printer and gallery coordinator at Imaging Arts, photographer
Goals: To turn my Churches of Charleston Project into a book, and to be happy.
Influences: The time I spend in churches. I am influenced and motivated by creating in general and seeing things created by others.
Price Range: $150-$1,500
