• Working with one of the most enduring subjects in art and certainly in photography-the human body-Terry Scopelliti gives us fresh eyes to see the grace, exuberance and even oddity of the male form in this series of nudes.

-Katherine Ware-Juror-Southern Exposure2004 

• Scopelliti does something similarly revisionist with the nude, a form that has often seemed more about flesh as the photographer's putty than advertisement for its owner's personality and quirks. Scopelliti's male nudes, posed against a black backround, are far removed from the musclebound hunks that have dominated art photography. Scopelliti's subject is lithe and flamboyant, a dancer or preformer clearly used to expressing himself through his body, whether balanced on tiptoes or affecting a vampish hand-on-hip pose. In these black-and-white images founded on movement, the subject coquettishly exhibits his body-revealing here, withholding there- in a way the leaves no doubt about who is in control.

• Nude #30-Scopelliti's use of lighting and shade was effective when capturing this shot of the male figure. This image shows interesting depth from the legs in the forefront in relation to the rest of the body focusing inward. Understanding Scopelliti's intent is not easy with any of his pieces. I like that. The classic tradition of nude studies feels evident in his expression, but infused with a psychological rabbit hole, making the viewing a dizzying ride between beauty, antiquity and something nameless.

• Nude #16-This male figure appears to be haunted by something and wants to escape from his reality. Objectively, the color and shape of the man can alternatively be appreciated as an in-animate image. Depth is achieved by the elongated position of the figure. Perhaps a horrible occurrence transpired. The relentless darkness makes an escape an act of futility.

• Nude #25-The darkness and shade usage works very well in this captured moment. I say darkness because it feels shaped not by light, but rather by the blacks and grays. Like all of Scopelliti's images in this  show, the narrative is hard to pin down, due to the numerous possible interpretations. Great art does that. It's open ended: everything's possible and prone to endless debate and discussion. Terry Scopelliti's photography opens this dialog and keeps us guessing and probing, might I add, willingly.

• The artist demands attention with his stark, edgy and provocative images, which draw admiration from some and discomfort from others.

• Terry Scopelliti's trio of minimalist scan-a-grams, "Unwrapped I,II and III " results from capturing images on an open scanner. His sculptural forms appear like twists of crepe paper caught in midflight, with light, movement and textural detail set against a stark black backround.