Meet the Artist Robert Buck

Opening reception at Nonna Maria Wood Fired Oven & The Cafe at Stone Mill Thursday, April 30 | 5–7 PM

Join us for an opening reception in collaboration with the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts as we welcome artist Robert Buck.

Artist Statement – Architectural Photography

My architectural photography explores the built landscape of New York State, from Albany to Buffalo, focusing on places shaped by time. I’m drawn to buildings caught between past and present—factories, warehouses, storefronts, and public spaces that carry visible traces of what they once were.

Peeling paint, altered facades, worn surfaces, and shifting light reveal layers of history alongside newer changes. I’m interested in that overlap, where the past remains embedded in the present rather than erased by it.

I use the camera as a creative tool rather than a purely documentary one. Framing, perspective, and light allow me to explore line, texture, shadow, and form, often pushing familiar structures toward abstraction.

The towns and cities between Albany and Buffalo offer a constant record of change. Through this work, I invite viewers to slow down and look more closely at the buildings they pass every day, and to consider how time quietly shapes the places we inhabit.

Enjoy light refreshments, live music by pianist Thomas Hall, and meet the artist. Both the Cafe and Nonna Maria will be open for regular business. The exhibit will be on display all month long.