Glendale Arts presents “A Collision in Color: Photography by Robert Fitzgerald,” a solo photography exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Robert Fitzgerald. The show will be on view through Aug. 30 at ace/121 Gallery.

Using a blend of analog and digital techniques, Fitzgerald transforms fleeting, everyday sights into visually striking abstractions that draw the viewer into a heightened sensory experience. In “A Collision in Color,” the resulting works are photographs that come alive with movement, saturated in bold hues that capture the intensity, texture and beauty of the urban and natural environments that surround us.

A long-standing fascination with surfaces, particularly walls, anchors much of his work. 

“A photograph is a two-dimensional object but even in an image of a flat surface like a wall, there’s a third dimension represented by texture,” said Fitzgerald. 

His passion for vivid color is deeply rooted in his admiration for Fauvism, the early 20th century movement known for its expressive use of hue and form. 

“I would say I’m a fauvist – maybe even an absurd fauvist,” he said. 

The collision of form, tone and energy that lies at the heart of the exhibition was inspired in part by the artist’s travels to Mexico where the combination of colors and architecture were “a revelation” for Fitzgerald. In Back Alley, taken in Guanajuato, Mexico, “the colors were latent in the stones and didn’t emerge until I pushed the color saturation. I’ve always been drawn to colors colliding in ways no one expects,” he shared.

“Color is not just seen; it is felt,” added Fitzgerald. “After decades of shaping emotion through sound in film and television, I began exploring photography as another way to express what can’t always be said. ‘A Collision in Color’ is my first exhibition and I’m grateful and excited to share this chapter of my creative evolution in a space like ace/121 Gallery that champions artistic exploration in all its forms.”

ace/121 Gallery is operated by Glendale Arts and is located at 121 N. Kenwood St. in Glendale. The Gallery is open Wednesday-Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Additional details are available at ace121gallery.com.