VALDOSTA – Thomas Dodd creates other worlds through photography.

His photographs have the intricate texture and frenetic dynamism of Rembrandt with the fantastic, often erotic, imagination of Boris Vallejo.

His photos appear as images predating photography. 

Dodd’s powerful photographs are on exhibit at the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts.

The Atlanta-based artist calls his style “painterly photo montage” – “a method he employs in editing software in which he crafts elaborately textured pieces that have a very organic and decidedly non-digital look to them,” according to an artistic statement. 

He has had shows throughout the United States and internationally – Germany, Romania, Argentina, New York City, Mexico City, Orlando, Miami, New Orleans, Tokyo, San Antonio, Seattle, Paris and in his hometown of Atlanta, according to his website. His work has appeared in numerous magazines.

“Although his artwork resembles paintings, his pieces are entirely photographic in nature, fusing many images into a cohesive whole,” according to an artistic statement. “His larger works are often presented in a mixed media form that adds a depth and texture that complements the photography beautifully.”

GALLERY

Artist Thomas Dodd’s “The Painterly Photo” is on exhibit in Josette’s Gallery; along with Georgia Artists with Disabilities 33rd Annual Members’ Exhibition, Price Campbell Foundation and Margaret Mittiga galleries; annual Snow Village display, Roberta George Children’s Gallery. East African Artifacts and Fine European Porcelain permanent exhibits, Tillman Gallery and the Howard Gallery respectively.

Where: Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, 527 N. Patterson St.

Run dates: Shows run through Jan. 3.

Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; closed Sundays and Mondays, except for opening receptions, etc.

Admission: Free.

More information: Visit turnercenter.org, or call (229) 247-2787.