The Peeling Paint on Iron Bench, Kyoto; 1981 Notes: Pg 167 …under the auspices of Alfred Steiglitz extolled photography as an art form in its own right. For De Zayas, however, ‘photography is not Art, but photographs can be made into Art’. The statement is of significance because its puts into play so many assumptions regarding… Continue reading Photography as a Fine Art| Graham Clarke in The Photograph, 1992
Month: December 2015
The Portrait in Photography| Graham Clarke in The Photograph, 1992
Untitled No.122 1983 Colour photograph 220 x 146.7 cm Notes: The Portrait in Photography Pg 101 The portrait in Photography is one of the most problematic areas of photographic practice. …. ‘at virtually every level, and within every context the portrait photograph is fraught with ambiguity. And part of this ambiguity relates to the question… Continue reading The Portrait in Photography| Graham Clarke in The Photograph, 1992
Lightbox + Shelf + Research Catalogue = End-Of-Term Exhibition
We took the opportunity on Tuesday morning to set up out of the way of the confusion of the chaos that will ensue on Wednesday (day of the deadline). Throughout the morning Heeding and I did most of the preparation measuring out our space (equal lengths between the wall and the opposing work, as well… Continue reading Lightbox + Shelf + Research Catalogue = End-Of-Term Exhibition
Merchandising
An added part of my collaborative work was experimentation with materials. At the initial conception of the Group Exhibition we had in mind a Gallery Gift Shop idea in which we planned to mass-produce our artwork onto everyday objects. Although out exhibition proposal has changed significantly since then, we still felt it was necessary to… Continue reading Merchandising
Artist Lecture: Anne Hardy – 08.12.15
Notations, 2012 in-studio set up Incidence 2009 PHYSICS the intersection of a line, or something moving in a straight line, such as a beam of light, with a surface. Anne Hardy’s photographs depict fictional spaces which have both a magical and naturalistic quality.Constructed within the studio using a range of materials, from disintegrating found objects to… Continue reading Artist Lecture: Anne Hardy – 08.12.15
Year 1: Symposium| End of Term Exhibition
The First Year Exhibition was very eye opening, looking at our previous experience of putting on our first exhibition. The works remind very varied and there was a keen exploration of a lot of topics, as well as with materials. I felt that the curation was a lot more sophisticated then ours in the first… Continue reading Year 1: Symposium| End of Term Exhibition
Selfie Series| New Imagery| Lizzie
Lizzie Lizzie’s images remain much more playful, and these images are in a new direction from the previous images. Appealing to the personality of the sitter there are many more images to select from which I am looking forward to going through and editing accordingly. Obscured Faces Hair Tousling
Selfie Series|New Imagery| Ruby
Ruby’s images remain much more relax and simple. Much less about here personality is revealed (it must be noted these are test photographs), however there is a condition and connection to the camera that I enjoy. These images remain more relax and unposed and this is the direction I am interested in heading into towards… Continue reading Selfie Series|New Imagery| Ruby
Selfie Series| New Imagery| Gaia
Gaia Gaia’s images are significantly different to the previous images. However I maintain they reflect the personality of the sitter. What I enjoy about the image is what they reveal about the sitter (from my perspective) as well as their larger capacity to wok as standalone photographs. These images point to Gaia as being very… Continue reading Selfie Series| New Imagery| Gaia
Collective Exhibition| UPDATED
There have been many changes to the idea of our collective exhibition, but as of this week we have finally settled on an idea that will satisfy the entire group and not be too rushed or ill considered the week before the exhibition. After a secondary 2:1 meeting with Theory Tutor (JDM) and Tutor (Elizabeth… Continue reading Collective Exhibition| UPDATED
Drawing| UPDATED: DECEMBER
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Artist Lecture: Edwin Zwakman – 01.12.15
Later… (2001) at Aperture Gallery’s Nature as Artificeexhibition A visual artist from the Netherlands whose works explore the interaction between reality and photography, either with staged photography, either in his studio or in public space. Works in the studio include a long-running series of pictures showing scale models of Dutch landscapes and interiors. And this landscape… Continue reading Artist Lecture: Edwin Zwakman – 01.12.15