https://www.ilanwolff.com/ Ilan Wolff has established a large body of work using the ‘Camera Obscura’ or pinhole camera. His career has spanned decades with work produced around the globe. He utilises various sizes of canisters and tubes to produce his images, The curvature of the can, which causes the film to Read more…
Pep Ventosa is a practitioner who plays with the idea of showing an image of something we know reconstructed in a way to play with the mind, and showing us an image constructed out of one single moment in time. As Pep Ventosa states, ‘I like exploring the space between Read more…
https://www.billarmstrongphotography.com/ Bill Armstrong has established a strong presence in the abstract workspace. The work spans decades and is represented in several galleries globally including the Hackelbury Fine Art in London. The most recent book produced is Isolation and Confinement with essays that cover various individuals either incarcerated of isolated due Read more…
Man Ray (1890-1976) was an artist that worked in various mediums, most significantly, photography and painting were where he is best known. His practice spanned many of the well-known movements including an informal connection to both Dada and the ensuing Surrealism. Both Dada and Surrealism are considered the for-runners to Read more…
Is it real? and how are we receiving the image is the core of the weeks’ investigation. These two aspects play together well. There are images out in the wild that are accepted not because they are trying to impose fake images but because we have the pre-knowledge that it Read more…
There has been much thought along with this abstract progression and finding context. Many have suggested that follow the art history trail. Surrealism and abstract expressionism both leap out as possible avenues of interest however, sadly at this stage I feel that neither fit the bill to inform the practice. Read more…
From investigations, it’s clear that the context of photographic images is swayed and changed with how the image is consumed. This is a significant factor that any practitioner has to consider when producing any body of work. Abstract images, where I am currently practice is no exception to the issue Read more…