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Top Image
“Magritte Stole Corfe Castle”, left, is my reinterpretation of René Magritte’s 1959, “The Castle of the Pyrenees”.
Other Pictures
“God’s Light St Paul’s”
Woman with a flash of red standing in a shaft of light is a fairly standard street photography shot. I think it is made more interesting by the shadowy figure to the right of the frame. (However, when I entered it in competition, the judge did not agree.)
Maybe would have been better had the shadowy figure been approaching from behind her – more sinister.
“Captured Souls”
Shot at the Stourbridge glass biennale on 24th September
Liked by Vic Attfield, but few other people.
The background above was shot on a mist morning at Stoke Common; the bird in Langley Park; clouds, Hastings Meadow; and the three birds, Kefalonia. Aesthetically, the blue sky is an exact contrast in terms of hue to the misty yellow background. The idea is that the bird is a portal to another space/ time.
A combination of 2 images shot on the 29th September photo walk with the Amersham Photographic Society in London. The similarity in poses highlights the point of the exhibition.
“Four Paramedic Shifts”
Shot on 4 consecutive days; 4 shifts when the subject leaves her safe, feminine, home environment to face whatever the harsh reality of the Ambulance service.
Needed the NHS lanyard to be more “obvious”. Also more emphasis on the ambulance in the background, which is only suggested by the colouring stripe in this version.
“Burford Peril”
Egg on the edge of a presumably high ledge. Shot from below to create a sense of jeopardy.
Did well in the competition on 22nd November at the Stoke Poges Photographic Club.
The layer of dripping paint (locally shot oily panel) has been added to make the shot more interesting. Did not so well in competition, probably because its not obvious why the dripping paint effect has been added.
New Artists
The philosophical movement of Capitalist Realism as embraced by Banksy, Kurt Cobain, Sigmar Polke and Gerhard Richter, and defined by Mark Fisher.
Georg Baselitz – (b. 1938) neo-expressionist, most know for upside-down figurative paintings.
Lucio Fontana – (1899-1968) Slash paintings, simultaneously represent the death of painting as an art form, and a portal to an alternative universe.
Albert Oehlen – (b. 1954) German contemporary of Richter, Polke, and Baselitz. (Notorious painting of Adolf Hitler).
Rafal Olbinski – (b. 1945) Polish surrealist painter.
Pat Steir – (b.1940) American abstract painter best known for the black “waterfall” drip paintings.
Long Term Projects & Progress Against Goals
New Camera Set-Up
Time spent setting the custom buttons on my new Sony A1 and with 70-200 GM II lens. Workflow definition: 11th September and 13th.
Distinctions
My potential woodland A panel was revised for presentation at the Amersham PIC group meeting in December.
Notes:
Posts:
Andy – it’s all turning into a serious body of work! It’s impressive how you show different styles and subjects and are not afraid to show ‘failures’ as well as ‘successes’. Some more specific comments:
・The Magritte reinterpretations look great – however I still feel the artists work should be a starting point rather than a template
・Dripping paint and NHS worker need a bit more work
∙ Cropping on “Gods light’ and ‘Hard Climb” is………………..courageous
∙ Gear description is rapidly becoming a historic piece
∙ Happy New Year
Thank you. I specifically agree with the specific comments and these are a well needed nudge to update the site in a number of areas. Watch this space.
Happy new year.