Month: December 2016

“As in my previous work I have intentionally multiple exposed this series of images in-camera (D800E), without alteration/layering in external software such as Photoshop. The reason why is simply because I enjoy this process—taking the creative challenge while out on the field.”

Although this is a photographer that creates double exposures on a digital camera I feel that his work is interesting and although something that I couldn’t create exactly what he has done but the use of natural work is inspiring, I think that I would like to create double exposures where I take images of nature and then expose them again to a cityscape. Although I originally thought that he worked in photoshop but apparently he creates all of his work in camera which I have researched but it seems impossible to complete this kind of challenge on a 35mm film camera. This work was created for AEPGA & Palombar French charities that work in remote parts of Africa to raise money I feel that these images work really well for this campaign offering a mix of humans  and natural landscapes he completes all his work without the aid of photoshop which I find interesting all of his images also fully fill the frame and I have selected a few as an example to show what I mean. I feel that he is exploring the idea of the human race becoming one with nature, helping to preserve not destroy and as his work is based in remote parts of Africa it could also be looking at the preservation of certain species of animals that are endangered. Obviously here I am purely speculating at the thoughts of the photographer and his motives but although I won’t be flying to africa his use of human and nature is interesting enough that it does inspire me to create my own similar works.

I first stumbled across the work of Rider through a band that I listened to, I didn’t realise that his work was screen printing and I find it to be my favourite of all the artists that I have researched as his use of colour and pop culture references make his work appealing to my generation.

Although Rider creates his work digitally for the most part I find that it fits the style of work to have been created using a computer and something I would contemplate creating because it’s work that appeals to me.

Riders work also has a political message about the rising cost of rent among other things, although parts I agree with others I don’t but I find that its interesting and colourful which can offer a counter balance.

Rider also works with Film 4 when they screen films at Somerset House over the summer creating promotional work this is a common theme within his style of work. The image that he was commissioned to create uses bright colours a norm for Rider, and has used cultural references to the film Aguirre, The Wrath of God by Werner Herzog although I have never heard of this film until I began researching Rider but I feel that his work always takes an alternative and abstract look.

Philip Huntington, also known as Dogboy, is a graduate from Camberwell College of Arts who often incorporates screen print and digital methods together. A series of his detailed and fantastical illustrations is a result of his close observation and experiments in anthropomorphic worlds.

Firstly, I find his work to be very interesting and his mixture of digital and silk screen printing is very intriguing. I find myself drawn to his works because of his use of colour and the fact it isn’t traditional at all.

I have looked at other commissions that he has completed and find myself looking for a hidden meaning within the work that he then goes onto explain them within his blog. I find that his works could help inspire me for my own work.

For example, this piece of work on the right is from when the mars rover landed, it’s a very futuristic spin on a very important event which is something that I can admire because his work isn’t serious, I am unsure if he digitally screen prints or if he uses silk screens but whatever way he chooses to create his work I find it very aesthetically pleasing and I would like to create a piece of work like this or similar.

Heretic is an illustration and screen printing studio founded in 2005 by Luke Frost, Jon Rundall and Therese Vandling. Their work usually involves blending elements of collage and drawing, exposing exotically hyperreal visuals. Heretic has recently collaborated with Sonic Boom in the project, Animorphia, an experimental piece in print, light and sound which was displayed at the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia.

this screen print is a basically a giant pun, they have played on locations within London using celebrities Muhammad Ali Pally for example is Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally) I find their use of minimal colour to work very well and it almost seems like a pen and ink drawing which I find to be interesting this is something that I could possibly develop within my own work.

They also collaborate with other people to experiment with print and light which was why I chose to look at this particular artist as experimental is very much part of this project.

I am unsure if they’re just projecting the actual screen print onto the room or if it has actually been screen printed directly on to the room, it almost has an effect of an optical illusion and I just find this work interesting for that simple fact.