Dissertation Proposal

David Hockney Limerick.

There was an old man from Bradford,

Who one day released the cable cord,

It was only then that he noticed,

That traditional one-dimensional focused,

Photography made him very bored!

Ok, so poetry was never my strong point, but you get the idea. By the end of play today I will hopefully have on paper exactly where my dissertation is heading.

Chris

Puddles

A new take on 'A Bigger Splash' perhaps?

Chris

Northern Delights

Salts Mill Gallery, Saltaire.

Impressions Gallery.

Bradford 1 Gallery.

National Media Museum.

I think the one thing that annoys me most about galleries, including the Turner Contemporary in Margate, is their insistence on banning all photography within the art space. Why can I not take a photograph of an image I like that is hanging in your art gallery?

If I am ever lucky enough to have a solo show, I will have a sign stating exactly the opposite. "Photography is NOT banned." You can hold me to that, even when I'm rich and famous.

Chris

Imagine at the Old Lookout

I was lucky enough to be involved in a small exhibition at the Old Lookout Gallery in Broadstairs over the last weekend. There was a great mixture of work on display, showing the real diversity that bringing eleven of this year's second year Photography Students together creates, no two pieces were alike.

 

 

A few hours spent curating on Sunday afternoon where a great experience, even if the number of visitors was slightly lacking due to the poor weather. Thankfully with Anita and Joy for company, this didn't get our spirits down.

Chris

In Search of Hockney

The finished article for Documenting the Real.

It didn't quite work out as planned, but ok nonetheless.

Chris

Joiners

Today I had my first look at the book Hockney On Photography; Conversations with Paul Joyce. AF kindly lent this to me for a few days to peruse, explore and gain inspiration. There is something about Joiners which just strike a chord with me. I appreciate they are not to everyone's taste, but they are to mine and as such this coming weekend sees my Documenting the Real shoot, which relates to Hockney. It's a bit of a secret at the moment, so no more hints from me just yet.

Chris