P29: Ex 1.3: a short narrative series.

Use readily available images to make a short narrative series of 4 – 6 collages based on a recent or contemporary news event.   The following collages reflect my take on recent news items which cover the recent Syrian refugee crisis.  There is no intention to belittle the plight of the refugees.   My intention is to…

P 25 Ex 1.2.2:re-make of an existing work of art using photography.

This can be a simple re-staging – using photography – of an existing painting, drawing or print, or a more elaborate figurative tableau. My photograph is based on a sculpture by Futurist Umberto Boccioni called “Unique forms of continuity in space” (1913) In true Futurist manner, I have ignored the traditional view of art reflected in…

P. 25: Ex 1.2: Wendy McMurdo’s doubles.

Discuss a photograph that takes an existing work of art as its starting point.  Write a 500-word reflection on your chosen piece in your learning log. Although in her interview with Sheila Lawson McMurdo references several works of art which have influenced her series, I have chosen Eli Lotar’s “L’Abattoir ” from the series “Aux abattoirs…

D I & C: P.21 Exercise 1.1

Using a list of artists as inspiration, create a series of 6 – 8 images using layering techniques. I have chosen Helen Sear as my inspiration & have created my own series: “Nature under threat”. What I found interesting about Helen Sear’s work & what I have tried to achieve also, is the magic created by her…