Started my first day volunteering for Look11 on Thursday and really enjoyed it. I started off invigilating at the CUC and then moved around different gallery spaces trying to engage with the audience and asking them to give their feedback on the events. Most of the responses seemed to be that they didn't know anything about other events, which is surprising considering how much advertising there has been, so the plan was to try and explain as many of the events to people as possible.
It also gave my an opportunity to speak to other photographers and try to network, by handing out my presentation cards which seemed to go down quite well. I feel that this is something really exciting to be involved in and look forward to the up and coming events.
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Saturday, 30 April 2011
Friday, 29 April 2011
Future Plans
- To improve my website and build it from scratch using Dreamweaver.
- Look into having a third book published, either exploring my chair collection, or possibly a large collection of my work.
- To continue exploring photography, its processes and available editing software (Adobe Lightroom)
- To apply myself to Photographer competitions such as Look11 (Liverpool’s International Photography Festival) which launches this May.
- To try and be more assertive and collaborate more with surrounding peers/ artists.
- A possible exhibition this summer in Cyprus.
Exhibition
Lucy Westall was born and raised in Cyprus and moved to England at the age of 16. Currently a second year BA (Hons) student, studying Fine Art at John Moores University in Liverpool. Over the past few years my work has changed and developed, but usually leads back to my upbringing in Cyprus.
For this aeries of work the artist began looking at surface textures, which had been created in urban landscapes through various aspects, such as neglect, poverty, politics and weathering. Mimmo Rotella is an inspiration in her work; in the way that he explores the idea of layering, which is what she finds so visually interesting in these urban surfaces.
‘Through the Window’ series evolved out of what the artist felt was an overlooked image and had previously discarded. Reviewing the image, she appreciated the beautiful colours and textures, and explored the surface tensions within the image.
After having developed the main image, the artist made a connection between the image and the frame that it sat in.
The artist found part of the image reminded her of worn sepia photographs. This led to an exploration of darkroom photography.
The artist explores the tactile qualities of frames using specially located drift wood, aligned with the visual qualities of the image.
The use of glass is an attempt to persuade the viewer to look through both the glass and the image itself, and the use of frosted Perspex distorts images.
Photographs of Cyprus near the Green Line, a neglected land littered with army checkpoints; show black vastness, conveying an atmosphere of tension, emphasising the impact that politics has on this landscape.
Im really pleased with how the opening night went, as well as the exhibition overall. I do feel that the arrangement of my work doesn't work that well, and would have been better with more space around each of the images, but as we were a large group, space was hard to find. This is something which I feel I will consider more when next exhibiting. The reception for my magnetic presentation cards was really well received, and by the end of the night only a few remain. I'm currently in the process of making more so that hopefully there will be enough for the rest of duration of the exhibition.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)