Oliver Clarke

‘THIS WAY FOR FUN!’ JAMES BROOK

In VILLAGE BOOKS gallery space [07/02/2020] I found this exhibition interesting and well-suited to the small gallery space above Village Books: it felt like a mini observation room where you could look through stills from security cameras. With the sofa and projector, it felt like a hideaway used to spy on ordinary scenes. It wasContinue reading “‘THIS WAY FOR FUN!’ JAMES BROOK”

LEEDS ART GALLERY

[07 Feb 2020] JEMIMA STEHLI ‘CHAIR’ (1997-8) What immediately drew me to this photograph was its large size; I was fascinated by the high quality of detail kept in an image blown up so large. This got me wondering if it was shot on large format film and exposed onto a huge piece of light-sensitiveContinue reading “LEEDS ART GALLERY”

HENRY MOORE INSTITUTE

[07/02/2020] EDWARD ALLINGTON: THINGS UNSAID I have never really understood sculpture, however I can appreciate it and I like to take photographs of sculptures and architecture . I really liked Allington’s cornucopias, they’re very playful and indicative of Ancient Greek myth and the bountifulness associated with Ancient Greece. Putting the sculptures directly on the floorContinue reading “HENRY MOORE INSTITUTE”

VILLAGE BOOKS

[07/02/2020] PHOTOBOOKS & MAGAZINES The PALETTE mini SERIES books are fantastic for visual and conceptual inspiration; small size but with hundreds of pages of timeless conceptual images categorised by colour style. I like the shiny reflective gold cover of PALETTE mini SERIES ‘No.3 GOLD & SILVER’ with the title etched into the cover, it reallyContinue reading “VILLAGE BOOKS”

DAN HARLAND @ CAFÉ 164

2015-2018: BA (hons) Fine Art, Leeds Arts University. I like Harland’s use of bold colours and strong lines, he has a very strong visual aesthetic, which I believe is used well when painting indoor and outdoor architectural spaces. I find a familiarity of this in my own approach to photographing architecture-centred scenes; keeping the compositionContinue reading “DAN HARLAND @ CAFÉ 164”

NEST Magazine Open Call: ‘CLASS’

Student made NEST magazine had an open call for work on the issue of ‘Class’, and I submitted documentative photographs of a ‘Save Our Schools’ march back home in Lancaster. This was organised by the Lancaster and Morecambe Primary Headteachers Cluster to protest against budget cuts to local schools. Around 2000 people attended, mainly families andContinue reading “NEST Magazine Open Call: ‘CLASS’”

SUSAN SONTAG: ON PHOTOGRAPHY

PLATO’S CAVE HIGHLIGHTS Photographs alter and enlarge our notions of what is worth looking at and what we have a right to observe. They are a grammar and, more importantly, an ethics of seeing. (p.3) I wholly agree with the above statement; especially when considering street photography, or another situation where consent to take aContinue reading “SUSAN SONTAG: ON PHOTOGRAPHY”

Intro to collabs with other courses: Creative Writing

In a group of 2 photographers: Me and Angel Rogers, and 1 creative writer Edward Tagg. We had to pick a random topic and respond to each others work on the Cluster app. I was first up and posted a photograph of a recycling bin at the back of a takeaway. Then Ed responded withContinue reading “Intro to collabs with other courses: Creative Writing”

MANCHESTER ART GALLERY

PHOTOGRAPHY It was amazing to see Juno Calypso‘s work printed large on the gallery wall, as I’ve only ever seen it online. I love the visual aesthetic associated with Calypso’s photography, and the existential and identity orientated themes she addresses. Seeing it printed large allowed me to get up close and examine the details andContinue reading “MANCHESTER ART GALLERY”

JACK LATHAM – PHOTOGRAPHER

Based in Bristol Likes Ben Weaver as a publisher because he genuinely cares about the subject matter of what he is publishing. Uses large format Is well-researched on his subject matter before and during photographing. (Archival Material) Latham photographed the places and people that feature in the many varied accounts of what happened to GudmundurContinue reading “JACK LATHAM – PHOTOGRAPHER”