Thursday, 19 November 2009

Prof. Heinrich Hoffmann
Christmas Tree Decorations
Nazi Propoganda Booklets

Photographed at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle, 22/10/09

Was looking around the display of books for reasearch on book project when came across these, quite amusing really


Hans Eijkelboom
World Financial Centre 12.00 - 12.00 hours,
Manhattan, New York
May 8, 1996

Image photographed at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle, 22/10/09

For the last 15 years Hans Eijkelboom has been studying three major cities in the world, chosen for their high status at the time. Through his photographs he studies the cultural, and urban life style throughout the cities making comparisons between all. In his images you can see the similarities made between each location.

Paris, New York, Shanghai
A book about the past, present and (possibly) future capital of the world




Bernd and Hilla Becher
Water Towers
1970

Image photographed at the Baltic centre for contemporary art 22/10/09

Series of images by Bernd and Hilla Becher of various water towers across America. They were particularly facinated in structures that had similar designs. All images were photographed with a straight forward, informative type of view; therefore making all images very similar and very 'text book' looking

Framework houses, area
1989

Wednesday, 21 October 2009

Thinking is dangerous

Through school and whilst doing my A Levels i was always forced to take a fine art kind of approach to everything because thats what my teachers thought i'd get my marks in; and fair enough i did get decent grades. But all that forcing to do artsy kind of stuff put me off and for the past three years almost i've being almost scared in a way of touching a pencil or a paint brush; i have a half finished painting of my mum that i've been looking at for almost three years now in my kitchen.
I always said to myself i'd never stop drawing and painting, but here i am, not a piece of work in years, not even a doodle.
Do you ever get the feeling like your scared to do something that you were once so good at just incase you've lost it and people are dissapointed?
I'm sick of copying and pasting.

Nick Waplington


'Fly on the wall' type of photographer, turns mundane subjects into something you double take at.

Advertising technique

Two adverts that use shock tactics to get the point across to the viewer, harsh but effective:



Sorry, i had to...

Brains perform best when hydrated.