In 2009 I began working on a series with trees as the central subject, some of which will be exhibited in October of this year (see upcoming exhibitions below).
Artistically, I've always been fascinated by both the evocative nature and the many abstract qualities of trees, whether viewed from a distance or in close up. Trees not only express their own mood through seasonal changes, but as artistic subject matter they are capable of eliciting many moods, emotions and/or memories within us as either artist or viewer.
The camera by its very nature can isolate various sections of a tree allowing for a deeper appreciation of its inherent beauty and abstract qualities. Whether it be the linear randomness of branches in winter or the close up texture of bark, there is always so much that I find both visually interesting and creatively inspiring.
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Two pieces from the Tree series, Reach and Soil and Sunrise, have been selected as finalists in the 2010 Flanagan Art Prize.
The prize is a national award, with the winner being announced at the exhibition opening on Friday September 10. The exhibition itself runs from September 10 - September 12 at St Patrick's College Ballarat.
Daphne is currently on show as part of the 2010 Kodak Salon.
The exhibition is being held in Galleries Two and Three at the Centre for Contemporary Photography at 404 George Street in Fitzroy, Melbourne and runs from July 30 until September 25.
It's a huge show and well worth checking out.
For more information visit the C.C.P. website.
A slideshow for mobile devices (iPhone, etc) and a screen saver (Windows and Mac) are available for you to download. Both the mobile slideshow and screen saver consist of a selection of work completed over the past few years and are free of charge.
Unfortunatley the screen saver will not work in Mac OS 10.6 or Windows 7, I apologise for this but the application I used will not produce screen savers for either of these systems.
Click the links below to download.
Mobile Slideshow file size: 136kb
Screen Saver WINDOWS file size: 3.1mb
Screen Saver MAC file size: 3.9mb
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