22.06.12 Carne Griffiths

A mixture of human emotion and an appreciation of nature, these prints by Carne Griffiths caught my eye in the online magazine Candid. Using an unusual mixture of ink, tea and brandy he paints these beautiful images, which he explains as “emotional connections” and “invisible lines”. Although I don’t like to buy into this type of overly conceptual thinking I can appreciate the beauty of his work. 

07.06.12 Kati Mennett

After getting round to finally reading a very old issue of Umter Magazine I came across the work of Kati Mennett. Kati is infatuated with the notion that fantasy is constantly a part of our reality and her series 'The Portrayers' aims to create fantastical characters inspired by real people and events. 

Apart from her annoying website I really like some of Kati Mennetts work. This series in particular holds some very interesting portraits which appear real rather than rein acted which I haven’t decided whether that takes away from her ideas  of fantasy in everyday. Either way the aesthetic of some of these shots and the beautiful use of light and colour has inspired me a little. 

01.06.12 Christian Stoll

After seeing an Andreas Gursky print at The Tate Modern it reminded me of this work by Christian Stoll which I find incredible. I really enjoy viewing large scale photographs and these highly detailed images are immense. I also enjoy the fact that his work focuses on spaces that aren’t usually thought about which is relevant in my work.

30.05.12 London Gallery Trip

As a treat I took my little sister on a day trip round some of the exciting exhibits on in London at the moment. We went to The Palace Gallery to see Leonardo da Vinci-Anatomist which showed the largest collection of his medical drawings. We also visited the Saatchi Gallery to see the Out-of-Focus: Photography exhibition, my favourite of which was David Benjamin Sherry's landscapes (shown below) and then a visit to The White Chapel gallery to see a Gillian Wearing exhibit. All in all a very fun day even if it was shockingly hot!