Tuesday 31 January 2012

artist profiles: luke saxon j hughes

luke saxon




What I love about street photography is its spontaneity, so I'm not usuallyout hunting for an image; it's more something I notice naturally when outexploring. I tend to look for interesting forms and colours that people may seeevery day of their lives but don't stop to notice. The colours may come fromnatural light that only exists for a very small portion of the day, orcontrasting colours that are man made. A lot of this tends to be fairly grittyto an extent, I can't really explain why this side of photography attracts me, andI guess it's just the style that I developed over time.




j hughes


In this series of drawings I am beginning to explore where my work could go next, building on the themes and characters that feature in my silent film Insomniac. Whereas the events in Insomniac mainly take place inside the mind of a character, the events in Demise will move into the experiences of others and the bleak post-industrial landscape that waits outside.

The visual style of Insomniac could be called a moving collage as camera footage is shown alongside animations created from 212 hand painted frames. The film is also divided into 4 acts designed to be shown simultaneously across 4 seperate screens. The silent, black and white visuals loop continuously becoming more out of sync so that different versions of this collage are being constantly created.

I made Insomniac because I wanted my still paintings to move and describe how the images look in my head. My work aspires to the depth and power of cinema, specifically film noir's expressionistic style of visually describing an individuals perspective.



Monday 30 January 2012

artist profiles: jonny boxall lewis brownlie

right then. we've got an art show coming up on friday so i thought i'd do some profiles of the artists who are gonna be putting work up. theres gonna be two a day till friday. the shows on at touchstones in rochdale and theres a special preview night this friday with loads of beer and tater pie. check the link.

jonny boxall.


I would consider my self to be a documentary photographer. Most of my work is based on my surroundings and how I observe and relate to them. I like to photograph the places that people don’t usually notice, I like to work in areas that are forgotten and capture the elements that make that certain area unique.


Lewis Brownlie

Two foxes fighting

Medium: Sticks, Wire, bone, conckers

I like fighting, not personally, or with people, I like the idea of battle, compromise, and coming to an arrangement over a situation. I do not know who won this particular scuffle, but hopefully both parties can still be mates afterwards.



Friday 27 January 2012

The Young Mods Forgotten Story










The Young Mods Forgotten Story is a homemade compilation I made as a gift for a work colleague. I don't claim to be an expert, these are just a few of my own favourite mod related tracks. There are a few obvious ones along with a couple that I think are less so, but I was directing it more towards working as a fun mix of songs.











Wednesday 18 January 2012

new track

Up the dale by pyrat_ten

new track and that. finally got round to making a bit of hip hop.

New art show



right then kidders, we've got a new art show opening up on the 3rd feb, these are the flyers for it, theres gonna be loads of beer, tater pie and music on as well as the art, so come down to the preview night on the 3rd and have a ganders. were gonna be going out after as well for a bit of a knees up so if your keen come down. 

Wednesday 4 January 2012

unrequited

a rough version of a new piece of music i've been working on. just a rough mix.

   Unrequited by pyrat_ten