LUKASZ WIERZBOWSKI

Polish photographer Lukasz Wierzbowski has an amazing use of bold colour, composition and narrative and he began his photography career by experimenting with the people, patterns and environments that surrounded him. If you like pot plants then you definitely need to check this out!

EMMIE TALBOYS

Painter Emmie Talboys latest work is on show at the college right now. Emmie studied on the BA Fine Art course at Hereford College of Arts and went on to win awards and recently had her first solo show. This show, entitled Me, My Mask, Hector and Iris, features a lot of figurative work that explores the theme of identity. If your nearby then pop in, it's well worth a look.

Private view: Wednesday 30th January
Exhibition dates: 14th January - 15th February 2013

YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION

Anyone interested in showing off their creative talent might want to check out our Young Artist of the Year Competition. It's open to 11-16 year old and there are some fantastic prizes on offer. For more information and inspriration check out the blog www.youngartcomp.blogspot.co.uk

JESSICA BACKHAUS

In Jessica Backhaus’ series, though, we are invited to gaze into the famous waters of Venice and marvel at the reflections of the timeless surrounding buildings. The way that the candy colours of the rigid buildings are distorted and mashed together like marble cake by the ripples of the waters are accentuated when seen in a series of images, almost transformed into paintings rather than photographs.

PRIVATE VIEW TONIGHT

See you all at The Courtyard tonight for the opening of our exhibition!! Hope your all as excited as I am. Here's a sneak preview...

LONGEST PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE IN HISTORY

After yesterday’s post from Alex Macdougall I was inspired to take a look at other photographic exposure techniques. I came across these fascinating images from German Photographer Michael Wesely who holds the record for the longest ever photographic exposure.

In 2001 he was invited by the Museum of Modern Art in New York to use his unique technique to record the re-development of their building. He set up eight cameras in four different corners and photographed the destruction and re-building of the MoMa until 2004 - leaving the shutter open for up to 34 months!

The sun traces in the sky give the images a beautiful, painting-like feeling. To me it is very surreal to see the movement of the sun - or more precisely the movement of the earth around the sun in such a way.

The photo below was taken over almost 14 months at the Leipziger Platz in Berlin - which at the time together with the Potsdamer Platz formed one of the biggest construction sites in the world.

ALEX MACDOUGALL

I absolutely love these double exposure photos from local photographer Alex Macdougall. Taken from a series of his travels around the globe, Alex uses this simple techniques to create stunning abstract patterns. For more of his work follow the link below.

Alex Mcdougall

 

OH NO SHE ISN'T

Did anyone go to see a panto over the festive period? I've just stumbled across photographer Sally Mais’ glorious series The 12 Dames of Christmas documents pantomime dames from across the land as they beautify themselves backstage. These intimate behind-the-scenes shots of ruby glitter pouts and thick blue eyebrows are, of course, a lovely celebration of a great British tradition. 

For the whole series and more have a look at her website: www.12dames.com

YPC GOES ON TOUR

After the huge success of this years competition we have decided to take the Young Photograopher of the Year Exhibition off on tour around Herefordshire. First stop: The Courtyard, Hereford. Come and see the winning entries along with a selection of highly commended entries chosen by our esteemed judges.

Opening Night: Thursday 10th January, 6 - 8pm
Exhbition Dates: 11th January - 17th February 2013