While embracing
traditional photographic material (photo paper, chemical developers, etc.), Robertson creates photographs that are often seen as doppelgängers for paintings.
Not exact matches
Final Pieces may include: • Canvas studies • Sketchbook work • Prints • Photographs • Photoshop outcomes You will develop an understanding through exploration, of a variety of
traditional studio media and
materials, computer aided media,
photographic materials focusing on both 2D AND 3D.
He uses unconventional
materials in
traditional photographic techniques to produce unique
photographic prints with a conceptual twist; for example his «dust» series, which uses collected dust and adhesive in place of the usual
photographic chemicals to print delicate, gossamer images; or his photographs of lakes and rivers that are developed in liquid collected from the bodies of water themselves.
Overlaying the anachronistic medium of rice paper with the
photographic material, Wu reinvigorates a
traditional art form with a contemporary vocabulary.
In addition to the
traditional live models she works from, Stump has begun incorporating found imagery as source
material, focusing specifically on deconstructing the male gaze present in the
photographic imagery of vintage men's magazines.