The art of observation

Picture research and subject research. There is a lot to talk about.

- Child labour, slavery

- kidnapping and missing children

- Children at War

- Children recruited to be solders

Before the lockdown I luckily managed to visit National Gallery. I was looking for something to represent my next short video, I wanted directly to focus on children. The research on children goes good despite that it makes me  depressed. Children have been a subject of trafficking, treated like the subject, used to satisfied adults desires, work hard for free, being beaten up, end up in conflict zones, sleep on street. I actually do not know where to start. 

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/the-story-behind-the-viral-photo-of-drowned-migrants.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Alan_Kurdi

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/02/shocking-image-of-drowned-syrian-boy-shows-tragic-plight-of-refugees

Further research for my next short video about global issues. I decided to continue creating short videos triggered by selected paintings in National Gallery. After exploring the issue with women’s rights, my second step is to explore the existence of children. Millions of children are having very bad childhood times. They can live during the war or some other political conflict, they can live in rich country but being affected by austerity or they can live with child abuser or being a victim of pedophile, they can be sell off by their own mother or exploited to make money for family.

“Cranes are about to collapse “

After the National Gallery.

On one cold evening in February I went to photograph a Women’s protest in Trafalgar Square. Unfortunately I came to late and could not find demonstration.

Instead running through the London streets I decided to go and visit National Gallery as it had late opening that day. The painting and calm environment allowed me to stop, think and enjoy experimental photography.

Playing with lights, reflections, long exposure and movement I created new digital paintings.

Next was the post production in lightroom.

Following self isolation rules, everyone has to stay st home to reduce the spread of virus.

I started working on new series of collages, the backgrounds are based on Modern British Paintings.

‘A Tale of the Sea’ - Walter Frederick Osborne

‘The Bonfire’ - William Stewart Macgeorge

‘Stewartry girls among blossom’

Edward Atkinson Horner

‘A Tea Party’ - Bessie Macnicol

‘In a Field’ - George Scott Ingles

‘Lady in a Black Hat and Pink Dress’

Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell

‘Her First Catch’

Thomas Bromley Blacklock

‘The Jubilee Hat’