Free gallery tour

As part of my exhibition at The Photo Gallery I’ll be doing a free gallery tour
and talk on my photography from 7 till 8 pm on Tuesday 17th August.

No need to book - just come to the gallery.

Post-photography exhibition at The Photo Gallery Bristol

Well I am very excited to announce that from the 6 - 18 August I will be showing the latest collection of photographic experiments to emerge from my darkroom at The Photo Gallery under Photographique in bristol.  Opening night 5 August 6.30 - 9.

Within the confines of his darkroom Alec subverts traditional and modern technologies to challenge preconceptions of what photography is, in the constant search for a new photographic vocabulary. Forgot about cameras and f-stops this work engages with photography at its elemental level, whether it’s painting with light directly on to a light sensitive surface’s or collecting and printing the discarded ends of films, each piece of work confront are beliefs of what a photograph as and asks use to question them.

Bristol Festival of Photography Lectures

Very excited about being asked to do a talks at the Bristol Festival of Photography on the topic of ’ Photography As An Art Form’ at Hamilton House, Stokes Croft, 6.30pm-9pm.

I am lucky enough to be speaking with Jem Southam (one of the UK’s leading photographers, Jem is renowned for his series of colour landscape photographs, beginning in the 1970s and continuing until the present.) and Tamany Baker (Tamany has been working as a photographer in Bristol for 20 years. She focuses on subjects, which convey subtle aspects of nature and humanity, including night and dusk photography.)

Should be a really interesting night so get your tickets while you still can from www.bristolticketshop.co.uk

Photography?

For me there are only four things you need to make a photograph: light, time, a surface and an idea.

The burning of the sun into your retina on a bright day… a photograph?

The yellow piece of grass under a wooden board… a photograph?

Fresh wallpaper behind an old frame… a photograph?

Tanlines from your recent holiday… a photograph?

View Gallery Christmas Show 2009 

A week ago I was asked to show my latest work to Sarah and Nick at View Gallery in Bristol.  And to my delight they have decided to include it in their Christmas exhibition which runs from November 19th to the end of the year along with myself the other featured artists are, Beth Carter, Jimmy Galvin, Amber Merrick-Potter and Harriet White.

The exhibition includes abstract oils with vibrant colour, a powerful interpretation of degenerating landscape, and photo-realism with drama. The sculptures tell stories of child-like fantasy with an undercurrent of the macabre and there is a beautiful haunting feel to the music and video.

If you get change do take a look there’s some exciting work on display.

Windmill Hill Arts Trail 2009

Just finished tidying up our house after a very successful Windmill Hill Arts Trail. The house looked fab thanks to Cathy Haworth from Lemonade Studio and her amazing illustrations and James Freelander-Boss and fantastic t-shirts.

Its all over for another year but you can check out images from the day at flickr.

Camera Works

Just been doing a bit of research on old photographic techniques like Cyanotype and Gum bichromate and came across references to and old photographic quaterly called Camera Works and wanted to share it with anyone out there.

Published by Alfred Stieglitz from 1903 to 1917. It is known for its many high-quality photogravures by some of the most important photographers in the world and its editorial purpose to establish photography as a fine art. It has been called “consummately intellectual” , “by far the most beautiful of all photographic magazines”, and “a portrait of an age [in which] the artistic sensibility of the nineteenth century was transformed into the artistic awareness of the present day.”

You can find more out about Camera Works here or take a look at the Camera Works book at Tashen, think I’m going to get it as soon as its pay day.

2 Weeks to the Windmill Hill Arts Trail

Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October 2009

Art on the Hill is the Windmill Hill and Victoria Park Arts Trail, over the last two years we have dazzled visitors with our wide variety of different arts. This year we are hoping to go bigger and better to create a great community focused arts event.