Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci (1503/07 – 1517) This portrait is now probably the most famous portrait in the world. Painted by Leonardo da Vinci, he started painting this from around 1503 – 06 and is believed to have continued working on it until as late as 1517, close to his death. It isContinue reading “The ‘Mona Lisa’ by Leonardo da Vinci 1503/06 – 1517”
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Mark Sealy – Conversation, ‘Afterimage: why representation matters.’
A lecture by Mark Sealy at The Fabrica Gallery in 2012 discussing the photographs and project by artists Julian Germain, Patricia Azevedo and Murilo Godoy, The Beautiful Horizon (2012) which was an acclaimed project, documenting a long-term collaboration between young people living on the streets of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Referring to this project he discusses theContinue reading “Mark Sealy – Conversation, ‘Afterimage: why representation matters.’”
Zed Nelson
Zed Nelson, born 1965, film director and photographer, famous for his celebrity portraits and his for the gallery projects. Zed Nelson David Tennant, b. 1971. Actor 2011 © Zed Nelson. Paul Weller, singer. Photographed at his recording studio in Kent. (date unknown) by Zed Nelson. “It’s my constitutional right to own a gun and protect my family.”Continue reading “Zed Nelson”
Larry Clark
Larry Clark, born 1943, film director and photographer famous for his controversial film Kids (1985) and his photography book Tulsa. (1971) New York: Lustrum Press. The book illustrates black-and-white photographs that Clark took between 1963 – 1971 as a drug addict. At the time of publication, Clark’s book challenged the then idea that the townContinue reading “Larry Clark”