Artist
Statement:
Beside my B.A. Degree show and a few group exhibitions in my time of study
I exhibited at Glasgow Royal Theatre in April/May 2003 together with Asa
Landstroem.
List of enclosed
reproduction of works:
1. Light
Through Glass And Grit 02, 2003, 151cm x 100cm
2. Light Through Glass And Grit 03, 2003, 120cm x 100cm
3. Light Through Glass And Grit 06, 2003, 146cm x 94cm
4. Light Through Glass And Grit 09, 2003, 120cm x 100cm
5. November Field 1, 2003, 101cm x 82.5cm
6. November Field 2, 2003, 101cm x 81cm
7. November Field 4, 2003, 101cm x 86cm
8. November Field 5, 2003, 101cm x 77cm
9. Kirkcaldy 2000-03, 120cm x 87.5cm, b&w photograph
10. Drawing (unfinished) 2002-03, 140cm x 95cm, technical pen drawing
ink
Description:
All works
except 9. and 10. are original photograms (no negative involved means
no extra copies), selenium toned, on heavy fibre based b&w photographic
paper. They have been shown hanging on the wall with small paperclips
on nails. However, more suitable for public display in busy places, I
am currently working on large box frames, which will see the ‘paper
works’ loosely (i.e. not mounted) fixed behind glass. Please also
visit www.artfrog.co.uk in the near future where four high quality reproductions
of my pictures will be on display and relatively cheaply for sale.
Artist
Statement and future project:
I consider
my pictures essentially as urban landscapes. I am keen on making pictures
about the city in a non-representational way. I want to suggest fantastical,
interior landscapes and in this way leave open possibilities for the imaginative
mind. Contemplation, light and darkness are important parts in my work.
The motivation for making photograms stems from an interest in drawing
and photography combined, in particular rendering highlights and creating
receding dark tones in order to create an illusion of 3-D space. The process
for the Light Through Glass And Grit series involves individual exposures
to light while moving the material (pieces of broken car windows) over
the paper surface. With this layering of individual marks I also want
to respond to the heightened attention on the silver grain compared to
the pixel within the last decade of digital photography. Thus I am both
interested in aspects of craft in b&w photography and in the spirit
of new digital technology.
For a future
project I intend to make photograms of scratch marks on public spaces
such as bus shelters and phone booths. The nature of a photogram will
require physical contact and becomes almost like a cast. At the same time
I will work on a large drawing consisting of criss-cross lines in excess,
reflecting the intensity behind those found scratch marks
Michael Wurstbauer
Glasgow School of Art, BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography (2003)
For
sales, commissions and to send comments to the artist.
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