For tafe we had to find a studio portrait image and copy it as best as we could so that our images were as close as possible to identical. This is my resulting image… / her mum doesnt know about this shot yet :S
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Title: Reflections – The Second / Artist: Michael Alesich / Medium: Signed Photographic Print / Technical Help: Wen Lim, Chris White / Model: Jo O’brien, Jessica Tremp Description: / A face reflecting a face, different yet similar identical yet unique. Thankyou to my 2 models, Jo and Jessica Back Alley Atelier
I wanted 1942 to serve as an experiment, questioning what stereotype if any surrounded the ‘skinhead.’ Within days I received comments of ‘racist’ and ‘Nazi’ signifying prejudice against a shaven head, when in modern day society diversity is usually praised and encouraged. The origin of the term ‘skinhead’ is not rooted in racism, the term being corrupted in the 1970’s by the neo-nazi movement. The term actually stems from the Jamaican skinheads such as Bunny Wailer, who populated Reggae in the1960’s, some decade previous. By 1968/69, the ‘skinhead’ wasn’t just a hairstyle but a way of life. To these working class people, cleanliness, stylish clothes and good music were dominant. The increasing popularity of Ska music, a branch of reggae bred the skinhead in their straight jeans, large boots, white shirts, braces and nylon or leather jackets and were regularly seen at Judge Dread gigs. Doc Marten, Ben Sherman, and Vespa scooters were typical designers of the ‘skinhead’ movement, which dwindled in the mid 70’s. This is around the time the neo-nazi movement became prominent, as the ‘mod generation’ became divided and those racist, political hating, violent youths were the new face, the new stereotype. They popularised themselves throughout the 80’s and 90’s with bands such as ‘Skrewdriver’ and were akin to increased violence on Adolf Hitler’s birthday. The number of ‘skinheads’ in Britain today is in decline, as in essence the skinhead is a youth organisation for the youth. Thus upon reaching full maturity, starting a family and encompassing different values the need to be in such a group no longer exists and without the experience and knowledge of older members their ‘skinhead’ values are degenerate. This is why I felt my experiment was necessary. Would the youth of day, born after the domination of the neo-nazi still be aware of their values and the attributes, which contribute to their stereotype? The answer lies within you the spectator. Consider what you first felt upon viewing 1942. Did it bring back fond memories of dancing to reggae, Bob Marley and the ‘Chelsea haircut’ or did it make you envisage violent racists? Movements begin, grow and they pass. The real reason the ‘Mods’ shaved their head was to avoid lice, for hygiene. Surely the time close cut hair symbolising a racist has passed. This was a series i took a while back for a project i was doing on fashion and surrealism I must have took around 30 or so photographs to get the best images at different stages. / to take these shots i used a canon 20d propped up on a tripod with a self timer.
SILK has sold 1 framed print on RB, unknown client.
Porcelain world Series Model: Chalsea Darling
Me playing around :-)
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Visit My Online Store Acrylic on flat canvas board. 7” x 5” Original has been sold to a collector in Canada. Reference image from my own private collection of self portraits. /
A3 size graphite drawing. / I used A3 size paper for this one which is 210gsm acid free & a nice smooth serfice. I never lealized how perfect ET’s face was till drawing her…..... Original…................ Sold
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Rise – Azure Ray Today i’ll crawl out of bed / I can’t stand your shadow is too heavy to lift / Maybe we’ll go for a ride / You said you’d take me nowhere / I said that suits me just fine / I know you’ve always been near / Whispering secrets i know i’m not supposed to hear / Hold your heart with two hands / Give it to me only to disappear / Look how low i’ve sunk / Don’t ask me to rise / I’ll only lose you when i’m high / All alone in the dark / Love survives only when we are apart / Your voice still sounds in my ears / Soft explosions that blossom with the beat of my heart Twas a bedraggled day, i had just emerged from the pool, sodden, no make up, eyes red from the pool poison... Self Portrait Featured In The WAIST UP / Self As Other
canon 400d / canon 100 mm marco lens Portrait of my Beautiful Daughter Brooke
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