Squaring The Circles of Confusion /
Giving the exhibition it’s full name Squaring the Circles of Confusion: Neo-Pictorialism in the 21st Century.The exhibition is curated by Zelda Cheatle, RPS Honorary Fellow, and features work from Takashi Arai, Susan Derges, David George, Joy Gregory, Tom Hunter, Ian Phillips McLaren,...
Venice Experimental Video And Performing Art Festival /
I’m really happy that my work has been chosen and is showing at the Venice Experimental Video And Performing Art Festival at the Palazzo Bembo – Venice, Italy | 23rd April 2022.The work on show is a video of my ‘Self-Portrait/ There’s someone In My Head…’...
Salt Printing Masterclass at London Metropolitan University
This week I (Ian Phillips‑McLaren) had the pleasure of teaching a Salt Printing masterclass in London at The School of Art, Architecture & Design, part of London Metropolitan University.Salt printing — invented by Henry Fox Talbot in 1839 — is the foundation of photography as we know it...
Cyanotype Prints & Cyanotype Toning
This week I (Ian Phillips‑McLaren) taught a Cyanotype Printing Masterclass in London at The School of Art, Architecture & Design, part of London Metropolitan University.Cyanotype is the most popular of the alternative photographic processes, often thought of as easy and affordable....
Self-portraits with ancient Roman artefacts
I’ve been working on a couple of different projects recently, including this one. I’m looking at the Romans and the Greek (Hellenistic) influences on portraiture. The Romans were big on hybrid forms of portraiture rooted in Hellenistic art, this period was really significant in the...
New Book & Art Cards, Now Available
I’m happy to announce that our new book and art cards for our exhibition ‘Squaring The Circles of Confusion: Neo-Pictorialism in the 21st century’, are now available from the Royal Photographic Society website/shop on this link here.This book accompanies the exhibition of the...
Wire Pear
On June 17th I did a practicle workshop exploring themes pertinent to artist Matthew Darbyshireʼs practice and inspired by his new public artwork Hercules Meets Galatea. With museums and collections closed for many months and artists having limited opportunities to show and share artworks, this...
There’s Someone in my Head…
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, not because of lock-down but mainly because I’ve been really busy with my MA Fine Art which will end in September 2021. As far as my work is concerned it has changed quite dramatically over the last few months, it wasn’t an...
self-i project
I’ve been working on my ‘Self-i’ project for the last few of months. last September I embarked on an MA Fine art degree `( I know – oldest student in town ) to try to push my art and to give me the next two years of just experimenting with my ideas. If I’m being...