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,...

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...