Three Days of Creativity — Teaching Gum Printing to Radek Husak
Three Days of Creativity — Teaching Gum Printing to Radek Husak / I had the pleasure of teaching London-based mixed-media artist Radek Husak during a three-day gum printing workshop. Originally from Poland and a graduate of the...
Gum Printing Masterclass at London Metropolitan University /
Last week I (Ian Phillips‑McLaren) had the pleasure of teaching a Gum Printing course in London at The School of Art, Architecture & Design, part of London Metropolitan University. This was an exciting moment — as far as I know, it’s the first time gum bichromate printing has been formally...
Squaring The Circles photographic exhibition, Scarborough Art Gallery /
What a great weekend, great art, food, wine, sea, family, new friends and old friends. We had a blast at Scarborough Museum & galleries, thank you to everyone who worked hard putting this fantastic exhibition together, it looked fabulous!!Below are some iphone snaps from the weekend of the...
Gwen, Final Analysis by Zelda Cheatle /
A lovely write-up in this months Amatuer Photographer magazine of my ’Gwen, Did I Want To Be Here?’ portrait, written by Zelda Cheatle. Takashi Arai, Susan Derges, David George, Joy Gregory, Tom Hunter, Ian Phillips McLaren, Céline Bodin and Spencer Rowell.My portrait of Gwen is also about to...
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...
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...
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...