What’s unfolding. What’s forming. What lingers.
Here I share exhibition news, new work, and reflections from the studio and the field—notes on process, memory, and the shifting landscapes, both physical and internal, that shape the work.
The Royal Photographic Society is delighted to announce a special one-off afternoon of artist talks on 20 October by exhibiting artist Takashi Arai, Ian Phillips McLaren, Spencer Rowell, and a gallery walkthrough
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
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,
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.
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 —
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
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
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
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
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
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 )
Squaring the Circles of Confusion; Neo-Pictorialism in the 21st century exhibition. This new exhibition, curated by Zelda Cheatle, celebrates the work of artists Takashi Arai, Susan Derges, David George, Joy Gregory, Tom
This is a gum bichromate print from my recent ‘Drive By’ series called ‘The Road To Debden’ I decided to leave some brush marks on the bottom of this image to reinforce
This is my first post on this domain name IanPhillipsMcLaren.com after running with ipmclaren.com for the last couple of years for my fine art photography work. Things were starting to get a
Some new gum prints shot down my lane, originally shot as digital, then printed CMY negatives, and printed as a gum bichromate print. The print is made up of 12 layers of
Alternative Processes
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