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  • Photographic
    • The ‘Self’ & The ‘Other’
    • Gwen – ‘Did I want to be here?’
    • Self-i
    • Drive By
    • In The Mist
    • Walk In The Woods
    • Pear
  • Multimedia & Installations
    • Self Portrait/ There’s Someone in My Head…
    • Continuous Cycle
    • Various
  • Tuition
  • News
  • shop
  • About
    • About Ian
    • Exhibitions
    • Statement
  • Contact

About

contemporary art photography artist
Ian Phillips McLaren (b. 1960) is a British contemporary artist, his varied practice combines contemporary and 19th century photographic processes, video, sculpture, performance and animation.

His body of work examines dementia as a state of being, memory, personal identity and the construction of self in our visual culture, portraiture and self-representation.

Ian’s current work, The ‘Self’ & The ‘Other’ is an exploration of the ‘Self’ through the lens of ancient Roman portraiture – The ‘Other’ referring to the ways in which identities are formed.

“By combining traditional 5×4 inch analogue paper negatives of my self with hybrid digital negatives of ancient Roman portraits and fragments, I’m re-imagining the historical self-portrait, in a similar vein to how the Romans re-imagined (Hellenistic) Greek art for their own purposes”.

Recent Posts

  • RPS Series of talks, from featured artists November 2, 2022
  • A Special One-Off Afternoon Talk October 12, 2022
  • Gwen, Final Analysis by Zelda Cheatle October 6, 2022
  • Squaring The Circles of Confusion August 24, 2022
  • Venice Experimental Video And Performing Art Festival April 23, 2022
  • Salt Printing Masterclass at London Metropolitan University March 30, 2022

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  • In The Mist 05 - beutiful misty foggy tree scape landscape
    In The Mist 03

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  • fine art pear
    Pear 1

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  • Drive By 01
    Drive By 01

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© 2023 — Ian Phillips McLaren

Artists Statement

Ian Phillips McLaren is a British artist; his practice combines contemporary and 19th century photographic techniques, audio and sculpture. Process is key to understanding both his work and the transformation that it has undergone. “The distance between professional photographer and artist was not a space that I expected to traverse. Yet here I am”.

His body of work examines dementia as a state of being, memory, personal identity and the construction of self in our visual culture, portraiture and self-representation.

Ian’s current work, The ‘Self’ & The ‘Other’ is an exploration of the ‘self’ through ancient Roman portraiture – The ‘Other’ refers to the ways in which identities are formed.

By combining traditional 5″x4″ analogue paper negatives of my self with hybrid digital negatives of ancient Roman portraits and fragments, I’m re-imagining the historical self-portrait, in a similar vein to how the Romans re-imagined (Hellenistic) Greek art for their own purposes.

“I take inspiration from Edward Steichen for transforming photography into an art form. I admire contemporary photographers Sally Mann and The Starn Twins for their embracing of happy accidents in the making and Samuel Beckett for his linguistic experimentation and Alan Bennett for his talking heads“.