Artist Information:
Caroline Blackburn
manchester,
United Kingdom
Member Since: Apr 2002
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Artist Statement:
Beauty seems to me to have
become a thing that is greatly
undervalued. Sometime in the
twentieth century it became
assciated with a wealthy
elite, a rarefied posturing
that did not speak to ordinary
people. I think the reverse
it true. Beauty is the most
egalatarian thing there is.
Everybody can appreciate it
regardless of age, sex,
education, colour, religion,
or status. Everyone has their
own idea of what is beautiful
and nothing can change that.
But beauty also serves a vital
function. It can uplift or
transform the viewer. It gives
faith and strength in a world
which is ridden with ugliness
that it is worth struggling
on. Those moments that each of
us occasionally have when we
are momentarily lifted into a
purer world are moments we
treasure. And my work hopes
to refledt that.
All the pictures I do are
meticulously constructed
whether it be a very complex
work such as one of the
figures from folklore and
mythology, or a relatively
simple one such as a flower.
Everything is studio based and
photographed in black and
white. I then process and
print the film myself before
hand colouring each print with
special photographic dyes.
This means ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
FORTHCOMING SHOWS
2003 - WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL,
LONDON
SOLO SHOWS
APRIL - MAY 00 - "FOLKLORE
FAIRIES AND FABLES 2" , THE
ICE HOUSE, HOLLAND PARK
NOVEMBER 99- MARCH 00 -
PHOTOFOLIO, SALTS MILL,
SALTAIRE, SHIPLEY
NOVEMBER - MARCH 99 -
BROADCASTING HOUSE, BBC,
MANCHESTER
APRIL 1998 - "FOLKLORE,
FAIRIES, AND FABLES 1" THE ICE
HOUSE, HOLLAND PARK,
KENSINGTON.
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
Myth Maker – from The
Express, April 22, 2000 by
Jane Warren
When she was 6 years old her
father read Caroline Blackburn
a series of extravagant
bedtime stories – the entire
libretti of Wagner’s ring
cycle. With its tales of
Scandinavian and Teutonic
mythology, it captivated the
little girl who ...
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Collections:
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Commissions:
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Caroline Blackburn's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Caroline Blackburn's Portfolio.
Beauty seems to me to have become a thing that is greatly undervalued. Sometime in the twentieth century it became assciated with a wealthy elite, a rarefied posturing that did not speak to ordinary people. I think the reverse it true. Beauty is the most egalatarian thing there is. Everybody can appreciate it regardless of age, sex, education, colour, religion, or status. Everyone has their own idea of what is beautiful and nothing can change that. But beauty also serves a vital function. It can uplift or transform the viewer. It gives faith and strength in a world which is ridden with ugliness that it is worth struggling on. Those moments that each of us occasionally have when we are momentarily lifted into a purer world are moments we treasure. And my work hopes to refledt that.
All the pictures I do are meticulously constructed whether it be a very complex work such as one of the figures from folklore and mythology, or a relatively simple one such as a flower. Everything is studio based and photographed in black and white. I then process and print the film myself before hand colouring each print with special photographic dyes. This means ... |
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