Thursday 28 June 2012

Barbara Harrison

Barbara Harrison
I am a visual artist. My digital practice is strongly underpinned by the aesthetics of painting, and is informed by art history, cultural studies and sociology.

Title: Apocalypse Teatime
This no-budget, lo-fi, Pop Art style digital collage is made from low-res stock photos found on the internet. All the images are manipulated using second-hand Photoshop Elements 7.
Theme: the vintage mirror remembers the domestic dysfunction and thwarted aspirations it has witnessed throughout its rural and suburban lifetime from pre-1940s to the present day. The mirror first belonged to my father's mother and came to the Wirral when the family moved here in the fifties. The mirror has experienced at least 4 addresses and must be over 80 years old.

2 comments:

  1. I like Barbara's work. Also love the fact that artists are using junk etc and recycling them into artworks. I try to do the something similar with vintage and waste bits and pieces in my sewing.

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  2. In addition to artworks such as Barbara's, Jacqui Chapman's and Linda Evanns, we have some craftwork both using traditional skills like patchwork and chainmaille with a modern edge and fine cabinetry. We will have site specific installations and a table of junk for people to take away and make their own de-junk creation.

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