14/03/2010

The opening on Thursday night for the "Embodiment: Fashion, Image and Art" at the Guildford Lane Gallery turned out well. I had the chance to meet with the other artists and catch up with friends. The feedback was constructive for this show which was significantly different to what I presented in the past. These were the images I used for the current exhibit:

11/03/2010

Tonight is the opening for the "Embodiment: Fashion, Image, and Art" show for which I installed my prints on Monday. I've never taken care of hanging my own work in the past, as the gallery staff would usually do it. I hope I made good use of the skills learned from the hanging I've done as a volunteer at the Center of Contemporary Photography!

In this show at the Guildford Lane Gallery, I was dealing with A1 prints which I had to hang, side by side, on metal strings with hooks. I had to face my fear of heights when it came to hanging the strings on the rail on top of the second to last rung of the ladder. Thankfully, a tall volunteer showed up.

 I anticipate a beautiful arragement of mixed media, since there will be a variety of types of works diplayed.

14/02/2010

I had participated to the "Power of Self" which was an online competition hosted by Artists Wanted where the participants submitted a series of self-portraits. There was a public vote and a judging panel vote. I am thankful for all the votes I've received from friends and contacts, even if I didn't get selected. To see the winner and the honourable mentions (where a couple of Melbourne artists were featured), click here.

Here was the portfolio I had submitted.

31/12/2009

Here we are, on New Year's Eve. The great thing about this time of the year is to look back and contemplate the soon-to-be last year's highs and not-so highs. In terms of photographic projects I had completed, I can think of a few things I've done which turned out well. First and foremost, this website is worth mentioning as a highlight. It is my first and not my last, as there is always room for improvements. Throughout the year, I added a few more portraits to my ongoing self-portrait collection one of which, Fitzroy Gothic, made the shortlist for the Head On 2009 competition.

I also participated in a collaboration with my friend and photographer Bronwen Hyde where we succeeded in getting our shot done in spite of the curious and intrigued looks of footie fans walking through the Fitzroy Gardens! It turned out well and I presented it as a diptych entitled Amistad. I wanted to show how friendship exist regardless of physical distance between the individuals, as I believed it is based on the nature of the bond.

For a change of scenery, I took part of the Bicycle Film Festival 2009 as a photographer for the opening night event where art and bicycle culture attracted a beautiful and energetic crowd.

  As I had mentioned in my last entry, I was part of the "Northside Ladies Bicycle Calendar" project again this year. The calendars are now out and available here. This year, the calendar was going to have a black-and-white theme this year. It turned out well overall. I sketched some ideas and left some margin for changes. Working with natural light is challenging and having to remember the final product will be in black and white. So, it's all about composition, perspective, and shadows. My first 2 shoots were poor in terms of composition as the first image lacked perspective and the second had poor definition between the model and the background. Plus, the bike was hardly visible.

The following were better in what the others lacked. The first image was well lit with the sunset and the compostion was well balanced with the wheel in the background. The second one, had a nice texture with the cloudy sky and the curved shape of the bridge's structures added some flow. The third image was interesting because of the reflection appearing on the ground and the fact the image seemed more candid.

28/10/2009

19/09/2009