The Extraordinary Lies Beneath. Abstracted Reality is all about looking below the surface. We all lead fast paced lives where we’re rushing from one thing to the next. When do we get a chance to just ‘be’ – to sit and reflect, to reach for something deeper and more meaningful and really get below the surface of our day to day lives? I was fortunate enough to find that time and opportunity for contemplation through my photography. With a desire to slow down and really look, I learnt to see the extraordinary beauty in my immediate surroundings. My home became my inspiration and my muse. Somehow, the small act of peeking into the unknown and mysterious, of shifting my attention to a layer below the surface, generated a whole new life and awareness. I now have the chance to dream, and in a way, create a new existence from what is around me. I believe we all need to create … [Read More...]
Artist Statement
Invite a sense of mystery, wonder and intrigue. Imagery which challenges creative boundaries and stimulates the imagination has always been at the forefront of my abstract photography. Exploring more unconventional methods of interpretation and presentation, I take familiar, everyday items found around my home and transform them from the ordinary into the extraordinary; this is my ‘Abstracted Reality’. Right from the outset, my photographic vision has been to look at objects with fresh eyes and a new perspective, discovering beauty and transcendence in the commonplace. For me, photography is not so much about artistically recording what is there, but creating something new and different out of what exists already. I want to give new … [Read More...]
Interior Designers
Just the thing for your Interior Design projectI would love to work with you on your interior design plan and have prepared a catalogue specifically tailored to the needs of professional Interior Designers and Art Consultants. Abstracted Reality's 'Contemporary Abstract Art' catalogue is a one stop shop for all of your design and presentation needs. Answering many of the questions you and your clients may have, the catalogue also contains dedicated pages for each image, making it very easy to view and select which artwork best suits the interior you want to create. I look forward to collaborating with you on your projects.Create the Perfect Infusion of Colour and Imagination‘Abstracted Reality’ brings a new and … [Read More...]
Artistic Thoughts … A Selection from my Blog
Creative Cropping for your Triptychs
Deciding how to crop a single image to create a triptych can be challenging. Should you go for a vertical or horizontal cut, or even a ‘T’ cut to maximise the potential for your three part construction? Must you have completely different material in each panel? Working with abstracts has opened up many possibilities for […]
“Music is the ultimate teacher” Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky (1866 – 1944) is generally credited as the pioneer of Abstract Art. For this visionary and influential painter and art theorist, colour and music shared an inseparable and profound bond. Kandinsky recounts an extraordinary visual reaction he experienced while attending a performance of Wagner’s opera ‘Lohengrin’ – “I saw all my colours in […]
Exposed #20: Follow the Yellow Brick Road
I must confess, I’m a sucker when it comes to colourful patterns. I think I’m attracted to the challenge of creating order and coherency out of what could be disarray and mayhem. Perhaps that makes me a bit of a control freak, but frankly, when it comes to my photography, I think I probably am! […]