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
Top 10 Reasons for taking Abstract Photos
What are the advantages of taking abstract photos? What benefits will you gain from delving deeper into this style of photography? It may not be a genre you’ve had much experience with, but there are numerous reasons for getting creative and giving it a go. Here are my top 10: Expand your creativity and imagination […]
Exposed #11: Colour Contours
Often we take everyday scenes for granted and don’t give much thought to what secret, artistic potential they may be hiding. ‘Colour Contours’ came about because I learnt to pay attention to what I was seeing! Observing the Everyday Take my lounge window for example. I must walk past this twenty times a day or […]
Ansel Adams and 88 Keys
Ansel Adams is perhaps best known for his stunning, black and white landscape images of the American West, particularly his photographs taken in Yosemite National Park. But perhaps less well known, is that Adams’s first passion was music and the piano. Adams showed an interest in the piano when he was 12 years old and […]