Richard Kolker.

Image copyright Richard Kolker

Using 3D video gaming modeling techniques, Richard Kolker turns it on it's head and instead of virtual fantasy worlds he renders the mundane. Love it!

Latitude Photographers.....

OPULENCE
Peter Ainsworth, Marc Burden, Manuel Capurso, Ania Dabrowska, Hannah Dakin, Ellie Davies, Vron Harris, Jochen Klein, Richard Kolker, Rita Soromenho, Gill Vaux

Exhibition: 4th December 2009 - 2nd January 2010
Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm
PV: Thursday, 3rd December, 6 -9 pm
The Feast: Monday, 14th December, 7.30 - 10 pm

In the run up to, and during the Christmas holiday Latitude Photographers take residence in a disused shop in the East End. As part of photomonth09, the artist collective curates a show that critically explores the notion of Opulence. Responses to the theme encompass artists' considerations of its meaning in our culture, asking whether opulence is an antidote to the recession, aspirational escapism, or a Utopian ideal. The abuse of wealth has caused economic and social neglect, so how have perceptions of opulence shifted within the contemporary psyche?
The show, consisting of photography, video, sculpture, and installations, will be presented as a period of dialogue: where the works can relate to each other, rather than an ultimate presentation of artistic statements. In exploration of the theme the exhibition also highlights the nature of artistic collaboration. This period of reflection will be celebrated during the key point of the exhibition, the Feast - a black tie, artists' talk around a dinner table in the gallery space. Guests from the public will be invited to participate in the event– the culmination of the artists' investigations of the theme.
Latitude Photographers is a group of international, emerging artists working in London. It has developed out of a co-operative response to debates within contemporary art and a desire to push the boundaries of photographic practice. Defined by experimental enquiry the ethos of Latitude is to incorporate differences in approach while retaining the feel of a group response.
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PHOTO-SPACE: 530 Commercial Road E1 0HY, nearest tube: Limehouse DLR

press image: Marc Burden, Test Piece for 12 Rivers, 2009

Another interesting show put together by this London based bunch. They really are producing some tiptop work. If this level of 'original thought' spreads my

NEW CLICHES series of posts may become redundant! What's more they're UK based albeit London. Not NY or Chicago, not Gemany or Netherlands. UK.

REGENERATION. VOGUE for Photographers ?

"Too much artspeak, too few images in this article. Nothing edgy, no passion, staged/sterile/constructed photographs. Better work on Flickr by those not boxed in by the need for 'critical grounding' and artist statements prevalent in art academia. Hope these few images and those on the websites belonging to these photographers are not truly representative of the 'future'. Musée de l’Elysée imply they were seeking the most ambitious rather than the most inspiring so perhaps this is a fair reflection of those that can talk the talk."

A comment a commenter left on the comments section of BJP's article about the second installment of REGENERATION a book about who's 'proper' cool in photography. I would just like to say that the above image is from Richard Kolker and I bloody flagged him up back last year.

READ FULL ARTICLE AND SEE TEN OF THE CLASS OF 2010 AND DECIDE FOR YOURSELVES THIS BOOKS WORTH HERE.

LATITUDE PHOTOGRAPHERS: I ALWAYS KNEW YOU'D COME BACK

Peter Ainsworth, Christian Alegria, Martin Bardell, Marc Burden, Manuel Capurso, Ania
Dabrowska, Hannah Dakin, Ellie Davies, Caroline Furneaux, Vron Harris, Jochen Klein,
Richard Kolker, Issa Randall, Rita Soromenho, Gillian Vaux.

Image copyright Ellie Davies.

A collaborative work, produced in response to the relationship between cinema and
photography. The installation investigates the notion of the cinematic cliché, involving
audience interaction to create an evolving storyboard. Participants are encouraged to edit
a sequence of images that explores a personal vision or narrative in response to the
theme. These interactions are presented in relation to video works that document the
works previous incarnation at Format09 and Latitude Festival earlier in the year. Produced
in consideration of the boundaries between individual and collective authorship the work
represents the ethos of latitude photographers to incorporate differences in approach while
retaining the feel of a group response.

Private View: 1st Oct 2009, Thursday, 6pm-9pm
Exhibition Open: 2nd -7th Oct 2009, everyday, 12pm-6pm
Swanfield Yard, 2b Swanfield St, London E2 7DS.
nearest tube: Liverpool St, Old St
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