Portrait of an Artist : REE NAKADA
Illustrator and good friend Ree Nakada recently came to visit after her trip to Japan. Showing her the new home studio we came to a quick impromptu decision to produce a series of images which reflect the inner workings of the petite artist.
The photographs explore themes of mental health and body image. Exposing struggles which Ree herself has personally faced, to find freedom in artistic expression.
Ree produces her work under another monika ‘Melancholy Mandy” which you can check out online and her artwork at Little Tengu Preston, Melbourne VIC.
https://www.facebook.com/MelancholyMandyandMe/
Portrait of an Artist : BRUCE WIGGAN
Portrait of an artist, Bruce Wiggan, Broome 2011.
Whilst walking around town on a lunch break I saw this lovely man leaning against the balcony by the shops.
I stopped and asked to take his portrait, and asked his name, not knowing who he was, and he told me a little bit about himself. He is an artist and was affiliated with the Short St Gallery.
I later discovered more information about him and found that he is a senior Bardi man from the coastal Kimberley community of One Arm Point. Brice Wiggan is a renowned carver, carving beautiful aboriginal art into pearl shells and has works in many collections including the collection of Mr Kerry Stokes.
You can view some examples of his work on the Short St Gallery website here by clicking the link:
http://shortstgallery.com.au/artworks/833551/riji
Portrait of an Artist : Jackson Eaton
Jackson Eaton’s photography exhibition ‘Single’.
The premise of Jackson Eaton’s exhibition was to spend a night with a female stranger and take polaroids of his experience, with the couple staying the night in Spectrum Art Space Gallery.
Jackson shot the exchange with his lady stranger on Impossible Project film ‘polaroids’ which take a matter of time to expose and appear, and then sometimes disappear again completely. The exhibition was held the next day and was called ‘Single’.
These portraits of Jackson Eaton were taken the ‘morning after’.