Aron Klein

as an artist i wound define my practice as the over lapping of disiplins and the smudging of boundrys.i find my self constantly searching for the small gap inbetween thats not already defined and hence has room for my work to play and grow without a label.  so i gues my practice is either the act of being labelless or/and the disiplin of bringing photography, graphic design, graffiti, sculpture as well as public art all together. i see my work as an external manifestation of my thoughts with an aim of all my work being identifiable to me.
my progects often lead me to engage with and document the urban enviroment, translating my findings in to a form of narative for the veiwer. my work ends in 3 branches (gallery,street,shop): my work at large is designed for an external street enviroment however can be redifened and exibeted in a gallery space through the use of photography and both these styals influence my final direction of work witch is the creation of products and peices to be distributed through shops and other forms of outlet.

a few of my most insperational artist iv found recently!

herbert baglione has an incredable abilety ingage illistration and photography in a harmonious manner!
http://herbertbaglione.blogspot.com/

david ellis's work has had a strong influence on the way i see my work, with the realisation that the work can be the photoe of the peice as aposed to the peice its self or in his case a video, learning to be less precias with my work and less woried about taking a painting to far.
youll understand what i mean after watching this excrusiating but amazing video of his work. 
http://www.davidellis.org/work/?show=motionpainting&work=daily


swoon and monica canilao are two artists whos work blend in both in a gallery space or a street enviroment. both worth a look.

insa, an artist whos defenatly an insperation on crossing boundrys, with a strong street prcence and notorety aswell as being a respected artist .
http://www.insaland.com/category/portfolio/

Chris Wren

My work currently has been looking at masculinity and the way it has been affecting the male figure. I have recently been doing a lot of self reflection to decipher what it is that has drawn me down this path, to create new ideas and directions within my practice. The recent work within my dissertation has been focusing on this subject. This has also brought my attention to the sociological side of masculinity, which has broadened my view from just looking at the male figure. Also after the recent video projects which I have taken on not going as I hoped, I have decided to look through previous works to figure out what part of my practice I do well.



http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8796749344506734237&ei#

http://www.rankin.co.uk/

http://www.nickknight.com/

Matthew Hynds

Lately my work has inclined towards video, exploring the medium from a range of perspectives (performance, installation, documentary making....). I have found filmmaking to be a very creative process, which tends to change organically as the project unfolds. For the Final Project, I intend to employ some of the techniques I have learned, to create a series of experimental music videos, which test the relationship between sound and the moving image.

Influence-wise, I am inspired by the collaboration between Chris Cunningham and Aphex Twin, several Radiohead videos (such as Knives Out, directed by Michael Gondry, below) and a few ads that catch my attention off the telly...

Knives Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lpw3yMCWro

No Surprises (personal fave)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbtuVoXkOFg&feature=fvst

Windowlicker (interesting relationship between audio/visuals here)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fmo1Sjn7dg

Honda (nice editing!)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2009/dec/11/honda-ad

Kirsty Maclean

I am currently specialising in photography, maintaining a high interest in Anthropology and Sociology, particularly studying the 'Underclass' as defined by Sociologist Charles Murray. In preparation for my FMP and part of PPD3 I am exploring the possibilities of a hybrid between Photography and Illustration. I have studied Martin Parr almost religiously throughout my work and have based my dissertation on a collection of his work:

http://www.martinparr.com/index1.html.
My blog is http://kirstymaclean.blog.com/
My soon to be website is www.kirstymaclean.co.uk displaying current and past work.
My favourite website for research and new artists: www.itsnicethat.com

Martin Jessop

Martin Jessop situates his practice within a redefinition of public art. He believes that distance, uniqueness and monumentality of art works have been shattered by the ease of reproduction and access to art. But art works that actively involve the consumer consciously or otherwise changes the traditional gallery experience of viewing art and thus changes the impact of art in wider society.

http://www.jasmineraznahan.com/
http://www.weareyoung.co.uk/
http://www.queerculturalcenter.org/Pages/FelixGT/FelixIndex.html

Kate Dickinson

Kate Dickinson is an interdisciplinary artist challenging human interactions with everyday scenes, highlighting hidden spaces and forgotten places with the use of video and performance allowing the audience to attain a new perspective on the site.

http://www.tanyabonakdargallery.com/artist.php?art_name=Uta%20Barth

http://vimeo.com/2107116

http://www.vimeo.com/2860274

Roy Wood

Current Work

I have been self-reflecting upon my practice direction and considering professional possibilities. It has been helpful to analyse the feedback from the previous project to help me think more carefully about the purpose of my work, and who it is aimed at.

Research

Lens based media will play a major part in my FMP. I am exploring the possibilities of narrative within imagery, and have begun research to support this theme.

Tim Gruber – New York based photographer.
http://www.timgruber.com/

Cindy Sherman – American photographer & film director.
http://www.cindysherman.com/

Stanley Kubrick – American film director.
http://www.kubrick.com/
http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/

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