This one I collected in Göteborg, near my sister's house.
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Chance paintings in a Stockholm suburb
With my own paintings (emmaeyre.com), I'm most interested in texture, color, illusion/anti-illusionism, and other formal elements. I've found that some of the most exciting texture, color, and illusions can be found around, outside and in, made by human and natural accident. I started documenting these "pieces" in 2008; they are lovely things made by weather, mold, frost, remnants of graffiti artists, government workers (painting over graffiti), snow, mud, rust, wear and tear. Once I started seeing the paintings, they were everywhere -- so in order not to spend all my time taking pictures, I have some loose rules, all of which may be broken any time I wish:
1. Except in special circumstances, the paintings/subjects should be two-dimentional. If something is just too exciting to pass up, then the finished photo counts as being two-dimentional (what I'm trying to do here is document existing "art" rather than creating art with my photographs. I have too much respect for real photographers -- folks who have learned a bit more about the craft than turning on a camera and using a flash or not -- to front).
2. The paintings should be accidental -- graffiti can be a part of the composition, but the idea is not to be documenting street art.
3. Abstraction is fine. Beautiful effects are ok (color combinations of paint peeling, rust, etc.), if a little boring. The prize is in finding a painting like the one above -- my favorite so far -- that is entirely accidental and representational.
4. All criteria can be abandoned whenever I like.
1. Except in special circumstances, the paintings/subjects should be two-dimentional. If something is just too exciting to pass up, then the finished photo counts as being two-dimentional (what I'm trying to do here is document existing "art" rather than creating art with my photographs. I have too much respect for real photographers -- folks who have learned a bit more about the craft than turning on a camera and using a flash or not -- to front).
2. The paintings should be accidental -- graffiti can be a part of the composition, but the idea is not to be documenting street art.
3. Abstraction is fine. Beautiful effects are ok (color combinations of paint peeling, rust, etc.), if a little boring. The prize is in finding a painting like the one above -- my favorite so far -- that is entirely accidental and representational.
4. All criteria can be abandoned whenever I like.
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Out of all of them, I find myself thinking about this one the most. I'll be walking down the street and thinking about that one Emma took with lots of contrasty lines.
ReplyDeleteFunny which ones grab you instantly, and which ones have a committed intention to hang out in your pocket and walk around with you.
I found it today when I was out walking! I have been looking for it ever since you posted it here on your site, wondering WHERE is it! it's lovely - also IRL.
ReplyDeleteBig sister