Visit my website at www.marcusbunyan.com
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Marcus Bunyan is an Australian artist (and writer) who works with all forms of photographic image making.
His artistic practice investigates the boundaries between identity, space and environment.
He has a Dr of Philosophy from RMIT University, Melbourne.
He is currently studying for a Master of Art Curatorship at The University of Melbourne.
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Marcus Bunyan
‘Untitled’ from the series ‘There But For The Grace of You Go I‘
2009
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Marcus Bunyan
“Untitled” from the series ‘Momentum‘
2009
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Visit my website at www.marcusbunyan.com
I agree with your comments about “Trace” and nice to read that Duane Michals quote . His thoughts about photography are always pithy and his work is consistently interesting and sadly at the moment, under-appreciated. I saw him years ago at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington and he shook us all up by declaring what you imagine is more important than what you see and then adding, if you an imagine it you can photograph it. Commonplace thoughts today but radical when Michals first proclaimed them.
Thanks for the amazing pre=Raphaelite images at the Musee d’Orsay. Saves me a trip to Paris which I can’t afford.Still not sure that daguerreotype by Crawley isn’t a digital recreation. Or maybe just an inspired prophecy by Jphn Ruskin.I’ve never seen another daguerreotype like it. Interesting to know what “under the direction” means; is it usual for 19th century art critics to “direct” artists? Some very choice JMC’s too.
Hi Mark I had to translate it from the French “sous la direction de” but I think I have it right. Probably means that Rossetti directed the photographer in the placements of the camera, the positioning of the person etc … the daguerreotype is very interesting – I have never seen anything like it myself either! Marcus
thankx for your erudite comments Mark = much appreciated
Looking at your blog reminded me that I saw my first three Tina Modotti at American Dreams exhibition in Bendigo recently and what a knockout they were – so intense a vision.
Also the article on Miroslav Tichý was enlightening – I have always liked his work! I used to print on Azo paper many years ago bring back good memories.
Finally the image Edward Weston, Nude, 1939 reminded me of my own image ‘The Floater’ from 1996