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Artist Statement:
Beauty seems to me to have
become a thing that is greatly
undervalued. Sometime in the
twentieth century it became
assciated with a wealthy
elite, a rarefied posturing
that did not speak to ordinary
people. I think the reverse
it true. Beauty is the most
egalatarian thing there is.
Everybody can appreciate it
regardless of age, sex,
education, colour, religion,
or status. Everyone has their
own idea of what is beautiful
and nothing can change that.
But beauty also serves a vital
function. It can uplift or
transform the viewer. It gives
faith and strength in a world
which is ridden with ugliness
that it is worth struggling
on. Those moments that each of
us occasionally have when we
are momentarily lifted into a
purer world are moments we
treasure. And my work hopes
to refledt that.
All the pictures I do are
meticulously constructed
whether it be a very complex
work such as one of the
figures from folklore and
mythology, or a relatively
simple one such as a flower.
Everything is studio based and
photographed in black and
white. I then process and
print the film myself before
hand colouring each print with
special photographic dyes.
This means ...
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Artist Reviews:
Myth Maker – from The
Express, April 22, 2000 by
Jane Warren
When she was 6 years old her
father read Caroline Blackburn
a series of extravagant
bedtime stories – the entire
libretti of Wagner’s ring
cycle. With its tales of
Scandinavian and Teutonic
mythology, it captivated the
little girl who ...
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FORTHCOMING SHOWS
2003 - WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL, LONDON
SOLO SHOWS
APRIL - MAY 00 - "FOLKLORE FAIRIES AND FABLES 2" , THE ICE HOUSE, HOLLAND PARK
NOVEMBER 99- MARCH 00 - PHOTOFOLIO, SALTS MILL, SALTAIRE, SHIPLEY
NOVEMBER - MARCH 99 - BROADCASTING HOUSE, BBC, MANCHESTER
APRIL 1998 - "FOLKLORE, FAIRIES, AND FABLES 1" THE ICE HOUSE, HOLLAND PARK, KENSINGTON.
OCTOBER 1996 - AUGUST 1997 - "FOOD FOR THOUGHT" BLACKFRIARS PAVILION BLACKFRIARS, LONDON.
AUGUST - OCTOBER 1996 - THE VILLAGE COFFEE SHOP GALLERY, SHEPHERDS MARKET, MAYFAIR, LONDON.
FEBRUARY - APRIL 1996 - "TWO IN ONE" CITY ART GALLERY CAFE GALLERY, MOSELEY STREET, MANCHESTER
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1995 - "THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN AND WOMAN" FOTOFEIS, INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY, SCOTLAND
NOVEMBER 1995 - AUGUST 1996 - WITH JOHN KIMPTON, ROYAL EXCHANGE ARCADE, MANCHESTER
SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 1994 - "ENCHANTING DREAMS" PUSH ONE LABS, CHELSEA, LONDON
1994 - 1996 - BAGATELLE, BRIDGE STREET, CHESTER
AUGUST 1994 - PUBLICIS ADVERTISING AGENCY, BAKER STREET, LONDON
JULY 1994 - "TRANSFORMATIONS" DUKES 92, CASTLEFIELDS, MANCHESTER
MARCH 1994 - ALTERNATIVE ARTS, CHILTERN STREET, LONDON
SEPTEMBER 1993 - "STILLS AND LIFE" DIDSBURY LIBRARY, MANCHESTER
MARCH 1993 - BAA BAR, LIVERPOOL
NOVEMBER 1992 "GATEWAYS" DIDSBURY LIBRARY, MANCHESTER
FROM NOVEMBER 1996 - IMAGINATION, BARLOW MOOR ROAD, MANCHESTER
GROUP SHOWS
1998 - WITH ARTECH, CHICAGO TRADE FAIR
1996 - COUNTER IMAGE, MANCHESTER
1994 - "SIGNALS" FESTIVAL OF WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHER, MANCHESTER
1993 - 1994 - NORTH WEST ARTS OPEN (TOURING)
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
1999 - 2000 - HOLLAND PARK THEATRE, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, LONDON
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