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Stephen Shore, Uncommon Places, The Complete Works. 2014 edition .

 

My wife gave me this book for my 40th, it was to help me with my own direction and inspiration. My book collection has grown in the last few years but the theme of most of the work tends to be the same. Simple, detailed, honest reflections of place and people. I think this book lead me to looking at the period housing we live amongst but don’t often notice.

 

02

Abandoned Futures from Lam Tong 2013

 

This work is a complete opposite of my documenting that of which has been preserved until now. I love this book as it depicts what could have been and what was for however long. It has helped me identify my own subject matter and deliver the exact images I have in my minds eye. You can feel what has happened in these places

 

 

03

Beautiful Ugly, John Gollings 2011

 

Architecture has always been an influence on my creative process, it was one of the first things that I was attracted to at school. I enjoyed the creative imagination of it and what you could provide to the world as an architect. Then such things as grades got in the way. Now I just enjoy looking at it wherever I am and in books and there is no better way than John Gollings. He is a master of his craft, though I have never met him I feel like I know him via his images and the buildings we are surrounded by everyday.

 

04

Beneath the Roses, Gregory Crewdson 2008

 

I first saw the work of Gregory Crewdson in a documentary while travelling past another photographer friends place. He really wanted to show me this show that he caught as he was like me, not one who really followed other photographers work. It struck me straight away, the aesthetic and technique of lighting in small patches to build a whole scene. We as photographers more often light smaller individual parts of a scene rather than lighting an entire location in the smallest detail. It is the details I am drawn too and the narrative of the scenes he creates.

 

05

The New Suburban by Stuart Harrison 2013

 

Though my series reflects on what has been, it certainly doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate anything modern. I love new design and the creation of interesting homes that set standards. Looking at the houses in this book feeds my desire to one day live in something that reflects such design.

 

06

Designer Suburbs by  Judith O'Callaghan 2012

 

 This is me down to a “T” the influences of the great architects in shaping suburbia in the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s is exactly what I am highlighting in this series. I love everything about this period of architecture and how society had the opportunity to express a visual voice in their family home.

 

 

07

Under The Edge  by  Peter Sutchbury 2011

 

This book appeals to me for the simple forms created by the design and materials used. Most of the work does fall in more remote locations unlike the houses in my series. None the less it is the expression of design and creation of spaces that attract me to this book.

 

 

08

The Art of Tim Burton 2014

For the first time ever a comprehensive look at the personal and project artwork of Tim Burton.  available to order  in store.

 

I have always been attracted too and intrigued by Tim Burton, both as a film maker and an artist. When he had an exhibition in Melbourne a few years back. I saw the depth of his commitment to his voice as an artist only further cemented my attraction to his work. We saw books and pages of drawings that only developed over the years but never changed. He has never let his work be influenced by others wanting to change his vision. His work has always been true

to his inner voice, that has seen his success.

 

 

09

Jean Paul Gaultier – From Sidewalk to Catwalk exhiition catalogue. 

 

When this work taking final shape last year I went to one of the best exhibitions I have ever seen from Jean Paul Gaultier. He again appealed to me because people always feel those who have made it, have done so “overnight”. It showed me that he was designing his first conical bra for his teddy bear when he was 5 years old and his style has evolved but stayed true over all those years. You know when you are looking at Jean Paul Gaultier work.

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