5 March - 19 July 2009
Contemporary photographic interpretations of oil paintings from the Russell-Cotes collections.
The exhibition is a partnership with Winton Arts and Media College. All the exhibiting artists are Year 11 photography GCSE students.
Each photographic work is accompanied by a personal statement by the artist.
View the original paintings from the collection that these works are a second take on...
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War Profiteers
Tom Brown
Nick Burton
Billy Court
Joe Cox
A second take on War Profiteers |
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The Fruit Seller
Stuart Lane
"Giuseppe Signorini painted a fruit seller - a black woman holding a tray of luxury items of the time, which were fresh fruits.
"I have created a modern take on this image, but I have replaced the fresh fruits with modern-day accessories.
I edited my modern “take” of this image using Photoshop to add more vibrant colours to the image, and to make it look more modern and appealing."
A second take on The Fruit Seller |
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Tick Tack
Dan Saunders
"Tick Tack shows a puppy glancing into the world of time. I think that the puppy symbolises youth and naivety. The
key could symbolise the key to the future; whilst the pocket watch symbolises the puppy gazing into the past.
"To make my version of Tick Tack more contemporary, I have changed the flooring from Victorian wood to a modern laminate. I have exchanged the puppy for an older dog to symbolise the passage of time into the digital age of the 21st century."
A second take on Tick Tack |
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Recognition
Callum Whitfield
"I have tried to give a modern take on Recognition. It is a picture of a homeless person selling goods on the street.
When I saw the original, it seemed hopeless and depressing."
A second take on Recognition |
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Anno Domini
Luke Praoline and Chris Sheppard
A second take on Anno Domini |
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The Fruit Seller
Enock Mhlope
"The painting I chose to re-make is called The Fruit Seller by an artist called Giuseppe Signorini. I chose to re-make this image because I saw the exotic items being held by the woman. This made me want to make an image with the same type of structure.
"In this project I had help from a friend to take the images for me while I modelled for the camera. It is a contemporary version of the original."
A second take on The Fruit Seller |
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Spray
Tom Grainger
"I have chosen this picture because I have a fear of heights and also of drowning. My photo contains my two phobias in a single image - what is, for me, a chilling nightmare.
"The original painting, Spray, is not particularly threatening or disturbing and, therefore, does not make me feel uneasy - unlike my version.
"I chose this picture because I had all the right resources in my area. On the day I took the picture it was the right weather to give me colours in the water to match the original painting."
A second take on Spray |
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Te Aho Te Raungi Wharepu
Houman Kandar
"This project is by far the most complex project that we have done. This is because it’s not just the composition of the picture that matters, but the colours and the hidden message in the painting are also important.
"In the painting I have chosen I saw a Medicine Man. Because of the lack of technology, past cultures used to believe that illness was because of evil spirits, punishing them for doing wrong.
"We are living in a world dependent on science, so I thought that I needed to change the visuals, to give the impression of modern science. The painting is very dark. Modern-day hospitals are always clean and bright, so I decided to keep the background in all the pictures white.
"The man in the picture seems quite unhappy, perhaps because he couldn’t find the real cause of illness; in the modern picture the doctor is happy, holding plastic organs."
A second take on Te Aho Te Raungi Wharepu |
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