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WHEN I WAS STUDYING PAINTING FORMS BFA I USED PHOTOGRAPHY AS A SKETCHBOOK. AS TIME WHEN ON I BECAME MORE INTERESTED AS PHOTOGRAPHY AS A CREATIVE ARTFORM.
MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY MODEL INSPIRED THE PICTURES IN MY BOOK. SHE ALLOWED ME TO BE AS CREATIVE AS I WANTED. I WOULDN’T EXPECT SOMEONE WHO IS 90 REARS OLD TAKE THE RISKS TO PRODUCE THIS BOOK.
“ I CAME UP WITH THIS STYLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY AS A FORM A SELF EXPRESSION WHICH WORKED BETTER FROM THEN WORK WITH PAINTS ALONE. I TRY USE PHOTOGRAPHY TO EXPAND WHAT I CREATED AS A PAINTER. “
I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY OWN STYLE BUT IT TOOK YEARS FOR IT TO MATURE AND FOR ME TO GET THE CONFIDENCE TO START TAKING BIGGER RISKS WITH MY WORK.
“ I EXPRESS MYSELF THROUGH LIGHT COLOR AND EXPRESSION. I SEEM MODEL AS ART OBJECT. I DRESS COLOR AND STYLE THE MODEL TO SKETCHES I HAVE MADE ON PAPER THEN I ALLOW THE HUMANITY OF THE MODEL TO COME INTO PLAY. “
I DON’T THINK STUDYING ART HINDERS PERSONS CREATIVITY. I HAVE A BFA PAINTING AND I FOUND THAT STUDYING ART GAVE A PATH TO MY CREATIVITY BY STUDYING THE THOUGHT PROCESSES OF OTHER ARTISTS AND WORKING ALONG SIDE WITH OTHER ARTISTS.