VIEW IN MY ROOM
English Summer Rainbow - Limited Edition of 5 Photograph
United Kingdom
Photography, Color on Paper
Size: 29.5 W x 21.7 H x 0 D in
Ships in a Tube
About The Artwork
An image from my series called 'Look Up Look Up!. We walk around all the time with fascinating things happening above our heads but pay little notice, most of us too busy checking our electronic gadgets. Most of the images in this series were taken in my own garden and street in Enfield, North London, I find I do not need to travel far from my own front door to encounter fascinating subject matter.. This image was taken hot English summer day immediately after a heavy rainfall when a rainbow is most likely to appear. The image was made on a Leica 35mm film camera with fine grain Kodak film then digitally transposed for the internet and print. This means the image will show the original grain of the vintage film which many people (especially me) find very attractive making a change from the ultra smoothness of modern clinical digital photography. I have been making and selling prints to collectors for many years so am very experienced. Most of the prints on this site are now offered for the very first time as I am presently digitising my entire archive. Some like this one have never been seen before, even by me. The print is presented on my favourite giclee paper which is Hannemuhle Photo Rag, 308 GSM pure white heavy smooth art paper. This image is offered in an edition of 5, signed dated and numbered with graphite pencil in the generous white margin. 'Hahnemühle Photo Rag® is one of the world’s most popular papers and the valued all-rounder for high-quality FineArt inkjet printing. The white cotton artist’s paper, with its characteristic, wonderfully soft feel, boasts a lightly defined felt structure, lending each artwork a three-dimensional appearance and impressive pictorial depth. Combined with the matt premium inkjet coating, this paper produces outstanding prints that feature brilliant colours, deep blacks, striking contrasts and perfect reproduction of detail. This acid- and lignin-free classic meets the most exacting requirements for age resistance and is specially designed for FineArt applications. Whether it is used for FineArt photography or art reproductions, the ideal combination of structure, print quality and weight makes Photo Rag® one of the most versatile FineArt inkjet papers.'
Details & Dimensions
Photography:Color on Paper
Artist Produced Limited Edition of:5
Size:29.5 W x 21.7 H x 0 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube
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John R. J. Taylor was born in Scotland in 1958.He studied art and photography at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Scotland and photography at the Royal College of Art in London. His work has been collected by the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Museum of London and the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Texas, USA. His work has been exhibited throughout Europe and in the USA. 'I have always been amazed and fascinated at the way the world looks. As a child I would lose myself for ages on the edge of streams and rivers staring in rapt amazement at the play of light on the moving water finding its way over and round stones rocks and tree roots. At the coast I could gaze for hours in wonder at the vast distances of the sea and the incessant hypnotic repetition of seawater breaking over the pools and rocks of the shore, also like many children I could spend large chunks of unworried time lying on my back on the fields behind my home mesmerised by the endless procession of clouds sliding by above me on the brilliant blue backdrop of the sky. Unapologetically I find the everyday world a fascinating place, scrutinising and photographing it is my joy, my obsession. My images are a celebration of what occurs naturally, everything is beautiful, everything has merit even the most banal or distasteful subject can halt me and compel me to create an image. Every corner I turn elicits a frisson of excitement as anticipate what new scene or object may be waiting to surprise. I gather images avariciously much as a magpie gathers glittering objects. I grieve if I miss an opportunity to add to my collection, if I see something from a train or bus for instance and am unable to get off and take photographs it frustrates me terribly knowing this opportunity will never present itself again. Natural light is crucial to my photography its play on objects can very often turn the mundane into something completely fascinating. On any given day anything is worthy of being photographed, everything is encompassed in my vision; there is no hierarchy or prioritisation of subject in my world view or mindset. I cannot be called a purist however. Cliche interests and amuses me and I like to tinker with notions of it using it as a device to add a nod of irony to some of my images. Cynicism and humour inhabit my character and I allow it free entry to my work thus nourishing that part of my psyche.'
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