stevenraboneMay 3, 20212 minInforming Contexts - Moments of StillThe last three months have been some of the most exciting I have had so far in terms of my photography and the ongoing progress of my MA...
stevenraboneApr 17, 20216 minInforming Contexts - Reflects the PersonalityAs Pierre Bourdieu (1997-73) points out 'any work of art reflects the personality of it's creator, so I have begun to really appreciate...
stevenraboneApr 7, 20213 minInforming Contexts - Positioning PracticeOver the course of this module I have been exploring the art of still life and the differences and indeed similarities between...
stevenraboneApr 3, 20215 minInforming Contexts - Booking Up with FeedbackFollowing on from my previous post, my Critical Review Video Presentation has now been seen and commented on by a good number of my peers...
stevenraboneMar 21, 20216 minInforming Contexts - Critical Review Video PresentationWe have this week had the chance to produce a 10 minute video to provide a critical review of our practice and work in progress. This has...
stevenraboneMar 17, 20213 minInforming Contexts - The painter constructs, the photographer discloses. Over the last couple of months I have been focusing my attention and practice on the art of still life photography. The purpose of this...
stevenraboneMar 11, 20214 minInforming Contexts - Is there anything wrong with beauty?Reading Andy Grundberg's article ‘PHOTOGRAPHY VIEW; A Quintessentially American View of the World’, from the New York Times I was...
stevenraboneMar 7, 20213 minInforming Contexts - Stepping Out Of The ShadowsSo having made the conscious decision to focus this module's work on still life I had the opportunity to share my portfolio with with...
stevenraboneFeb 25, 20215 minInforming Contexts - Still MomentsAs highlighted in my previous post the last couple of months have been a period of both reflection and action as I have taken a good look...
stevenraboneFeb 24, 20213 minInforming Contexts - Jeff Wall Interview : Pictures Like PoemsOver the passed two months or so I have been reflecting about my current photography practice, what I want to shoot, what I want to say...
stevenraboneFeb 16, 20213 minInforming Contexts - So Where Is The Author Now?Roland Barthes suggested that accompanying text gives anchorage to the image, i.e. makes the meaning of the image overt and therefore...
stevenraboneFeb 15, 20213 minInforming Contexts - Constructed RealitiesAs Week 3 of this module comes to a close I have started to define exactly where I want the immediate direction of my photography...
stevenraboneFeb 15, 20213 minInforming Contexts - False IndexesThis weeks reading has come at a time of change for me as I put the images collated in the first module to one side and almost start a...
stevenraboneFeb 5, 20214 minInforming Contexts - The Image and The IconReading the article Photography, Vision and Representation by Snyder and Allen I was intrigued to learn that artists had been using a...
stevenraboneJan 28, 20218 minInforming Contexts - Photography, PhotographiesSo in this weeks study we considered the nature of the photographic image including the works, by Szarkowski, Shore and the 2014 What is...
stevenraboneJan 24, 20216 minInforming Contexts - The Social Photo: On Photography and Social Media Nathan JurgensonI have a strange relationship with smartphones, for example I hate the amount of time my kids are on them, I hate how my boss can get...
stevenraboneJan 16, 20215 minInforming Contexts - Artistic IntentMy practice is very much a serious hobby rather than full time career and my portfolio of work is an eclectic mix of genres which on the...