From the 13th -26th November 2007, the New Art Centre in Chatham wastransformed into a swinging sixties exhibition, displaying a photographic zeitgeist of works inspired by a decade romanticised for it’s free love and free expression. The gallery was plunged into the sixties and visitors found themselves in a psychedelic time pocket of sixties flair. The exhibition presented five artists, who’s work consisted of photography and video – all bold, vibrant and alive with the spirit of the sixties. These were works that attempted to encapsulate the colour and energy of a period in time that is so iconic.
The New Art Centre
272 High Street
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4BP
01634 812108
Leah Carvell:
As an image maker in the 21st Century, I cannot help but be intrigued, amazed and sometimes shocked by the world that has gone before me. I have a deep fascination with the influence popular culture had on society in the Sixties. People are who inspire me, the juxtaposition between ordinary people and so called extraordinary people. I explore this by using found imagery collaged into kaleidoscopes that fascinate, inspire and challenge modern perceptions.
Lacey Clements:
My aim is to take the audience back in time to an era which has revolutionized the fashion industry and inspired fashion design today, “The Swinging Sixties”. I wish to create beautiful black and white fashion imagery inspired by David Bailey’s unforgettable photographs of such models as Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton. I have chosen to use myself as a model as I am fascinated by the era myself and wanted to personalise my work.
Nick Giles:
I am a photographer always open to new ideas and new ways of thinking the photographic medium. Inspired by the street photographers of American society in the early 1900s, I have aimed to capture the spirit of the Sixties streets of London in a series of black and white prints. Interpreting common perception of sixties life, I have aimed to portray a representative account of the culture of the sixties.
Tom Preston:
The work I am making is inspired by the psychedelic sixties era, induced by the much romanticised free and wild nature of the people and music of that time and working in a manner that is expressive and impulsive. I will be working with film, employing experimental and destructive methods to create effects that echo the wild and distorted imagery of this time.
Jennifer Taylor:
The work I have chosen to make for this exhibition is based on the “flower power” symbol of the non-violence ideology from the 60s. The “hippies” (or Flower Children) protested for peace, and some symbolic action included putting flowers into the barrels of rifles, giving flowers to policemen, wearing flower chains and decorating cars, buildings etc with flowery motifs and the peace symbol. I have always been interested in nature and macro photography, so I felt ‘flower power’ was the most relevant route to follow within the 60s theme.
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Great exhibition, imaginative and creative photos, a credit to you all.