Thomas Robson

This British artist has caught my eye as it is similar to Chad Wys work whoIi have researched previously. He uses old Victorian images in some of his work and combines graphic design, photography, fine art and illustrations all into one. Unlike Wys work Robson uses unusual Images to cover up the face and using shapes and bright colours to hide the identity. Here are a few example of his work.

There is a lot of conflict with Robson's work and even Wys work. Are they digitally vandalising  the traditional Victorian images or  modifying them?  In my opinion I find the work unique there's a edge to their work unlike anyone else. Yes, the photos are not theirs but the creativeness to make them modern is. 

For my work I have scanned some images taken by a relative in the 50's and i would love to create the finishing product using paint over their faces. Even thought I have not taken them i will have recreated something unique. 

Although for my work I want to take the images myself to get the right pose and appearance as I want to create the right overall look for my final images.

Here's some information on Robson's response to his work.

"I began to wonder how I could make individuals question pictures more deeply and in doing so, develop enhanced critical skills in their reading and interpretation of imagery.

As my initial creative response I began thinking about taking familiar images and imposing change on them to create an Art Remix. A creative approach which enables me to author images, invested with the power to provoke heightened aesthetic and critical responses.

I am experimenting with fusing fine art & photography imagery with the visual language of graphic design, to create new categories of art composition. In which new layers of visual interventions are used to reconstruct and transform the significance of images, place them in new contexts and in so doing make new demands on the viewer.

It is an approach which seeks to short circuit peoples’ common interactions with representational fine art & photography. Forcing them to question images more intently, and in so doing develop enhanced critical skills and visual literacy.

Striping away the traditional and highly restrictive carapace of how fine art and photography should be read, and subverting it with a new highly accessible visual language. Which is more accurately reflective of our highly edited, curated, media remixed and visually saturated world."

Looking at Robson's work I am using his work to reference the fact that he hides the persons identity in most of his images and this is what I want to do in my work. But the uses of the objects is something i didn't consider I like the use of paint and drawing not so much the use of the 3D cubes.