John Blakemore
Pampas Grass No.1, 1988
Gelatin Silver Print
39.3 x 49.3 cms
15 1/2 x 19 3/8 ins
15 1/2 x 19 3/8 ins
Signed, dated and titled beneath the image
270838
Literature
John Blakemore, Photographs 1955-2010, Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2011 (illustrated full page p.103)
John Blakemore writes that “To construct a still life is to play, both to create and to solve a jigsaw puzzle with no guiding picture. Even apparently simple and un-regarded...
John Blakemore writes that “To construct a still life is to play, both to create and to solve a jigsaw puzzle with no guiding picture. Even apparently simple and un-regarded material can stimulate exploration.
The pampas grass series combined a fascination with the intricate shapes and structures of the grasses with decisions about picture making. The frame within a frame, the use of tape, the movement from simplicity to complexity.” (John Blakemore, Photographs 1955-2010, Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2011 (p102))
The pampas grass series combined a fascination with the intricate shapes and structures of the grasses with decisions about picture making. The frame within a frame, the use of tape, the movement from simplicity to complexity.” (John Blakemore, Photographs 1955-2010, Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2011 (p102))