What are you working on at the moment?
I am just at the
stage of beginning research on a project which will be influenced by climate
change, they will be fictions but it will hopefully show what is happening to
the environment around us. There will need to be a lot of research and then
there will be the task of securing funding for it. It is my first project since
finishing my education last year so we will see what happens.
Where do you find
inspiration?
My inspiration mainly
comes from cinema, for the `Something A Little More Cinematic` series I was
influenced by films that include Hitchcock`s `Rear Window` and J.A. Bayona`s
`The Orphanage`.
What is your dream
project?
It would probably be
to create a series that has the size and scope as well as the budget that
Gregory Crewdson had for `Beneath The Roses` although the pressure that would
come with that would be huge.
Is the artistic life
lonely?
I don`t think so,
image capture is such a small part of the process so there are often times where
I am working alone but if there are people around you who you can talk to about
art then that obviously helps.
What are your goals
for the future, both work wise and life?
In terms of work it
would be to create imagery I am proud of which is then hopefully appreciated by
others and in life I guess it would simply just to be content with my life,
nothing more than that.
What’s your favorite
piece of work that you have created?
It would have to be
Untitled 1; you have this vision in your head as to what the image will look
like but it doesn`t often come out the way you hoped, but that one did.
Website: waynemcgregorphotography.com
Artist Statement
The purpose for the
images is for the viewer to create a narrative from a single image; these
stories may vary from person to person because people see things differently
from one another. This is why I have chosen to leave the images untitled, so it
leaves some ambiguity whereas words can be definitive. I have never worked with
lighting in this way before however I feel it is important to challenge myself
otherwise there is not as much satisfaction in creating new work. My influences
come from various mediums which include music, cinema and other photographers
that include Gregory Crewdson, Philip Lorca diCorcia and Erwin Olaf which is
perhaps one of the reasons why most of my work is quite melancholic.
Short CV
Education
2013: HND Aberdeen
College
2014: BA with
Distinction Gray`s School of Art
2015: BA (Hons)
Communication Design Gray`s School of Art
Awards:
2013: Best on Wall
HND Photography Show- Winner
Publications:
2013: RGU Fashion
Management Magazine BE:WEAR
2015: The Exposure
Award: Portraiture Collection
Exhibitions:
2012: Blooms and
Balloons by Suzie
2015: ArtScope Miami
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