Background: At the Carwash

Carwash, 2012
ANGELA SPEERS

Angela's Background Gallery contribution proves it's always a good thing to have a camera on hand. A quick trip to the carwash proved to be an inspiring opportunity to grab abstracted images. These foamy suds could be read as hot lips on the left or an aerial view of a beach complete with sea pool on the right. Any thoughts?

Background: Seascape

Untitled, 2011
RYAN FITZGERALD

Click Culture's Background has just changed to this image by Ryan Fitzgerald. We're looking to get back into changing the Background image regularly. All students are invited to submit images for possible publication. If you've got an image that you'd like to submit email David the image resized to 1800 px wide at 72 ppi.

Background: Nicholas Pont

NICHOLAS PONT

Our latest Background image comes from Nicholas Pont who has been experimenting with pin-hole photography, in particular, the use of slits as the light capture device. The resulting images hint at potential subject, yet haunt and abstract the picture frame allowing for multiple readings with a psychological perspective. Working in both colour and black and white, Nick's work has looked to music for inspiration.

NICHOLAS PONT

Background: Sarah Garrad

From the series Toxic Waters
SARAH GARRAD

Sarah Garrad's new work explores the effects of manufacturing from an environmental perspective. Stepping in a new direction, Sarah is embracing staged photography and the miniature to produce a series of evocative images.

Background: Ellen Kozakiewicz

Untitled
ELLEN KOZAKIEWICZ

Our background image this week comes from Ellen Kozakiewicz. The image was made for the Alchemy class with a self-made pinhole camera and processed at Big W. In Ellen's case the film came back scratched, marked and folded which is not usually the result artists are after. In this case the image takes on a surreal beauty and interest with just a hint of melancholy thanks to all kinds of mistakes at the processing end.

Background: Kathleen Mackay

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KATHLEEN MACKAY

Inspiration can come from peculiar places. Current student Kathleen Mackay cites an anonymous quote on fashion which suggests that fashion is for all, big or small, with budget or without, and that fashion is an art of self expression and not an excuse to be 'pretty, popular and charismatic.' Kathleen's Eureka moment came when she noticed a woman dressed top to toe in a brown velour tracksuit clutching a brown monogrammed Louis Vuitton bag as she exited her gleaming BMW. Kathleen felt this woman was effectively branded by her labels and decided to pursue this idea for her body of work. Kathleen also informs us that Newcastle Fashion Week is approaching.

Background: Glitter on her hands

DEBORAH HALLY

Current second and third year students in both Printmedia and Photomedia are currently at work on a collaborative project with Hong Kong Baptist University. Our students are responding to work from Hong Kong while working in collaboration with a Printmedia student, and vice versa. Deborah Hally has made a spectacular start with this image for our Background Gallery.

Background: Sarah Garrad

SARAH GARRAD

Sarah Garrad is our Background Gallery artist this week. Her beautiful images will also feature in the next Clickspace exhibition, details to follow.

Background: Ryan Fitzgerald

Roller Derby, Hunter area
RYAN FITZGERALD

Background: Shan Turner-Carroll

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SHAN TURNER-CARROLL

Shan Turner-Carroll kicks semester two off with this background image.

Background: Zrinka Quirk

From the series These Stolen Moments
ZRINKA QUIRK

This weeks Background image comes from Zrinka Quirk's series These Stolen Moments. Intrigued by her daughters attraction to all manner of screens, this series explores the transition of time and light in relation to the teen experience.

Background: Ryan Fitzgerald

Vanitas
RYAN FITZGERALD

Ryan Fitzgerald has turned his attention to the Vanitas lately, perhaps channeling Marian Drew along the way. Working in home made studios with found light sources, Ryan's series considers masculinity and puts a humourous, yet deep, spin on the notion of vanity and the perceived emptiness of an earthly existence. You can see some work in the flesh at Watt Space and at the Newcastle Art Space Emerging Art Award. But be quick, the exhibitions end soon.

Background: Allan Duncan

Hunter St
ALLAN DUNCAN

Background: Ellen Forbes

ELLEN FORBES

Background: Angela Speers

Untitled
ANGELA SPEERS

First year student Angela Speers has come up with something a little off the beaten track for her Background Gallery contribution. Any takers for what this image may be?

Background: Shan Turner-Carroll

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SHAN TURNER-CARROLL

Background: Michael Baker

Untitled
MICHAEL BAKER

Moving in an abstract direction, first year student Michael Baker gives us this weeks background image. First year photomedia students are currently considering the idea of transit for their portfolio projects. We're looking forward to seeing the results come semester end.

Background: Ruth Feeney

Unfilled
RUTH FEENEY

Each week during semester Clickculture will feature new work from one of our students as the background image. The initial Background image is Unfilled from recent Honours graduate Ruth Feeney.