Michael Hill Hill mainly uses a monochromatic palette, usually in abandoned or broken settings, where the tone is most dramatic in the black tones, whether man made or natural environments. Then within that desaturated image, he edits colour back into the landscape, often only in the main focus of the image, highlighting one still moment in the destruction occurring around them. His photographs are reminiscent of traditional photography, with old fashioned objects and dramatic focuses, for example, the chair in the top left image is almost out of place. When exploring this subject I want to incorporate the idea of a post-urban setting, or even an out of place object in a rural setting.
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Theresa ElvinUnlike Hill, Elvin focuses primarily on bright pops on colour in urban settings, for example the buses in London. This setting is interesting as when the image is saturated, London differs in the intensity of colours. For example, Kelly Street in Kentish town. Whereas in other areas, it is very monochromatic for example Roupell street in Waterloo. This therefore means any colour included in the environment would stand out much more. The spots of colour in Elvin's work are only vivid, making them stand out much more than in Hill's, which are much more desaturated.
In terms of inspiration, I believe Elvin's work is much more closely related to the sort of images I want to create; bursts of colour within an urban setting. |