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Author Archives: Claire Atkinson
‘Impressions’ Book
Hi all!
I’m happy to tell you I have finally finished making my first book – ‘Impressions’.
The book features 16 images from my ‘Impressions’ project and is available in a small edition of 10. Each one is signed and numbered.
Vellum outer cover/Matte Inner cover
Paper: 5 x 220gsm Double sided Matte Paper + 1 x 115gsm Vellum
Binding: Hand-Sewn with waxed linen thread
Size: 143 × 200 mm
Edition: 10
Design: Claire Atkinson
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Exhibition – ‘Rejected’ in London.
Remember that blog post I wrote a few weeks ago featuring a particularly offensive rejection letter? Well, the letter alongside my work now feature in the ‘Rejected’ Exhibition at the ‘A-Side B-Side’ Gallery in London in May. Details are bellow:
THURSDAY MAY 3rd ‘REJECTED’ exhibition opens at A-side B-side. Private View 6-9pm. 40 artists celebrate rejection, something that has happened to artists for centuries! Join us for a drink a toast to rejection and to check out some fantastic artwork rebuffed by galleries, art schools and art competitions. Let the public decide!
1st Floor, Hackney Downs Studios
5-9 Amhurst Terrace
Hackney
5-9 Amhurst Terrace
Hackney
London
E8 2BT
E8 2BT
Check this out about ‘Salon des Refuses’:
“An uproar occurred in 1863, following the rejection by the Salon Jury of an unusually high number (3,000) of submitted paintings, including Dejeuner sur L’Herbe (1863) by Edouard Manet, and works by Whistler, Cezanne, and Camille Pissarro. To pacify the critics and “to let the public judge the legitimacy of these complaints”, the French Emperor Napoleon III ordered that painters whose works had been rejected by the Salon Jury could exhibit their works in a show adjacent to the Salon. The show became known as the Salon des Refuses (exhibition of rejects), a name subsequently applied to any exhibition of artworks rejected by the jury of the official Paris Salon, notably shows in in 1874, 1875, and 1886. Although in 1863 the rejected works were subjected to greater criticism by the art critics, the very existence of this ‘alternative’ exhibition undermined the exclusivity of the official Salon. Henceforth, artists began organizing their own shows (notably the Impressionists in the 1870s and 1880s), and many art historians date the beginning of Modern Art to the first Salon des Refuses.”
“An uproar occurred in 1863, following the rejection by the Salon Jury of an unusually high number (3,000) of submitted paintings, including Dejeuner sur L’Herbe (1863) by Edouard Manet, and works by Whistler, Cezanne, and Camille Pissarro. To pacify the critics and “to let the public judge the legitimacy of these complaints”, the French Emperor Napoleon III ordered that painters whose works had been rejected by the Salon Jury could exhibit their works in a show adjacent to the Salon. The show became known as the Salon des Refuses (exhibition of rejects), a name subsequently applied to any exhibition of artworks rejected by the jury of the official Paris Salon, notably shows in in 1874, 1875, and 1886. Although in 1863 the rejected works were subjected to greater criticism by the art critics, the very existence of this ‘alternative’ exhibition undermined the exclusivity of the official Salon. Henceforth, artists began organizing their own shows (notably the Impressionists in the 1870s and 1880s), and many art historians date the beginning of Modern Art to the first Salon des Refuses.”
Cheers!
Exhibition – ‘No Briton Is An Island’
Exhibitions are like buses – You wait for ages and then they all come at once!
I have 12 images in this exhibition touring England. It’s my interpretation of this strange little place called Britain along with a load of other cool photographers.
Cheers
Exhibition – ‘Best of Britain’
A heads up! I have 4 images in this exhibition celebrating all things British (and something to do with the Queen)
I hope to begin processing new work next week. I hate the gap between shooting + editing but I’ve had my fingers in so many pies that I haven’t had time to notice. As well as grant applications/exhibition prep, I’ve been working on a small edition of hand-make photo books. It’s very therapeutic and a nice way to end a project. Watch this space!
Blue Mountain Boys, Jamaica
I took this sitting on a wall at the bottom of the Blue Mountains in Jamaica. We cycled from the top to the bottom, an amazing experience. Especially with the beautiful Blue Mountain coffee helping me combat some altitude acclimatisation problems 
Cones
Northern Quarter, Manchester
Happy Easter!
Sorry for the lack of updates recently. I develop my work in batches of 20-30 rolls, so all the new stuff is hiding in film canisters within a spiderman lunchbox.
I’d like to wish all my followers a wonderful Easter weekend! Thank you for the support and I hope you have a relaxing holiday wherever you are.
P.S – Don’t forget to dig out your copy of ‘Easter’ by Patti Smith. I wont!
Red House
Website Updates
Hi All,
I’ve added 2 new project galleries to my website – ‘Maladjusted’ and ‘Manchester’.
Find them here at: www.claireatkinson.net
