Statement
Luke’s work embraces fine art photography, painting and video production taking the form of private commissions and limited edition collections.
This is a look at a select few pictures from 3 bodies of work. The Moonshine Photographs, exhibited in London, Leicester and Bristol as well as featuring in the documentary series, Young Artist Series by We The Conspirators. Silver, an ongoing collection of eclectic black & white, large-format photographs and Street, a selection of 35mm, un-staged street photographs shot in Leicester, Pennsylvania, New York and Venice.
Currently in the Lab, new work has taken the form of a series of ongoing medium-format portraiture entitled Squares, shot in magazine type fortnightly installments.
All of the photographs in these collections as a matter of principle remain unaltered. The scene as you see it is exactly as it was in front of the camera at the moment it was taken. There has been no major post production adjustment. All these images and more can be viewed on the website below.
Education
2006 – 2009 De Montfort University
BA (Hons) Photography & Video Production degree
Exhibitions
15 April – 21 May 2011 – Urban Outfitters store, Cabot Circus, BRISTOL BS1
Exhibiting 3 paintings hung in the Urban Outfitters store in Cabot Circus.
20 Feb – 5 April 2011 – Open Photography 2 at the Royal West of England Academy of Art
Exhibited the only untitled print from a series entitled Moonshine.
3 Jan – 9 Feb 2011 (EXTENDED) - The Tobacco Factory, BRISTOL BS3
Exhibited 6 photographic prints in a solo show curated by Illustrator, Dave Bain.
4 Sept – 4 Oct 2010 - Bath Spa University Gallery, WESTON-SUPER-MARE BS23
Exhibited 4 photographic prints in a solo show curated by Camilla Stacey combined with a guest lecture to Applied Arts & Design students.
16-21 March 2010 - The Foundry Gallery, Old Street LONDON EC2
Exhibited a single edition 10″ vinyl record sleeve for folk singer Rachael Dadd’s forthcoming release ‘Moth In The Motor’. The record will be made available through the Broken Sound Music Website Shop.
26 Feb - Cafe Oto, LONDON E8
A second exhibition for the single edition 10″ vinyl record sleeve.
16 Jan – 25 Feb 2010 - To Be Confirmed at The Bristol Gallery, BRISTOL BS1
Exhibited 4 photographic prints alongside Matisse Lithographs and work by MAF Räderscheidt, Chantal Powel, Nick Davis, Jimmy Galvin, Mark Boyce, Hywel Livingstone, Ian Campbell-Briggs, Alison Black and international artist Julien Masson in a show entitled To Be Confirmed kicking off the spring season at the Bristol Gallery on the city’s prestigious Harbourside.
12 Jan – 4 Feb 2010 - Willesden Green Gallery, LONDON NW10
Exhibited 2 photographic prints in a group show curated by Elspeth Ryder.
19-23 May 2009 - Talking Moonshine & Roses at The City Gallery, LEICESTER LE1
Organized and curated an exhibition of emerging artists We The Conspirators, Laus Kesseler and Steve Smith at the City Gallery in Leicester. This involved liaising with the gallery and the 4 artists, publicizing the event which consisted of magazine and web based promotion, a private view and a billboard in Leicester city centre. There was also the selection, printing, framing and hanging of the work. This proved to be a big success tripling the average attendance for an opening night.
5 -9 March 2008 - Renaissance at The Proud Gallery, LONDON WC2N
Exhibited a photographic print. Renaissance was founded in 2006 by Fiona Gifford, a photographic exhibition supporting the Lavender Trust. This annual prize is now based at the Mall Galleries in London.
Publications
No.6 Spring 2011 - Moment: Une Revue de Photo Magazine, 2 images.
March/April 2010 - EVOLVER Magazine, 1 image and an article.
June 2010 - LOMOGRAPHY Magazine (Lomo Amigo), 13 images and an interview.
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