Painting onto photographs

I found some lost photographs taken by my father. After I saw these images, I started remembering old times and old friends. However, I did not remember everyone.

Cuban-born Darian Mederos does oil portraits that look like they are covered in bubble wrap. You can check out more of his w

They're not just for keeping your eyes pinned open at 3am ... energy drinks can be used to develop photographs too. Stephen Gill's psychedelic new series is fuelled by the fizzy orange stuff. Take a trip through a world soaked in Red Bull, Monster Rehab and the rest

Ivory Coast-based artist Joana Choumali is known primarily for her photography, though her practice has seen her dabble in varied media to explore a common theme. Across sculpture, mixed media, collage, portraiture and documentary, Joana blurs the boundaries of her medium to explore personal identity, African identity and culture. One particularly recognisable piece from her photographic portrait series "_Hââbré, the last generation_":https://joana-choumali.squarespace.com/haabre, which…

Often referred to as a painter in a photographic age, the work of influential twentieth and twenty-first century artist Gerhard Richter is one whose work still resonates today. I'm particularly fond of his photography based paintings, especially the Firenze series, whereas he smears multi-colored paint over photographs and found images to create these dreamy abstracted landscapes. Enjoy!

2015 Semester 2 work

Overpainted photograph 17. Nov. 99 by Gerhard Richter ©Gerhard Richter 2017 (1305)

Gerhard Richter - Over Painted Photographs

Photography and painting collide in the work of Aliza Razell // mixed media art // unconventional portraits