Camellia JaponicaBy Ian Hoskin
Overview
2020
C-Print, Printed on innova high white matte 320gsm paper using archival inks
Edition of 10
Dimensions: 84.1cm (H) x 84.1cm (W) x 0.2cm (D) / 33.1" (H) x 33.1" (W) x 0.08" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings.
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Artist Statement
Taken just after the start of the first Lockdown in the UK when I wanted a bit of joy in my life! I had tried photographing a Camellia when it was perfect and for me it just didn't work. By April the Camellias were all starting to turn so I tried again. This time it was right because there was brown fringing to the very edge of the petals and a slightly world weary look to the flower. I loved the pink fleshiness and the variegations running through the petals, still so beautiful despite the onset of ageing.
Artist Profile
Born: 1955
Hometown: London
Based in: London
I was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1955. In the mid-70s, having not done at all well at school, I decided to take time out and go hitch-hiking, I got as far as Afghanistan. Up until that point, I had no real interest in taking photographs, but that journey …
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