New Projects
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Chris Killip, retrospective Fri 07 Oct 2022 – Sun 19 Feb 2023
If you find yourself in London tonight, do attend this fabulous retrospective. Chris Killip’s continued efforts to value and document the lives of those affected by the economic shifts in the North of England, throughout the 1970s and 80s, have made him one of the most influential figures of British Photography. This retrospective exhibition of more than 140 works, serves as the most comprehensive survey of the photographer’s work to date and includes previously unseen ephemera and colour works. ‘His work possesses a poetic undertow that was linked to his ability to evoke conflicting moods in a single image’. Sean O’Hagan – The Guardian His sustained immersion into the communities he photographed remains without…
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Book Launch – A Joyous Representation of Mobile Art Visualised Through the Quilt Project
I am delighted today to announce the publication of the Mobile Art Quilt Project Book. Now, arguably considered to be one of the 21st century’s most important poetic pieces and a defining staple of mobile art. It is a piece of literature and art that was inspired by the creation of the physical Mobile Art Quilt which showcases 234 pieces of art created by individual mobile artists throughout the world. Each artwork stands on its own, with its own structure, meaning and symbolism. Inside the book there are written texts by architect of the Quilt Project, Roger Guetta as well as collaborators, Lorenka Campos, Linda Toki and Kate Zari Roberts.…
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You Brought Your Own Light, a New Book of Transgender Portraits
A book of transgender portraiture showcasing the work of award-winning photographer Allie Crewe has been published by Axis Projects Publishing this July 2020. You Brought Your Own Light is produced by Alan J Ward and brings together 26 of Allie’s revealing Transgender portraits, including the image of Grace, a doctor, which won the BJP Portrait of Britain 2019. A series of 12 of the portraits were initially exhibited in Manchester at an event sponsored by the National Transgender Charity, Sparkle. You Brought Your Own Light now brings these portraits together in a book, continuing Allie’s journey as a political artist exploring social issues of the day using photography to give a voice to those often…
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Karyn Mannix Contemporary PRESENTS #inthesky – shelter-in-place” – New Works by James Bacchi
New Works by James Bacchi #inthesky San Francisco shelter-in-place #inthesky is a black and white Mobile Photography Essay inaugurated in 2015. An obsession to capture and illustrate ‘tension’ from the ground up continues to be my intent. On March 17, 2020 a “shelter-in-place” Order went into effect throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Suddenly, everything changed. In admirable battle against this raging pandemic, San Francisco has visually taken on a “stay home” persona. With each passing week, and quiet as it may seem, the overall sensibility of this brave city continues to intensify. Skies have been ranging from milky greys to cerulean blues, sometimes clear though more often filled with…
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New Mobile Photography Book Coming Soon – ‘iPhone Photography for Everybody: App Techniques’ by Paul J Toussaint
I am delighted to announce that highly talented mobile photographer Paul Toussaint‘s brand new book, ‘iPhone Photography for Everybody: App Techniques’ will be released for sale on 15 July 2020. I personally know that Toussaint has been working hard on this book for sometime and I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy, as soon as I do, I will publish a review. Here’s a little more about it: “The iPhone contains a powerful camera that is always within reach and allows photographers of all ages and skill levels to capture high-quality images anytime, anywhere, with minimal effort. In this book, renowned mobile photographer Paul J. Toussaint teaches…
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Gallery of Colour with Mobile Photographer Derrick Ofosu Boateng @derrick_o_boateng
“Each carefully constructed, colour saturated image is its own Boateng masterpiece, but together they become something even greater: iconic.” TheAppWhisperer Derrick Ofosu Boateng is a contemporary Art photographer who was born in Ghana and resides in Accra. Boateng attended Kumasi high school and is currently a student at the university of Ghana business school. He is a fan of football and watching movies. “I came into photography around November 2017 with the perception I had that the world didn’t see the happy times and didn’t know the extraordinary lifestyles and behaviours we Africans had. When growing up I noticed through movies, stories and musics that, the mindset people had about…
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Virtue Not Vice – Raw Beauty – #causewefeed with @aqua_libra
Visually and artistically literate, @aqua_libra leads the viewer on a journey portraying raw beauty, energy with unconditional love in this series of photographs representing breast feeding in public – #causewefeed. “Gerard David “Mary and Child”1490, Leonardo da Vinci “Virgin and Child 1452-1549, Frederico Barocci “Madonna and Child. Just a few of the great painters in history who created beautiful pieces of a mother and her child breastfeeding. Taking care of her infant who is in need of milk and the comfort of its mothers love and simply because the baby is hungry. We can find these paintings all over the world in the most beautiful grand museums. And we…
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Tracey Emin – A Fortnight of Tears – Exclusive Video and Insight
I happily spent this morning/early afternoon with Tracey Emin at a press invitation to her brand new exhibition entitled ‘A Fortnight of Tears‘ at the White Cube, Bermondsey, London, SE1. This is a major exhibition installed throughout the gallery’s spaces, exhibits include sculpture, neon, painting, film, photography and drawing, all focusing on Emin’s own memories and emotions, arising from loss, pathos, anger and love. This exhibition is one to feast upon, throughout the exhibition Emin articulates the joy and suffering that is intrinsic to our human existence. Often with fraught memories of sexual relations, the very physical and emotional trauma she endured with her abortion of twins (past three months…
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TheAppWhisperer Continues To Build The World’s Largest and Most Comprehensive Portfolio of Mobile Photographers and Artists
We are delighted to add Titika Røtkjær’s Art Portfolio to our Mobile Photographer and Artist Portfolio Directory. We are building the largest and most comprehensive portfolio of mobile photographers and mobile artists in the world. Of course, that’s only apt as we are the most popular mobile photography and art website in the world. Take a look at the link below, you will see a description of the artist, some sample images and if they have taken part in an interview or other projects for us, we have linked to those. We will continue to build this and we need your help. If you would like to be included in…
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New Projects – Our New Form of Artistic Installation aka ‘The Quilt’ Is Ready!
We’re delighted to inform our readers that the quilt that so many of you contributed to, has now been completed. For those of you not aware of this project, it involved mobile artists contributing one image and each one was then carefully included within a large quilt to be displayed at the next gallery show or even Mobile Arts Festival. There has been a few obstacles along the way and we have overcome each one. This quilt was sewed together and finalised by none other than mobile artist, Lorenka Campos’ mother in law. We all owe her much gratitude. The quilt is now with Lorenka Campos, so if you would…
