Jonathan Hillson
Currently lives and works in London,
Achieving recognition for his artwork in the form of two prizes.
Winning a Rowley award for achievements in Fine Art and also winning his university prize fund for his degree show work.
His main artwork is created in the medium of film, looking at the idea of a contemporary recreation of
old masters works and the human form.
Achieving recognition for his artwork in the form of two prizes.
Winning a Rowley award for achievements in Fine Art and also winning his university prize fund for his degree show work.
His main artwork is created in the medium of film, looking at the idea of a contemporary recreation of
old masters works and the human form.
My current works considers the moment before and after the climax of the composition of old master paintings. Allowing the viewer to explore the painter’s suggested thinking and kinesthetic of the piece, offering a reconsideration of the familiar to an unfamiliar vantage point by adding a contemporary twist. Unlike the masters of the past with their physically static paintings, I use the energy of moving image to capture a scene, looking at the imaginations of the masters single image, showing thousands of different pictures that are created by the slightest of movements, producing movement and casting shadows across the scene, creating new images for the viewer to explore and examine. With the use of slow motion I not only revert slightly to the idea of the still painting but to give the viewer time to reflect on and study the new image that is portrayed in front of them before it moves on to a different image all together. The slow motion gives the viewer time to reflect on the images. Initially you see the painting, eventually noticing this is in fact a painting in motion.
Through slow motion I create a mystery, distorting and questioning the viewers perspective, is it a painting, photo or video has the image moved or changed, The viewer may doubt themselves on their first assumption, drawing them to revaluate their thinking of the artwork, what it is about, what it displays and what they take from the artwork.
My work looks at the imagery of the human body; how we are and how we have changed, looking at the idea of the human body as a work of art. I’m interested in how the male form is perceived. The female form has been exploited in both art and the media, it is the male figure that evokes debate and causes discomfort. The male form remains taboo, to an extent. I want to explore these issues more in depth and to a greater extent in my future work. As a straight man I am aware of the stigmas attached to the male body in an art setting and the judgments others make. I want to develop ways of breaking down these barriers that are questioned in society.
Through slow motion I create a mystery, distorting and questioning the viewers perspective, is it a painting, photo or video has the image moved or changed, The viewer may doubt themselves on their first assumption, drawing them to revaluate their thinking of the artwork, what it is about, what it displays and what they take from the artwork.
My work looks at the imagery of the human body; how we are and how we have changed, looking at the idea of the human body as a work of art. I’m interested in how the male form is perceived. The female form has been exploited in both art and the media, it is the male figure that evokes debate and causes discomfort. The male form remains taboo, to an extent. I want to explore these issues more in depth and to a greater extent in my future work. As a straight man I am aware of the stigmas attached to the male body in an art setting and the judgments others make. I want to develop ways of breaking down these barriers that are questioned in society.
Contact:
E-mail: JonHillson@gmail.com
All photographs and images are copyright of Jonathan Hillson
