Today I came across the work of Mark Morrisroe in Art Review magazine, April 2011.
“Morrisroe’s subjects were his friends, lovers, and his everyday surroundings. The imagery of his photographs and 8mm films combines the diaristic with the melodramatic, presenting the post-punk scenes in Boston and New York through a lens of vivid and romantic degradation and decay.” - http://rickbowes.com
Wow, he could possibly be my new favourite photographer. I’ve read that the he used a Polaroid for the images and then played with the photographic process creating “layered and hand painted, photograms and cyanotypes.” Ahh, I’m in love.
Related Articles
- Multiple Exposure | Mark Morrisroe (tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Vince Aletti: The photographs of Mark Morrisroe, at Artists Space. (newyorker.com)
These are wonderful, they remind me a bit of Nan Goldin (a favorite of mine!).
Ooh, I just looked her up! She has some beautiful images! Can’t wait to research into her work a bit more! Thanks for sharing Claire. x