Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon
Figure with Meat
1954

I recall seeing a collection of his work at the Tate when visiting London with my college during my study of A level art and was instantly struck by the nightmarish manner of his work and the impact it had on me. After reading John Russell's Francis Bacon I was really intrigued about the links with World War II and Mussolini.

Francis Bacon
Study after Velazquez's portrait of pope Innocent X
1953

I have been a huge fan of Francis Bacon's work ever since the beginning of my GCSE art course during high school. His work continued to influence me throughout my performance piece of work.

Heath Ledger's Joker

Heath Ledger's Joker
Makeup by Lindy Hemming
2008
From The Dark Knight Film

Like many around the world, I was shocked by Heath Ledgers untimely death. This fueled my performance piece and linked with the work of francis bacon to convey the idea of being trapped behind an outer shell and masks.

Doug Keyes

Doug Keyes
2001
From Collective Memories Series

I looked at his work after looking at the work of Ken Kitano. Their work has very dreamy qualities which I think is achieved from the multiple exposure/sandwich negative process. Like Kitano I used Doug Keyes' work to fit in with my negative construction project

Ken Kitano

Ken Kitano
From Our Face Series

Ken Kitano
From Our Face Series

Ken Kitano
From Our Face Series

I saw this print during the Paris Photo exhibition and knew it would be highly influencial towards my neagative construction body of work.

Simon Norfolk

Simon Norfolk
September - November 2002
Afganistan
From Afganistan: Chronotopia Series

Simon Norfolk
September - November 2002
Afganistan
From Afganistan: Chronotopia Series

I was first introduced to his work at an exhibition called Aftermath at Norwich's Sainsbury Center. The collection of work was all about the followings of war and conflict, it included many paintings, installations and video work. His work was particularly striking to me because I had been working on a self initiated project about Decay and Desolation.

Robert Polidori

Robert Polidori
New Orleans, America
2005 - 2006
From After the Flood Series

Robert Polidori
New Orleans, America
2005 - 2006
From After the Flood Series

I came across Polidori's work whilst looking at photographer Simon Norfolk. I feel the two work in a very similar fashion to one another, both using colour film and shooting with large format cameras.

Lewis Baltz

Lewis Baltz
West Wall, Costa Mesa, America
1974
From New Industrial Parks Near Irvine, California Series

Lewis Batlz
East Main Street, California, America
1974
From New Industrial Parks Near Irvine, California Series