On a recent visit to York I stopped off at the Art Gallery to see if anything caught my eye. This gallery visit, more than any other, made me see how much my background in fine art at A-level has influenced my taste in art. I was more drawn to little Henry Moore inspired figures and a hologram portrait of Queen Elizabeth than the still life paintings of fruit and skulls.
I also came across two pieces by John Stezaker which were intriguing. He used 50’s stars photos, cleverly masked with a postcard. The photo on the postcard takes on the features of the face beneath because of its placement. The image below was one of the pieces on show at the museum; you can see that the tunnel and shrubs become the woman’s eyes.
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