Photography Exhibition 'Expression: Portraits of Artists' by Richard Boll

Photography Exhibition 'Expression: Portraits of Artists' by Richard Boll

Expression presents a series of portraits of celebrated artists, taken by the award-winning photographer Richard Boll, winner of the National Portrait Gallery photographic prize.

The exhibition explores notions of artistry and identity, celebrating the individuality of the artists through traditional and contemporary approaches to portraiture.

Featured artists include Yarli Allison, Rana Begum, Ann Christopher, Gordon Cheung, Adam Chodzko, Marie Harnett, Bruce McLean, Cornelia Parker and Gavin Turk as well as Sussex-based Stig Evans, Richard Graville, James William Murray and Jake Wood-Evans.

Commenced in 2022, this ongoing project is marked by unique collaborations between Boll and many of his subjects. Notable examples seen in the show include a painting directly onto Boll’s photographic print by Bruce McLean, the Scottish sculptor, performance artist and painter, the dissection of a photograph with elements of collage by Ann Christopher RA, and performance-based portraits of Gavin Turk and Adam Chodzko. These collaborative elements infuse the portraits with a blend of creative input, resulting in a dynamic and expressive visual narrative.

This exhibition is part of the 2024 Photo Fringe.

About Photo Fringe

The biennial, open-platform Photo Fringe festival runs 4 October - 14 November with exhibitions and events taking place online and in venues across its home city of Brighton & Hove and along the south coast from Newhaven to Portsmouth. The programme presents a vibrant mix of lens-based work from emerging practitioners and well-established names, in galleries, cafés, pop-up venues, outdoor installations and other extraordinary spaces. photofringe.org

About Richard Boll
Richard Boll (b. Kenya,1977) has garnered acclaim for his blend of commercial and fine art photography, winning international competitions including the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. He has a commissioned portrait of Sir David Attenborough in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery and has recently exhibited in the RA Summer Exhibition. A sought-after commercial photographer, Richard has worked with high-profile clients including Sony, Emirates, Zeiss, Land Rover, and American Express. He graduated from the Edinburgh College of Art in 1999 and gained an MA with distinction from the University of Brighton in 2016. He lives in Hove.

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