Image maker; SIMONFREDERICK launches his debut London exhibition; ‘My Mates @ Work’ putting the art back into photography March 29 at gallery Different, London.
This exhibition is a true redefinition of what we expect photographic portraiture to be. The images are punctuated with striking detail and elements that has the viewer questioning whether the origin of the work lies in photography, painting or drawing. However, it never loses the narrative of being able to connect the viewer in quite an intimate way to the person in the portrait - helping to breath life into these images in ways that make us feel for his subjects.
"I was determined from the start to create each portrait as unique as the personality of the people you see. With this in mind, no picture is the same in style or technique, something that I believe is unique from one photographer in a single photography portrait exhibition.”
Exhibition includes portraits of fashion designer & Actress Sadie Frost, architect David Adjaye, Art Dealer & Curator Steve Lazarides, Broadcaster Trevor Nelson, shoe designer (Lady Gaga, Madonna) Gil Carvalho, actor David Harewood, perfumer Azzie Glasser, DJ and broadcaster Giles Peterson and many more.
“Having someone sit for you to make their portrait is one of the most intimate experiences two people can have’. The viewer gets to share this - the viewer becomes one with the picture” says SIMON FREDERICK. “This work was a challenge and a joy to produce, I was determined from the start to create each portrait as unique as the personality of the people you see. With this in mind, no picture is the same in style or technique, something that I believe is unique from one photographer in a single photography portrait exhibition.”