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'Badminton Horse Trials, Gloucestershire' (2002)
16" x 12"
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'Badminton Horse Trials, Gloucestershire' (2002)
C-Type print, edition of 100
Signed and numbered by the artist
Accompanied by a luxury edition book
six foot person & work to scale
Martin Parr
Martin Parr
Martin Parr has revitalised contemporary documentary photography with his own brand robustness and variety and has addressed themes of consumerism, mass tourism and globalisation, with a distinctive wit and sense of irony. Described as 'a splendid deadpan observer', he is arguably Britain's key contemporary photographer, with an unmistakable point of view and signature, and an international following in the worlds of art, fashion and journalism.
In 'Common Sense' (1995-9), he uses bright colours and exaggerated close-ups to explore the excesses of contemporary capitalism. Motifs such as heads, hats, hands, food and dogs are repeated throughout, creating a snatched catalogue of our all too familiar shortcomings. Parr's grandfather encouraged his early interest in photography, and he studied at the Manchester School of Art. In the early 1980s, Parr produced a series of photographs of New Brighton, a run-down seaside resort outside Liverpool. The gaudy and sometimes grotesque imagery of these works seemed to reflect the spirit of Thatcher's Britain, while echoing the tradition of tacky seaside postcards.
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