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Rock Photography by Michael Wylie
Curator - Bob Gordon
An
exhibition of rock and roll photography by Michael Wylie documenting
fifteen years of Perth's music scene. Some of Australia's best independent
bands, such as You Am I, The Vines, Hunters and Collectors, Silverchair,
Rocket Science, Inxs, Yothu Yindi, The Mark of Cain, TISM, The Cosmic
Psycho's appear, as well as international acts such as the Rolling
Stones, U2, Pearl Jam, B.B King, Lenny Kravitz, KISS, Janet Jackson,
Nick Cave, Rage Against the Machine, Sonic Youth, Ben Harper, Pavement,
Prodigy, The Rollins Band, The Strokes, Tool, The Cure, Beck and Mudhoney.
Including multimedia, there are around 1000 images on display.
The
exhibition also includes a stunning series of dynamic and innovative
large format crowd shots.
Images range in size
from 11 x 14 inches, to 1.5 by 3 metres in size.
Multimedia
Slide shows ..................................................................
Kind
review of current exhibition.
About
the photographer
Michael
first started shooting live music in 1991. A keen surfer and photographer,
he was working for a WA based surfing magazine, and happily combining
his two passions. However, in late 1991, he inadvertently secured a
full time job with Kodak, selling cameras. This severely restricted
him time to take surf photo's, so, using his magazine accreditation
to gain entry, he started shooting live bands. In early 1992, he presented
his portfolio to The West Australian Newspapers Revue Magazine, who
immediately offered him a job.
The
opened the door to a world of well paid rock and roll photography -
he shot live music for six years, shooting most bands that toured the
state, including all the major festivals. When the Revue magazine folded,
Michael continued to shoot live music for a range of magazines, as well
as moving into more commercial and editorial photography.
After
numerous stints overseas, Michael built his web site; www.projectphotography.com the largest website
dedicated to rock and roll photography on the internet. The site also
contains a broad array of commercial photography, including a large
range of primarily black and white photography of his travels in India,
Asia and Europe.
Michaels
rock and roll photography is characterized by his preference for black
and white film, and a very high impact style of shooting live music.
Michael does not yet use digital. Fifteen years of rock and roll photography
has seen him develop a unique and dynamic approach to live using utilizing
elaborate flash techniques, and an ability to get into the thick of
the action.
This
approach has seen numerous injuries to his cameras, and occasionally
himself. It has also led to the Forever and Easy exhibition. Images
on display range from live performance and promotion material to striking
images of mosh pits, and the chaos in the crowd. It serves as a timeless
documentation of a thriving music scene in the most isolated capital
city in the world.
About
the Curator
Curator;
Bob Gordon is the foremost authority on the local music scene having
been extensively involved in the WA music industry as a journalist,
Editor of X Press, and leading music critic / columnist with the West
Australian Newspaper over the last 15 years. Bob will be working in
liaison with Michael, and the musicians documented in the exhibition,
to ensure a wealth of information is provided on the fifteen year span
in which the images were captured. Via multimedia presentation incorporated
into the exhibition, the Forever & Easy exhibition will be the most
comprehensive exhibition by a single photographer on the WA music industry.
Michaels extensive photo archive will be complemented by Bob's vast
knowledge of the industry, to provide an exhibition that highlights
the diversity and talent that have thrived in WA, along side major national
and international performers who performed in WA.
Dates:
The exhibition opened at the Vancouver Arts Centre in Albany, West Australia
and is available to book via contacting Art
on the Move on 9227 7505.
Forever & Easy
mechanical specifications PDF
Sponsors...........
Plaza Cameras, Epson and ArtsWA. ........Thanks
guys...
Mechanical specs of exhibition
Prints;
most digital, all images are available in a range of print sizes, from 8 x 10 inches, to 1.5 metres.
Prints
created via
conventional printing and Epson 9600 series inkjet.
Multimedia
Slide
shows – one of bands photographed over the last 12 years, and another of crowd shots, over the last 12 years.
Images
for Media use
Media
enquiries - mike@projectphotography.com
Michael
Wylie
Project Photography
6/135
Carr St
West Perth 6005
Phone: [61] (08) 9328 1769
Mobile: 0417 975 964
Email mike@projectphotography.com
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