Artwork Archive | Artist Statements & Creative Process
Here is where you can learn about the meaning behind the work.
whether it be consumer advocacy, societal critique, or a trip down memory lane,
you'll understand the context by reading the artist statements below.
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Artwork Archive
“Bike Jesus Graffiti and a Plzeň Tram, Dual Exp...
"...With the same love for graffiti and public transportation that I found in Barcelona, I layered this piece with a dual exposure of a Plzeň tram and graffiti found at...
“Bike Jesus Graffiti and a Plzeň Tram, Dual Exp...
"...With the same love for graffiti and public transportation that I found in Barcelona, I layered this piece with a dual exposure of a Plzeň tram and graffiti found at...
“Barcelona Tram and Street Art, Dual Exposed,” ...
"...many parts of the city were curated to attract tourists by moving monuments and creating structures in faux-olden styles. I also learned that tourism has roots in the academic elite...
“Barcelona Tram and Street Art, Dual Exposed,” ...
"...many parts of the city were curated to attract tourists by moving monuments and creating structures in faux-olden styles. I also learned that tourism has roots in the academic elite...
“Light Trails Over the David,” from Touring Tou...
"...I have found that in many ways, people interact with art as tourists do with locations of interest. They photograph the work, or themselves with the work. It makes me...
“Light Trails Over the David,” from Touring Tou...
"...I have found that in many ways, people interact with art as tourists do with locations of interest. They photograph the work, or themselves with the work. It makes me...
“Men’s Room in a Plzeň Lokal, Enlarged,” from T...
"...I was fascinated by the pornographic wall decorations and a trough-style shared urinal (bottom left), both visions that I would not expect to see in a United States restaurant bathroom..."
“Men’s Room in a Plzeň Lokal, Enlarged,” from T...
"...I was fascinated by the pornographic wall decorations and a trough-style shared urinal (bottom left), both visions that I would not expect to see in a United States restaurant bathroom..."
“Holding Up the Leaning Tower with a Painted Ne...
"...what does it matter that we are yet another tourist posing with a location, a photo recreated uncountable times? Does it create group identity, a status symbol, or something else?"
“Holding Up the Leaning Tower with a Painted Ne...
"...what does it matter that we are yet another tourist posing with a location, a photo recreated uncountable times? Does it create group identity, a status symbol, or something else?"
“Parked Car in Positano, Enlarged,” from Tourin...
"...visiting the cliffside village of Positano, located along this same coast, I realized how much the city catered to tourists. As someone who lives in a coastal tourist town in...
“Parked Car in Positano, Enlarged,” from Tourin...
"...visiting the cliffside village of Positano, located along this same coast, I realized how much the city catered to tourists. As someone who lives in a coastal tourist town in...
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"Touring Tourism"
Shop analog fine art photography inspired by ethical tourism. Unique prints, stories, and experimental works that explore culture, critique, and memory.
"Reading the Back"
Conceptual analog photographs where painted negatives obscure brands, focusing on the hidden prevalence of harmful food additives in American grocery culture.
"Below the Larynx"
Analog concert photography that abstracts and anonymizes musicians, highlighting gesture, setting, and atmosphere to transform how we consume music as visual art.
"Nonsensical Nonsense"
Discover collage and intuitive analog experimental photography inspired by the Dada art movement. Unique fine art prints merging surreal textures and playful experimentation.
megarten journal | speaking from experience about art & photography
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Why Freelance Photography Prices Are the Way Th...
Megan BainbridgeThe way in which a large percentage of the population experiences employment is nearly opposite to the freelance experience.
Why Freelance Photography Prices Are the Way Th...
Megan BainbridgeThe way in which a large percentage of the population experiences employment is nearly opposite to the freelance experience.
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Why People Make Art
Megan Bainbridge"...If you have ever cried while listening to a song, changed your opinion on an issue after reading a book, or gained a new perspective/sense of emotional fulfillment from viewing...
Why People Make Art
Megan Bainbridge"...If you have ever cried while listening to a song, changed your opinion on an issue after reading a book, or gained a new perspective/sense of emotional fulfillment from viewing...