Featured Artist - GEORGE KONCZ

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Meet your artist George Koncz

Cessnock, NSW Australia

Website : http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/george-koncz/

I am a retired architect and builder. Lived in Sydney in my younger years but moved to Cessnock in the Hunter Valley forty years ago. Architecture gave me a good foundation towards photography while I was practicing. It was probably a lot more rigid compared to what we can now achieve with Photoshop and by being part of a group like this. Photo Artistry opened up a whole new concept for me. When I first saw the advertisement for Photoshop Artisty by Sebastian, I knew that it was exactly what I was looking for. The biggest inspiration for me is just seeing what each of our members in this group can achieve in every magazine. I have been very fortunate in being in every issue of the Artists Down Under magazine.

How did you become interested/get started in Photo Artistry and what inspires you or gives you inspiration to create your art?

Since I retired about four years ago, I have taken up photography more seriously. There are many local groups of photographers and we have different themes and venues where we get together to improve our photography skills. Most of these are model shoots in various locations. My favourite photography is portraits. It is always interesting to see the finished edited photos from the photographers. Even though we took photos at the same place with the same models, the edited photos are always quite different. This is the same with Photo Artistry. All the images are very individual. We all seem to have a very unique approach as to how we achieve the results that we are after. I am sure that most of the time each art work evolves and changes and it’s sometimes hard to even know when you have finished it.

Do you have a certain approach to creating your art?

My approach is that I have a general idea of what I want to do with a photograph and then try various effects to enhance it to a stage where I am happy with it. My style has lots of colour which I really like. I like a bold statement that stands out.

What does your art mean to you?

My art means a lot to me even though I have never even sold one item. I had an exhibition in our local library and I had some of my photos displayed in one of the doctor’s surgery. The feedback was very positive but it seems that it is extremely hard to achieve a sale. I have been collecting frames which are really quite unique and fitting my art works to suit. It is very satisfying to hang them in my photo studio but sadly that’s where they end up.

Do you think since starting in Photo Artistry it has changed you and if so, how?

Since starting photo artistry it has changed me in that my style is a bit different to some of my photography friends. It is really rewarding when the models are really impressed with their edited photos.

I take inspiration from a lot of the artists in our group and I have to say that my favourite artist is still Pam Henderson. I just love the feel and the flow of her characters and the backgrounds she puts together.

Where do you see (or hope to see) your art taking you in the future? What are your next steps?

I don’t really have any big ambitions for my future projects. It is just satisfying to be able to have such a great hobby. Putting these ten photos together I tried to do two similar ones which could go on each page. There are architectural ones, animal ones, models shoot ones, mystical ones and bold backgrounds. I enjoyed putting them together and thank you for considering me as a featured artist in the magazine.

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