AWHINA
AWHINA (Alfi)
“What’s it all about, Alfi?”
AWHINA
Paintography by Michael Critchley By using various computer software, filters and
My aim with this work is to highlight digitism,
custom defined brushes that vary in size and texture,
(the quality and recognition of ‘paintography’) and its
percentage of coverage and pressure,
place in the art world.
I transform my photographs into ‘paintographs’.
My interest in this art form began in the early 90’s
‘Paintography’ for me is the linking of a lifetime
with ‘Painter’ and if I had to classify my style of work
interest in photography and painting and my profession
with an ‘ism’ – naturalism, idealism and romanticism
as a graphic designer. This modern descriptive word for
would all come to mind.
my art is so new it’s not in the dictionary yet. So how to describe my art? I would say it is
The purists of photography will have difficulty in accepting the transformations of my art, as will
the passion for creative freedom and daring to be
the artists who believe that only physical, manual
different. The computer is a great blending tool for
brushstrokes can truly be called painting. I hope to bring
colour, form and texture. From one photograph I like
to your attention that paintography has its rightful place
to see the technical permutations developing into an
in the art world.
exciting compilation that generates a new series of paintographs. ‘AWHINA’ is an example of this.
I leave that to you, the viewer, to look at and formulate your own individual interpretations.
“What’s it all about, Alfi?”