Thursday, 14 June 2012

Scott Hazard write up


Scott Hazard born in San Diego, California has made quite a name for himself.  A graduate of both architecture and are, Scott emerges the two together to construct his own signature work.

The process to which Scott achieves his photo’s is unique in itself.  These pieces of art are composed by layering images or pages.  Once the layering is done the images or pages are torn with concentric holes that add both depth and texture.

Scott’s photo’s use a series of interesting methods to draw in and captivate the viewers.  The transcendent passageways leave us wondering just what is at the end and allows our imaginations to run wild.

Scott Hazard’s art work is displayed in a variety of galleries throughout the USA from ‘The Second Street Art Gallery’ in Charlottsville, VA to ‘The Atlantic Center for the Arts’.

It is the kind of Art that I would hang in my room.  At night when I would stare into the picture just before I shut my eyes for my nights somber and wonder where the porthole will take me tonight…….








Picture 1

This picture has a repetitive feel to it.  The feel however is compromised by the piece of wood that holds the frames together.  Clean and crisp is what we see, the perfect box or is it.  It creates the illusion that there is something lurking beyond the frames but what we do not know. 




Picture 2

Where does the tunnel end…..we have no idea.  As we look up in the clear blue sky we are able to see a clean, crisp and calm porthole.   An escape perhaps from the world we live in to where we don’t know nor do we care at times.








Photo #3

Perception is that of smoke billow from a chimney on a gray gloomy day in an industrial city.   Though it may look calming and natural is it really?  Where does the smoke go once it leaves…..are we harming something far off in the distance for our own satisfaction? 






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