Staged Exhibiton... call for submissions

Image copyright Andy Glinka

Cause And Effect will be putting together a show of work titled 'Staged' at The Art Corner, Fallowfield, Manchester from October 11 - November 14. 


We are looking for photographs with a conceptual narrative that have been staged to be part of the exhibition. It is an exciting opportunity to have your work shown in a busy and vibrant space for over a month. If you have work that you think fits or are willing to produce new work then get in touch a.s.a.p with some details about your work and a selection of images and/or a link to your website (if you have one). Alternatively, if you know of anyone that might like to be involved then spread the word.


email: causeandeffect@hotmail.co.uk


Glinka

Debbie Yates

Image copyright Debbie Yates 

It's been that time of year again, checking out all the 'competition' at various degree shows. As usual I've seen some really good stuff (and some pretty mediocre stuff too!). One artist I was really impressed with is Debbie Yates, who was part of the Blackpool degree show at Cube Gallery in June this year. Check out her website, which is very simple to navigate - allowing the photographs to speak for themselves, no arty farty statements about how they profess to change the world, just really well shot photographs. They remind me a lot of the 'Family Photos' of the photographer Doug Dubois, which is a massive complement. The combination of lighting, use of focus and choice of camera produces a very intimate and warming series that is held together by the use of hand written text. I hope to see more of Debbie's work in the future...

Glinka

Charles Bukowski

Image copyright Charles Bukowski

Here at Cause and Effect, we very much value the written word as an art form. Out of all the books, stories and poems I've ever read, nothing has blew me away as much as the work of Charles Bukowski. A flawed genius. Here is one of my favourite Bukowski poems:

As the Sparrow

To give life you must take life,

and as our grief falls flat and hollow

upon the billion-blooded sea

I pass upon serious inward-breaking shoals rimmed

with white-legged, white-bellied rotting creatures

lengthily dead and rotting against surrounding scenes.

Dear child, I only did to you what the sparrow

did to you: I am old when it is fashionable to be

young; I cry when it is fashionable to laugh.

I hated you when it would have taken less courage 

to love.

Whilst Bukowski will always be remembered as a "laureate of American lowlife", his art works provide another insight into the his troubled character.

Glinka

Christopher Guest

Christopher Guest's "practice is concerned with obsessional mark making".
I recently went down to the Cornerhouse, Manchester, to see Christopher's pen drawings and I was massively impressed. The process of making work like this fascinates me. Take a look at the clip above to see how he painstakingly creates beautiful 'doodles' that are so full of detail. The idea of sitting for 10 hours at a time and obsessively drawing in an attempt of covering every part of the surface is something I would struggle to come close to achieving, not without colouring in the paper with a thick black marker anyway!
The exhibition runs until 15 August 2010 @The Cornerhouse (cafe area). So jump on the bus and get yourself a brew, they're definitely worth a look.

Unchanging Window

Image copyright - Unchanging Window

This is the first time I've managed to post so far, but I can see that Mr G has been keeping everyone entertained in the meantime with some interesting posts. I came across this website called Unchanging Window and I just love the style of photos on here. I'd be the first to admit that I'm technically not amazing as a photographer but I kinda use that to my advantage to create something a little off balance. These pictures have a charm and essense to them that I can relate to that totally fascinates me. The sheer volume (there are pages and pages of work) and the textural feel of some of the pictures just really draws me in. My background is fashion and these images have a real Juergan Teller feel about them. Ooh it makes me wanna to go outside in the rain and find something interesting to take pictures of.... well almost! Anouska

The Perfect Gallery

Quite a bold name, maybe. I have never heard of Christian Jankowski, but this exhibition at Cube Gallery sounds interesting. Trying to take a peek at his work on the weird and wonderful web proved unfruitful, so get yourselves down and see what his work is about.... and it's free, so no excuses!

Steph Tout

image copyright Steph Tout

I've recently discovered the work of Steph Tout, a Melbourne based photographic artist. Her work is varied in style and subject matter, but ultimately she takes some brilliant photographs. I personally love the photographs that lie in the 'colour' folder. I'm a sucker for this kind of aesthetic pleasure; the moods and ambience grab my attention right away. Anyway, have a look and see what you think. There is also some more of her work on this website too. 


chao!

Blank Media

Check out these guys, doing their bit for the arts in Manchester. Lots of artists portfolio's to have a sift through.

Future Exhibition Opportunity...

Cause And Effect are on the look out for artists based in Manchester/North West to produce work for exhibitions in November/December 2010. The theme of the work is SOLITUDE. Whatever your style or medium, if you're interested in having some work shown or just the idea of networking for possible future projects, then drop us an email and we can have a natter at the endless possibilities...

Who are we?

Cause And Effect was founded by photographer Andy Glinka and all round artist extraordinaire Anouska Smith. Our main aim is to work with other artists on various projects that can be viewed on splendid walls. Our only interest is making and seeing art. As a result we will also be posting various bits and bobs that we like, we might also be giving our opinion of whats out there from time to time. Stay tuned....