Self taught and influenced by the varied likes of Edward Weston, Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton, he opts for sourcing unique settings to shoot fashion portraiture and artistic nudes, and frequently uses local models with non-mainstream looks in his work.
Title: Amy, Untitled, #3
Created: August 2009
Medium: black and white digital photograph
When I was approached by Hazel to be part of the group show, I wanted to find an image that would embody elements of how she is perceived by the public generally, and by those who follow her work more closely online.
I felt that the nude - and occasionally erotic - strong female form evident in Hazel’s work, her go it alone against the art world attitude, immersion in her art, and occasional admitted personal vulnerability, combined as elements in this image of my model: A woman alone in an empty room. Nude and exposed on a bare floor. Curled in a fetal position and covered in her ink. But perhaps also peacefully asleep on a blank canvas and dreaming of her next major piece.
Mike can be contacted via email at work4bandwidth@gmail.com, and information on his various online presences can be found at http://about.me/mike.wood
