Source: Graduate Photography Online - 2017 - University of Brighton

GRADUATE
PHOTOGRAPHY
ONLINE 2017

Josie Taylor

I want to engage with people through visual contradictions, hoping to extend their perception of photography through alternative viewpoints. My current work involves the deconstruction and reconstruction of illusion in early Hollywood, unmasking the superficial and layering the fantasy with a different reality, creating images that are otherworldly and often visually uncomfortable. By abstracting, layering and adding paint to found images, I want to extend the viewers perception of early Hollywood; constructing a different fantasy and unveiling the mask of Hollywood glamour, whether comparing film idols with ancient Greek goddesses or revealing the reality behind the scenes in Hollywood films. My aim is to bring the era back to life through an alternative understanding of the genre, with perhaps a touch of irony.

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‘Bette Davis Goddess’ - Josie Taylor - University of Brighton ‘Gloria Swanson Goddess’ - Josie Taylor - University of Brighton ‘Dorothy Lamour Goddess’ - Josie Taylor - University of Brighton ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ - Josie Taylor - University of Brighton ‘Hollywood Fans 1930’ - Josie Taylor - University of Brighton ‘L.A. Freeway 1930’ - Josie Taylor - University of Brighton ‘Metropolis 1927’ - Josie Taylor - University of Brighton