Painting End of Semester Review

Five weeks worth of paintings from my painting class, presented for review.

Quokka Painting

Quokka, Chaz Howkins, 2017, oil paint on paper

An A3 sized painting created after a trip to Rottnest Island.

Sense Of Place within photography

Out Of Place, Chaz Howkins, 2016, photograph

A visual exploration of feeling out of place within a new environment (during my year spent studying in Australia).

Unexpected uses for a cardboard box

Imaginary Window 1, Chaz Howkins, 2016, photo manipulation

Imaginary Window 2, Chaz Howkins, 2016, photo manipulation

As a response to the brief, I wanted to respond to the cardboard box how a child might, as children can take mundane objects and use their imagination to see potential in them.  This led me to imagining the cardboard box as a window into another world, which I visually communicated by creating these photo manipulations which transport the viewer from the run-down interior into a brighter, natural exterior.

Unexpected uses for a cardboard box

Cardboard Obstruction 1, Chaz Howkins, 2016, photograph

Cardboard Obstruction 2, Chaz Howkins, 2016, photograph

Cardboard Obstruction 3, Chaz Howkins, 2016, photograph

As a response to a brief requiring unexpected uses for a cardboard box, I created a series of photographs in which the cardboard was used as a means of obstructing the landscape.  As I obstructed more and more of the landscape with the cardboard, I found the photos more humorous as it becomes less obvious what the photograph is attempting to capture.