One example of a place that represents England a lot is London, people associate things within London as being English. Such as The Houses of Parliament, London Red Buses, London Taxi's, Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, etc. I want to move quite a bit away from London and look at National Identity within my hometown of 'Middlesbrough'. London has ways of representing England, so I want to look at how 'Middlesbrough' has ways of doing the same.
Middlesbrough is known for one particular dish, known as the 'Parmesan'. It consists of breaded chicken, which then has a layer of bechamel sauce and finally a layer of melted cheddar cheese. People across the world should think of England (And Middlesbrough) when they think of/come across the famous 'Parmesan'. I would now like to link the 'Parmesan' with the vernacular of the region. We don't really say out the full name 'Parmesan', here it is mainly abbreviated down to a very common, 'PARMO'.
Middlesbrough Parmesan (Parmo) [1] |
Transporter Bridge [2] |
Middlesbrough Town Hall [3] |
Bottle of Notes - Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen [4] |
Temenos - Anish Kapoor [5] |
The Riverside Stadium [6] |
MIMA (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art) [7] |
The first artist I am going to look at is a photographer called 'Ian Macdonald' who just so happened to come into my university and give us a lecture on his career and where he started off. He was a very interesting man who was very passionate about his work, I really like his work, which is on display in the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Danish Royal Library, The Navigation Foundation, Boston Ma, USA and Southampton City Art Gallery. A very good achievement.
Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough - Ian Macdonald [8] |
Boats, Greatham Creek - Ian Macdonald [9] |
Blowing Down a Blast Furnace for Shut Off - Ian Macdonald [10] |
The next artist I am going to look at is called 'David Mulholland', not only is he from this area, but he has the same surname as me (We are not related, just to clarify). He was born in 1946 in a place called South Bank, where he lived as a young boy with his mother and father, to which his father worked at the local steelworks, like that of many of the men in the area. In his education, he attended Cleveland College of Art & Design, the place which I went to College and am currently attending at Higher Education. His website was created by a friend of his called 'Tom French' who is displaying all of the work he has produced, below is a few examples of his work.
Bessemer Street Blast Furnace, Cleveland Iron & Steel, 1968 - David Muholland [11] |
One is never alone, 1984 - David Mulholland [12] |
Bather, 1986 - David Mulholland [13] |
The next artist I am going to look at is called 'Willim Tillyer'. His work doesn't show the area, but I just wanted to show what type of artists can come from Middlesbrough. I really like his abstract and colourful style, but I will let you decide for yourself what you think.
Against Nature, 2014 - William Tillyer [14] |
Aluminium Cloud, 2005 - William Tillyer [15] |
The Watering Place II, 2013 - William Tillyer [16] |
The three artists that I have looked at all come from Middlesbrough, two of them used the area to create their careers whilst the other went elsewhere and did not use the area. You can see how Ian Macdonald and David Mulholland created representations of the area, through the use of photography and memory. I like their work, but I must say that I am more drawn to the work of William Tillyer, due to the colours he uses and how inviting his work looks. It would have been nice if he could of incorporated his style in creating a representation of something like The Transporter Bridge or The Riverside Stadium. I believe these artists help with not only the local identity, but also the national identity through the use of their creative works. They help to put Middlesbrough on the map more by being able to say that they come from this amazing town, which is full of surprises and creation.
Image Reference:
[1]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/a1/d6/cc/a1d6cc7d8bef4a079c7eef8e85710ebe.jpg
[2]http://www.visitmiddlesbrough.com/where-to-go/attractions/tees-transporter-bridge-and-visitor-centre
[3]http://www.visitmiddlesbrough.com/where-to-go/attractions/middlesbrough-town-hall
[4]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/111/364880230_a09fe9dafb_z.jpg?zz=1
[5]http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2010/6/10/1276178337421/Anish-Kapoors-Temenos-in--006.jpg
[6]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/138/325934544_84140e17be.jpg
[7]http://www.garycalton.com/data/photos/359_1MIMA_calton_art.jpg
[8]http://www.ianmacdonald.co.uk/images/card_transporter_bridge.jpg
[9]http://i4.gazettelive.co.uk/incoming/article3614935.ece/alternates/s615/ian-macdonald-970400503.jpg
[10]http://www.theeyemagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Ian-Macdonald.jpg
[11]http://www.davidmulholland.co.uk/node/237
[12]http://www.davidmulholland.co.uk/node/69
[13]http://www.davidmulholland.co.uk/node/94
[14]http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/William-Tillyer-Skydancer-550x408.jpg?1420416000027
[15]http://www.tillyer.com/images_works/290/aluminium_cloud.jpg
[16]https://d1ycxz9plii3tb.cloudfront.net/additional_images/524c00428b3b813b120001fe/large.jpg
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