This week I'm writing about someone I work with - because he is doing such incredible things not only with his art, but with the sharing of this art. Aaron Bellette is a another lecturer in the Arts Faculty at Avondale College (Lake Macquarie, Australia) and he teaches photomedia and film. He is a talented photographer and his latest exhibition... well... take a look for yourself.
Aaron Bellette has just finished putting the final touches on his second Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery exhibition in as many months. It is a collection of photographs that he developed during his time as artist in residence at the gallery from May – July of this year.
Aaron uses medium
format film and digital photography to record visual experiences. He distorts
and layers photographic imagery to present his own interpretation
of time and
space. A lot of his art takes place in camera, where he utilizes techniques
such as double exposure, filters and intentional camera movement. Living by the
lake on Bonnell’s Bay, Aaron is inspired by the local landscape and it features
heavily in his work. His photography is also heavily influenced by his own
struggles with dyslexia, which has makes his view of the world, and thus his
photography unique. Aaron’s dyslexia means that there is a focus on the
peripheral visual field and many of his works involved images overlaid one on
top of the other to represent the blurred cognitive reality of the dyslexic
photographer. He hopes his creative work will encourage his students to make
that communicate more effectively with their audiences and inspire them to
“develop a photographic eye that moves from taking images to making
images that convey messages, ideas and emotions.”
Aaron’s work can be
seen at the Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery until the end of August ,
via his Tumblr and on Avondale’s travel blog Ytravel, where he presents a
mini-masterclass in travel photography.
-The Scout
