The Art of the Personal Project is a crucial element to let potential buyers see how you think creatively on your own. I am drawn to personal projects that have an interesting vision or that show something I have never seen before. In this thread, I’ll include a link to each personal project with the artist statement so you can see more of the project. Please note: This thread is not affiliated with any company; I’m just featuring projects that I find. Please DO NOT send me your work. I do not take submissions.
Today’s featured artist: Brinson Banks
‘Chroma’ Artist Statement: Chroma has two purposes for me, it offers a chance to feel connected and it provides an opportunity to explore and experiment with light and color, as every image in this series is created in camera with minimal to no post-production.
The current socio-political climate in the United States has created a palpable tension that flows like electricity through us all. This has magnified both the divisions as well as the need for reunification.
I feel this increasing disconnection with the world around me of late, as though I’m separate as an observer. Yet, at the same time I have a deep yearning to connect with others. Apathy is in one hand and empathy is in the other.
I create these images in hopes of coming to terms with my feelings of isolation, but also to reconnect one on one. I connect with my subjects through this intimate shared experience, while provoking and evoking an emotive response. I ask for introspection, vulnerability, sometimes angst or sorrow, sometimes light and hope. Before I take a single photo, I share inspiration from a small collection of painters and authors whose use of color, light, and language I hold dear. With each subject, I take the time to sit, talk, and share this work before lifting the camera. Then I often simply wait in the uncomfortable warming silence as the ether informs the pose and expression, allowing it in.
And, as we are creating together, apathy turns into empathy.
To see more of this project, click
here.APE contributor Suzanne Sease currently works as a consultant for photographers and illustrators around the world. She has been involved in the photography and illustration industry since the mid 80s. After establishing the art buying department at The Martin Agency, then working for Kaplan-Thaler, Capital One, Best Buy and numerous smaller agencies and companies, she decided to be a consultant in 1999. She has a new Twitter feed with helpful marketing information because she believes that marketing should be driven by brand and not by specialty. Follow her at @SuzanneSease. Instagram
