David Robinson (photographer)
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David Robinson (born 31 December 1973) is a British photographer, artist, and author. Preoccupied with the landscape of leisure he is best known as the creator of Golfers (2000), Wonderland (2003), and Lee Valley Leisure (2005).
Biography
Robinson was born in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. He attended Enniskillen High School and Portora Royal School.
Preoccupied with the landscape of leisure he is best known as the creator of Golfers (2000), Wonderland (2003), and Lee Valley Leisure (2005). He has worked commercially throughout his career, creating images for Penguin books, Polydor, EMI, Sony, Adobe, Pfizer, and editorially, working for The Guardian, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph.[citation needed] Robinson was commissioned by Penguin to photograph the dub-reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson for the cover of his 2001 modern classics book Mi Revalueshanary Fren.[citation needed] Robinson has also created images of The Divine Comedy for their album Regeneration[citation needed] and for recent releases by Guillemots.[citation needed]
In 2007 he featured in the BBC 4 series Britain in Pictures in which he was filmed whilst photographing ballrooms and other inspirational buildings in the province where he grew up.[citation needed] Also in 2007 he contributed landscape images to the BBC Culture Show illustrating an interview with US singer Gwen Stefani.[citation needed]
In 2012, Robinson created a children's book titled The Mushroom Picker, using an experimental 'luminogram' process that produces "beautifully intricate, playful and at times surreal" images which "evoke other worlds, full of magic, menace and a mischievous sense of humour."[1]
Robinson's images have been exhibited widely in the UK and beyond, and featured in the US touring show Picturing Eden, initiated by George Eastman House in Rochester, curated by Deborah Klochko.[citation needed] A book of the exhibition is published by Steidl.
In 2014 Robinson collaborated with Gorilla Perfume / Lush, creating a Luminogram to help promote 'Mycelium', one of their newly released fragrances.[citation needed] He also featured on The Food Programme - BBC Radio 4 discussing his artistic practice and Sporeboys, the Street food kitchen that he co-founded in 2005.[citation needed]
Publications
- Golfers. Glass, 2000. ISBN 0-9539587-0-1.
- Wonderland. GenerationYacht, 2003. ISBN 0-9545969-0-0.
- Lee Valley Leisure. GenerationYacht, 2005. ISBN 0-9545969-1-9.
- The Extreme Golf Handbook. Barrons, 2005.
- Picturing Eden. Göttingen: Steidl, 2006. OCLC 607780029. With an introduction by Anthony Bannon and an essay by Deborah Klochko.
- The Mushroom Picker: Penny Buns Great Escape. Violette Editions, 2012. ISBN 978-1-900828-41-3.
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- Wonderland - Photofusion, London, 2003;[citation needed] Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, N.Ireland, 2003[citation needed]
- Computer Portraits - Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast, N.Ireland, 2003[citation needed]
- Golfscapes - Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim, N.Ireland, 2003[citation needed]
- Picturing Eden - Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, 2007[citation needed]
Exhibitions with others
- Fantastic Realism - Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia 2004[citation needed]
- Picturing Eden - George Eastman House, Rochester, NY, 2006[citation needed]
- An Unusual Garden - Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX, 2013[citation needed]
- Factual Nonsense - Red Gallery, London, 2014[citation needed]
References
- ^ Rickett, Sophy. "From Darkroom to Street Kitchen". spot.hcponline.org. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
External links
- Official website
- The Mushroom Picker at Violette Editions
- The Food Programme - Mushrooms BBC Radio 4
- Britain in Pictures BBC 4
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