| Allan
Jenkins is a purist and traditionalist, working only with
natural light and using old-fashioned alternative non-silver
processes. These methods were first practised in the 1890’s
combining ferric salts and carefully exposed UV light, that
cooks the images slowly into the fibres of the paper through
the density of the negative.
The
work is dark and mysterious, every print a curious mixture
of new and old. Jenkins aims to “capture the pure essence
of beauty with an overtone of simplicity yet great attention
to intricate and subtle details. Still life inspires me because
the natural elements can be captured in great depth and the
subtle shapes and forms can be enhanced by the combination
of gentle daylight and darkness. I achieve this by adopting
the ‘chiaroscuro’ effect, that has been practised
by painters for centuries”
“In
my figurative work, I do not look for the so-called ‘perfection’
that is usually represented in society today. I strive to
capture the unique and natural depth of beauty that exists
in all people.”
| Photographic
Exhibitions & Publications |
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| 2003 |
Ralph
Lauren private collection, Kensington, London |
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AIPAD
Photo Fair, New York Hilton, Hackelbury Fine Art |
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Rotovision
Publications - Alternative Printing Techniques |
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Christie’s
Auction, London Lighthouse, February |
| 2002 |
100%
Photography Exhibition, Hackelbury Fine Art, December
|
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RPS
/ Kodak International Print Competition |
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AG+
- The Quarterly Journal of Art & Practice, no. 28 |
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AIPAD
Photo Fair, New York Hilton, Hackelbury Fine Art |
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Christie’s
Auction, London Lighthouse, Febuary |
| 2001 |
AP
magazine, article on Lotus View 24/20 camera, Sept issue |
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Paris
Photo Fair, Carousel du Louvre, Hackelbury Fine Art |
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Charity
Auction, London Lighthouse, Sotherby’s London |
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AIPAD
Photo Fair, New York Hilton, Hackelbury Fine Art |
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Rotovision
Publications on B/W Photography, Terry Hope |
| 2000 |
Paris
Photo Fair, Carousel Du Louvre, Hackelbury Fine Art |
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Charity
Auction, London Lighthouse, Sotherby’s London |
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Big
Issue Foundation, Print donation and book entry, “HOME” |
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Rotovision,
Publications on Black & White Photography:
“Portraits”, ”Still Life” and
“Nudes” by Terry Hope |
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Positive
View Charity Auction, Christie’s - Truman Brewery |
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Merit
Award at the London Photographic Awards |
| 1999 |
Paris
Photo Fair, Carousel Du Louvre, Hackelbury Fine Art |
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Charity
Auction, London Lighthouse Christie’s London |
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Elle
magazine, Article ”The Art of Being Naked”,
October Issue |
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Hackelbury
Fine Art: Process and Print Exhibition |
| 1998 |
London
Contemporary Photo fair, The Strand Hotel, London |
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BMP
DDB Advertising Agency, Black & White Portraits |
| 1997 |
London
Contemporary Photo Fair, The Strand Hotel, London |
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Galeria
Carla Sozzanni, Milan, 5 Young British Photographers |
| 1996 |
Hamiltons
Gallery, London: New Works and Acquisitions |
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Charles
Barker PR Agency, joint exhibition |
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20th
Century British Art Fair, London |
| 1994 |
Galeria
Nit Celeste, Tarragona, Spain |
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Galeria
d’Art, Reus Tarragona, Spain |
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| Private
Collections throughout Europe, USA & Canada |
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If
you enjoy the work of this artist, you should also look at
the work of Henri
Cartier-Bresson & Marc
Riboud, along with Willy
Ronis.
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Exhibiting
July 6 - August 5, 2005
