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Henry Bateman

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My home on the web is at www.pissedpoetpics.com where the paint has given away to pixels

Or browse through a selection of my work at PicassoMio . A small selection of my work can be seen below in the slide show.

My Interests

art, life, the whole 3 score and 10

I'd like to meet:

The Manila Power Lines Series from my new book "I'm for the Birds"

Power lines are the bane of the urban photographer’s life, imposing their omnipotent presence upon the scene. The over head chaos on the streets of the Philippine’s capital, Manila, has to be seen to be believed, it gives spaghetti junction a whole new meaning.

But, through these wires runs the electricity that power the homes, the television shows that entertain the families, the conversations that connect loved ones and business associates and hook them into the world wide web. They are the life line of the global village.

And in this tangle of modern life there is a raw beauty. Like a modern jazz riff or a John Cage sonata it requires a shift of perception to grasp and appreciate. The reality is obscured by the appearance.

In this series of photographs I have used digital manipulation to delve below the appearance and search for the aesthetic of the connection which not only informs, but entertains us.


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Music:

If you can sing like Pavarotti who cares what the words are, if you can't, be like Dylan and have something to say.

Movies:

A movie junkie

Television:

The opiate of the masses.

Books:


The Streets of Manila - 66 colour photographs from the streets, the malls and the markets of the Philippines National capital. For more info click here . Selected images from the Streets of Manila are also available as prints click here for more info.

My Blog

Neither Confirm Nor deny

Like a nuclear armed super power elusive graffiti artist Banksy refuses to either confirm or deny his presence in a photo of graffiti artist at work published in the London Times. The clandest...
Posted by Henry Bateman on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:28:00 PST

Poster Girls - Greenbelt

A re-work of a 2006 photograph for inclusion in my new book "I'm for the Birds" upon which I am waiting for the proof copy from the printer. More details when I have eyeballed the sucker....
Posted by Henry Bateman on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 06:34:00 PST

On Open Edition prints

Open edition prints more commonly know as posters have been around for as many years as I can remember. Covering a wide and varied range of subject matter from preferred presentations of a favoured id...
Posted by Henry Bateman on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:58:00 PST

The Other Saatchi Showdown

According to Alexa.com, the web traffic measuring site, Saatchi Online has overtaken art.com as the webs most visited art site. Over the past week Saatchi's ranking was 1989 compared to art.com's 2366...
Posted by Henry Bateman on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:58:00 PST

New Guest Gallery @ Pissedpoet Pics

A selection of photographs by Michael Going, who Photo District News described as the 'Master of the Manipulated Polaroid', has been posted in the guest galleries at www.pissedpoetpics.com.The Los Ang...
Posted by Henry Bateman on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:13:00 PST

A Boundless Chase for the Cash

In a July post about online galleries at my other blog The Expat I talked about Boundless Gallery "Gallery: Boundless Gallery (91675 Alexa ranking July 8 2007)Inventory: 33,000 plus as per a category...
Posted by Henry Bateman on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:19:00 PST

Photographic Health Advisory No 2

The Rule of ThirdsPrior to my turn of the century epiphany that saw the abandoning of paint and brushes for pixels and a mouse I had never encountered "The Rule of Thirds". In amongst the pencils and ...
Posted by Henry Bateman on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:31:00 PST

Limited Edition Photographs for about the same price as a CD

A 3rd work has been added to the Pissedpoet Pics 30/30 collection (30 limited edition photographs at $30 each).Skyline with Mosque, a work based on a photograph taken from Manila's Pasig River has bee...
Posted by Henry Bateman on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:57:00 PST

Couldn’t let this one go bye

I came across this quote by cowboy artist Harley Brown that just did require a response."A painting doesn't have to have a profound meaning. It doesn't have to 'say' a word. We fall in love for simple...
Posted by Henry Bateman on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:24:00 PST

Another New Pic

Continuing my exploration into Power Lines.
Posted by Henry Bateman on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:30:00 PST