Artist Blog: Eleanor Hardwick

Jack Wills Spring Handbook (Commissions), Eleanor Hardwick, 2010. size unknown. http://eleanorhardwick.com.

Eleanor Hardwick is an alarmingly young photographer from Oxford, England, who refers to her work as "dreamscapes". At the age of 12, she began to photograph Japanese fashion dolls, which led her to explore the medium she uses quite well today. She was born in 1993.

Jack Wills Spring Handbook #2 (Commissions), Eleanor Hardwick, 2010. size unknown. http://eleanorhardwick.com.

I'm really attracted to her photography and the way she uses light. Our concepts are in line with each other - in a search of finding something mystical within the banality of life. Surrealism meets realism! Her photographs have a certain yearning to find beauty and romance in our surroundings, which I also strive for. I'm upset a 17-year-old figured this all out before I did. Wah.

While Harwick's imagery is certainly dreamy, it reminds me a lot of the work I've done in the past. It has such potential, but there are elements that can either be eliminated or just needs a little push to make more successful. I chose to write about this artist because I feel like I'm on the same page, but hey, if she's already acclaimed and accessible, then what do I know.

Home Project (A Secret Place), Eleanor Hardwick, date and size unknown. http://eleanorhardwick.com.

http://eleanorhardwick.com.