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Clayton Bastiani
ABOUT WORK
Clayton Bastiani originally trained in the art of traditional photography, but has since converted to digital capture and processing.
Clayton's photography explores the various options available to the artist once an image has been uploaded into a software such as Photoshop.
Clayton's recent work involves digital manipulation in many forms from subtle composites to heavily textured layered pieces.
Clayton likes to draw inspiration from early pioneers as well as contemporary photographers. Marks and scratches present in works almost a hundred years old become the inspiration for ideas that could be brought forward to the 21st century and incorporated in his work through the use of various textures and composite elements.
Clayton Bastiani enjoys working with figurative concepts, whether they be clothed, nude or implied nude, constructing abstract or clear narratives around the main subject of the image.
In all his work Clayton attempts to create an otherworldy, timeless quality, but with the use of current, almost futuristic processing techniques.
The focus behind much of Clayton's personal work is age, manipulation, textures, colour, emotion, narratives, suggestions and exploration of photo editing techniques
CAREER
Clayton Bastiani has been a professional photographer since 2007.
The work of Clayton Bastiani has been included in several exhibitions throughout the United Kingdom and has achieved recognition in global competitions.
Many of Clayton's images have been used for illustrating book jackets and can be found in bookstores worldwide.
Other works by Clayton have featured on calendars, cards and in magazines and compilation books on photography.
Clayton Bastiani has a selection of images available for commercial use marketed through the renowned Trevillion Images.
Clayton is available for private commissions.
ALSO FEATURED IN
AWARDS
October 2008. Black and White Spider Awards. US/UK.
Finalist Professional...Abstract, Nature and Still Life categories.
September 2007. International Colour Awards, US/UK.
Finalist Amateur...Still Life category.
April 2007. Black and White Photography Magazine, UK.
Notification received stating position in final 7 for 'What's Your Book?' competition.
May 2007. Digital SLR Photography Magazine, UK.
Graded distinction colour category.
December 2006. Black and White Spider Awards, US/UK.
Finalist Amateur...Abstract, Fine Art, Nature and Nude categories.
December 2005. Black and White Spider Awards, US/UK.
Finalist Amateur...Abstract, Nude and People categories.
May 2005. London Photographic Association, UK.
Finalist 'All Along the Watchtower' competition.
April 2005. Agfanet (Agfa products).
Finalist 'Close Up' competition.
October 2004. Black and White Spider Awards, US/UK.
FInalist Amateur...Nature category.
September 2004. Dimbola Lodge (home of Julia Margaret Cameron), UK.
3rd Place 'Images of the Coast' competition.
EDUCATION
Isle of Wight, UK
COLLEGE
BA (hons) Graphic Design.
Bath College of Higher Education.
Foundation Art and Design.
Portsmouth College of Art and Design.
EXHIBITIONS
London, Metro Gallery.
Bath, Green Park Brasserie.
Bath, Through the Lens Gallery.
Bristol, The Watershed Gallery.
Isle of Wight, Dimbola Lodge (home of Julia Margaret Cameron).
Isle of Wight, The Quay Arts Centre.
PUBLICATIONS
Publishing Houses
UK...
Penguin
Little Brown
Transworld
Faber and Faber
Simon and Schuster
Arcadia Books
US...
Penguin
Harpercollins
Harcourt
Netherlands...
Archipel
Luitingh-Sijthoff
A.W.Bruna
De Geus
Nijh and Van Ditmar
De Kern
Cargo
Querido
Germany...
Ullstein
S.Fischer
Random House
Rowohlt
DTV
Eichborn
Coppenrath
Italy...
Sperling
Piemme
TEA
LEM Art Group
Frassinelli
Einaudi
Newton Compton
Sonzogno
France...
Livre de Poche
Spain...
Salamandra
Booket
Punta de Lectura
Portugal...
Porto Editora
Sweden...
B. Wahlstroms
Brombergs
Norway...
Aschehoug
Magazines
UK...
The Sunday Telegraph
The Bookseller
Black and White Photography Magazine
It's Fate (IPC Media)
Waterstone's Books Quarterly Magazine
Germany...
030 Magazine
Compilations of photography
"Photography Masters Cup Yearbook 2008"
by Basil O'Brien (ISBN 9780955783715)
"The World's Greatest Black and White Photography" by Basil O'Brien (ISBN 9780955783708).