Richard
Billingham was an English photographer and artist who is best known for his
book named ‘Ray’s A Laugh’. The book documents the life of his alcoholic father
Ray and his heavily tattooed and obese mother, Liz. The book is a portrayal of
the poverty and deprivation that he grew up with. Billingham took his
photographs on cheap camera film that provided brash colourings to his
photographs, alongside bad focus, but this aspect did add to the authenticity
of his life. Both Ray and Liz appeared as grotesque figures that have bad
habits but I think they carry a true representation of a British family that
have bad habits: obesity, smoking, drinking and gambling, all aspects that
effect our lives but are private, I find these images as truthful and
refreshing.
In the late
2006, an exhibition played host to a series of new photographs and videos that
were inspired by his memories of a trip to Dudley Zoo as a child, he entitled
his work ‘Zoo’.
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