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Brian GriffinRocket Man, Dungeness, Kent, 1979 / Howard Jones - Crossed That Line 19891979
1979
About the Item
“It was shot on a grey misty day on Dungeness Beach in Sussex. Charlie Wood lit the sky rocket and stood to attention, and I fired the flashgun that was stuffed into his trousers to give the illusion of an explosion. The cable to the flashgun was hidden under the pebbles. (...)
I did get to use the sky rocket shot many years later. Howard Jones saw it and used it for the cover of his Cross that Line album ten years later...”
Other side of the story and the photograph is:
While working for British Steel, Griffin was involved with the construction of nuclear power stations. He later became a staunch believer in the campaign for nuclear disarmament and this photograph - taken on the beach adjacent to Dungeness Nuclear Power Station - conveyed his regret at the part he had once played in the nuclear game.
Print info:
Brian Griffin, 'Rocket Man', Dungeness, Kent, 1979
Archival Pigment Print, Museum mount-board, low reflective glass and Oak frame
12 × 7 9/10 × 1 3/5 in 30.5 × 20 × 4 cm
Frame includedImage size: 30.5 x 20 cm
Frame: 54 x 44 cm
Shipping: Framed print will be crated for overseas shipping for the artwork protection
About the Artist:
Brian Griffin (born 13 April 1948 in Birmingham; died 27 January 2024 in London) was widely acknowledged as one of the most prominent British photographers of his generation, constantly working on new materials and still pushing boundaries of contemporary photography until the end.
He was famous for his ground-breaking approach to portraiture from Iggy Pop to Kate Bush, and numerous high profile projects stretching from 'Work' in the 1980's to his project charting 'The Road to 2012', commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery. 'Work' went on to be awarded the Best Photography book in the World at the Barcelona Primavera Fotografica 1991 and The Life magazine used the photograph "A Broken Frame" on its front cover of a special supplement "The Greatest Photographs Of The 80's".
Throughout his career, over twenty monographs of Griffin's work have been published, his work has been the subject of over fifty international solo exhibitions and is held in institutional collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; the Arts Council of Great Britain, London; the British Council, London; the National Portrait Gallery, London; the Museum Folkwang, Essen; the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery; the Art Museum Reykjavík, Iceland; the Mast Foundation, Bologna; and the Museu da Imagem, Braga, Portugal.
In 2009, Brian Griffin became the patron of FORMAT Festival and in 2013 he received the Centenary Medal from the Royal Photographic Society in recognition of a lifetime achievement in photography, and the following year he received an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University for his lifetime contribution to his home city.
"I think that Brian is one of the most interesting portrait photographers ever. His portrait photography belongs to another time. Portrait photography today is like so simple, so straightforward, so it seems that all photography portraits are alike. Brian is different and Brian has a craziness in him - a craziness in a way to see the world, and intensity that belongs only to him." Francois Hébel, Director, Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson (present), Director, Les Rencontres d'Arles (1986-1987, 2001-2014), in the documentary by Michael Prince; The Surreal Lives of Brian Griffin, 2018
This framed print has been exhibited in numerous shows and previous edition of Rocket Man are held in many private art and photography collections.
Shipping: Overseas shipping - the framed print will be crated for safety. A free delivery in London area.
- Creator:Brian Griffin (1948, British)
- Creation Year:1979
- Dimensions:Height: 12.01 in (30.5 cm)Width: 7.88 in (20 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1967214106852
Brian Griffin (born in 1948 in Birmingham) is widely acknowledged as one of the most prominent British photographers of his generation, constantly working on new materials and still pushing boundaries of contemporary photography. He is famous for his ground-breaking approach to portraiture from Iggy Pop to Kate Bush, and numerous high profile projects stretching from 'Work' in the 1980's to his project charting 'The Road to 2012', commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery. 'Work' went on to be awarded the Best Photography book in the World at the Barcelona Primavera Fotografica 1991 and The Life magazine used the photograph "A Broken Frame" on its front cover of a special supplement "The Greatest Photographs Of The 80's". Throughout his career, over twenty monographs of Griffin's work have been published, his work has been the subject of over fifty international solo exhibitions and is held in institutional collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; the Arts Council of Great Britain, London; the British Council, London; the National Portrait Gallery, London; the Museum Folkwang, Essen; the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery; the Art Museum Reykjavík, Iceland; the Mast Foundation, Bologna; and the Museu da Imagem, Braga, Portugal. In 2009, Brian Griffin became the patron of FORMAT Festival and in 2013 he received the Centenary Medal from the Royal Photographic Society in recognition of a lifetime achievement in photography. ***
“I think that Brian is one of the most interesting portrait photographers ever. His portrait photography belongs to another time. Portrait photography today is like so simple, so straightforward, so it seems that all photography portraits are alike. Brian is different and Brian has a craziness in him – a craziness in a way to see the world, and intensity that belongs only to him.”
– Francois Hébel, Director, Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson (present), Director, Les Rencontres d’Arles (1986-1987, 2001-2014). /As quoted in the documentary by Michael Prince; The Surreal Lives of Brian Griffin, 2018/
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