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A Room with a Hue project has been developed by MA Publishing students (at the London College of Communication) as part of their course. As a feature of the main project, this blog will introduce the users to creative working environments inspiring artists around the world. Discussions, events, abstracts from the book, but also colours and emotions will be experienced by the readers, giving them the chance to have a different insight into the art world. Open your artistic mind.

Thursday 10 March 2011

‘You can make work anywhere is my philosophy’

Bettina von Zwehl
Photographer


Zwehl began her career with an apprenticeship in Italy then came to London and studied at LCP; she has come full circle as she now teaches in BA photography at LCC. After LCP, she completed an MA at RCA.


Sources of inspiration
Zwehl states that every project has different sources of inspiration, but highlights the origins of the profile images.
  • Italian Renaissance paintings
  • Different tones of neutral colours


Role models
Zwehl cites the photographer Irvin Penn and Hans Holbein, the Renaissance artist who was originally from Germany, like Zwehl is, as a role model. Just like he was, Zwehl feels adopted into the British art culture and see herself as a British photographer now, since she is mainly established here as a photographer. 
  • Irvin Penn
  • Hans Holbein


Studio
V&A Museum in South Kensington
Zwehl is there until June 2011, and she is currently five weeks into her residency. It is a place for displaying, editing and thinking.


Events & Exhibitions
  • The Photographers’ Gallery
  • The National Portrait Gallery
  • Guggenheim New York Collection
  • V&A Museum

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