Research; Owen Silverwood

I came across Owen Silverwood in a lecture. I found his work really interesting and precise.
I really liked the way he captured a still life that also had movement and hidden meanings and messages.

I really like the way Owen captures the movement of the liquid or blood with every detail. I think this image could represent destruction and the motion that goes with that, or, perhaps the slaughtering of animals by the chicken being present on the right. The red liquid could be the blood and the way in which it may look on the floor after the slaughtering perhaps. The use of veg could then represent the result of a roast dinner we eat after the slaughtering process.
I think this is a very dramatic and powerful image expressing maybe vegetarian morals and views.
The white background also makes the colours stand out more. The colour white could also represent the white butcher uniform, if, it is about vegetarianism.
By having this in a landscape view, the photograph makes the viewers eyes pan across the blook-like substance to the center, taking in every detail that Owen Silverwood has cleverly been able to precisely capture.

I personally really like this image. Not only does the flag itself show movement, but the whole series made into one image, looks as if the flag has been blown across the studio area and these are the continuous shot results.

I think the Union Jack flag is quite powerful and can represent a lot of things.

This image could represent the British Air Force. By looking closely, the flag itself looks as if it could be a figure flying. This could represent the Britsh Sky Divers.

The Grey background makes the colours of the flag appear even more vibrant.

(I've been thinking about representing my views on sending British soldiers out to Afghanistan, so this use of a Union Jack flag I would be interested in using)

This image I think could tie in with the idea of destruction and also movement.

The cloudiness of the water could represent explosions, which would link to destruction and war. The tones and movement of the cloudy water could express the cloudiness of the air/sky after an explosion.

The idea of this being in a glass could represent war being contained within themselves - who it involves, the army.

By outside of the glass being unaffected and untouched, this could represent the rest of the world and maybe 'us' - the viewers, only seeing the destruction on the news and being unaffected ourselves.

The grey tones of this image may play the grimness and darkness of this issue - destruction & war.