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Richard Billingham (born 25 September 1970) is an English photographer and artist, film maker and art teacher. His work has mostly concerned his family, the place he grew up in the West Midlands, but also landscapes elsewhere.
Richard Billingham. "The pictures shown here are of my father Raymond (born 1931): my mother Elisabeth (born 1950) and my brother Jason (born 1977). Ray is a chronic alcoholic and has drunk for as long as I can remember. He has not worked since he was mode redundant from his job as a machinist around 1980. Liz very rarely drinks but she does ...
Richard Billingham (born 25 September 1970) is an English photographer and artist, film maker and art teacher. His work has mostly concerned his family, the place he grew up in the West Midlands, but also landscapes elsewhere.
Learn about the life and work of Richard Billingham, a British photographer who started as a painter and became famous for his documentary-style photos of his family. Read his interview with Photoworks Editor Gordon MacDonald, where he talks about his influences, intentions and challenges.
Mar 7, 2019 · The Turner Prize-nominated artist talks about his personal and cinematic exploration of his family and childhood in the West Midlands. He reveals how he used memory, space and detail to create a sense of atmosphere and drama in his film and photos.
Dec 5, 2016 · The British artist, known for his candid portraits of his alcoholic father and mother, has turned his early images into a feature film titled Ray & Liz. The project explores themes of loneliness, neglect, and bullying in his childhood and adolescence.
A review of Ray's a Laugh, a book of photographs by Richard Billingham, who captured his parents' lower-middle-class British housing project apartment. The reviewer praises Billingham's artifice, humor, and eye, despite the poor technical quality of his images.
