Work from the series Anachronisms  has been featured in a group show at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art.

Here is the blurb...

The Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the Esquire magazine present the exhibition Dust and Scratches. The project curated by Maxim Nikanorov, the art director of the Esquire magazine, will bring together the works of the leading world photographers of today. The majority of the authors in question have never been exhibited in Moscow as yet.

The title of the show evokes the eponymous web project — the Dust and Scratches gallery offers its visitors the opportunity to acquire the best samples of contemporary art photography at a poster price. Thanks to the collaboration of the Esquire magazine, hundreds of leading world photographers, including the winners of the World Press Photo Award and other prestigious competitions, agreed to show and sell their works at the Dust and Scratches gallery. Maxim Nikanorov has personally selected each piece among thousands of photos the gallery presents.

The exhibition features the works by such art photographers as Piero Martinello, Steven Barritt, Jack Redcliffe, Amy Touchette, Brian Sorg, Jeroen Hofman, Keliy Anderson-Staley, Erick Refner, Adam Panczuk et al.

See the article here

I have some work included in a group show, showcasing some of the work past and present form the Middlesex MA photogrpahy course.

I am showing "The Rapture of Narcissus" from the series "Mythographies".

The Gallary is The Underground Gallery, Exit 9, Charring Cross Tube Station.

The exhibition runs from 31st Jan - 11th Feb.

The Underground Gallery is a fantastic new little gallery situated in the heart of London actually in Charring Cross tube station. It is run by Christine who does a fantastic job and it is definatley a gallery to keep an eye on as it builds on a collection of great shows. Check it our here.

I will post some of the private view images here shortly...

I have a new exhibition coming up from 19th Sept - 11th Nov. It is at Ketchum Pleon, 35-41 Folgate Street, London, E1 6BX.

The Exhibition features images from three separate series "Anachronisms", "Incongruities" and "The Wick Wood" and is kindly supported by Ketchum Pleon.

Here is the blurb from the exhibition flyer:

steven barritt

Ketchum Pleon, 35-41 Folgate Street, London E1 6BX

art@ketchum pleon presents human/nature which comprises a selection of

photographs from three stunning series.

Inspired by the paintings of Rembrandt and other old masters, the series ‘Anachronisms’ aims to explore the historical and contemporary relationship between painting and contemporary photography. Images from the series were selected for exhibition at the Photographers Gallery as part of their Fresh Faced and Wild Eyed competition, as well as being selected as finalists in the AOP student awards 2010. ‘Philippos’ from the series was also selected for exhibition as part of the National Portrait Gallery’s 2009 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.

The series ‘Incongruities’ takes the aesthetic qualities and approach from the series ‘Anachronisms’ and applies it to the wonderfully eccentric world of fashion. It was originally commissioned for an exhibition at London fashion week 2010 by On|Off and was continued during the event held at Victoria House. Participating sitters include designers such as J Maskrey and Yang Du and characters such as Jodie Harsh and Jonny Woo.

The Wick Wood is an ongoing series of images of the Hackney area formally known as ‘Wick Field’ situated adjacent to the new Olympic park. Historically an expanse of marshland, following a period of development threats, the 12-hectare community woodland was planted with about 30,000 trees, as compensation for the M11 link road. As places of magic and mystery, peopled with spirits, dryads, nymphs and elves, woodlands have always been intertwined with narratives and story telling. Woodlands today still provide a setting for dark stories, clandestine meetings, trysts and youthful experimentation. The images are the result of Steven’s personal exploration of the wood and reflect his interaction with the area as well as marking the traces of narrative left by others and hint at the stories left untold.

A graduate of Middlesex University (MA Photography Distinction 2010, and BA

Photography First Class Honours 2009), Steven lives in London.

Meet the artist 6 to 8pm Thursday 22nd September

stevenbarritt.com

After a bit of a redesign and a major backend overhaul the new website has now been launched.

There are a few new things in the way the images are displayed and navigated as well as changes to how the blog works and a few other things behind the scenes to hopefully make it a better experience. The website has undergone a bit of a redesign, and although not drastically different hopefully it is a bit cleaner and fresher.

The other change is that there is now a dedicated mobile version of the site so if you browse to the site with an android/iPhone (or whatever your preference) you should see a streamlined version of the site. This is still slightly under development and here are a few wrinkles to iron out and also due to a lack of access to all the different devices out there it has only been minimally tested.

I hope you enjoy the new site and if you have any comments good or bad or if you experience any oddities when browsing the site please let me know via the contact page.

An image of Parkinson’s sufferer Tim Andrews I made a while ago, at his request as part of an ongoing project, will be featured in a slide-show presentation at the Guernsey Photography Festival 2011.

My image is part of a project started by Tim exploring his disease through photography. You can read more about the project and see the images on Tim’s blog http://timandrewsoverthehill.blogspot.com/.

This is the image:

Images from my series "Anachronisms" have recently been featured in Russian Esquire Magazine's Online photography showcase. Check it here.

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"The Solitude of Pygmalion" from the series "Mythographies" has been selected for exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

As part of the Taylor-Wessing International Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 my image has been selected as a finalist. It is a huge honour to be selected from such a huge range of entries and is even more special as it is the second year in a row that I have been chosen and exhibited at the national portrait gallery.

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 presents the very best in contemporary portrait photography, showcasing the work of talented young photographers and gifted amateurs alongside that of established professionals and photography students.

See the full series here

Images from the series "Anachronisms" have been selected for exhibition at the Photographers Gallery as part of their Fresh Faced and Wild Eyed competition.

freshfacedandwildeyed2010 celebrates the breadth and dynamism
of photographic work produced by recent graduates from across the UK.

The twenty-eight exhibiting artists and photographers engage with a broad range of themes, confidently exploring the possibilities of the medium. All work primarily with photography, and have graduated from UK based visual arts courses in the last year.

See the full series here

Images from the series "Anachronisms" have been selected as finalists in the AOP student awards 2010.

The AOP Students Awards were established in 1981, to recognise and highlight emerging photographic talent which existed in further education institutions across the UK. Nearly 30 years later they have gone from strength to strength and are now regarded as one of the premiere photographic competitions for students around the UK attracting over 3,500 entries every year.

View the full series here

The series incongruities is being exhibited as part of London Fashion Week 2010 at Victoria House.

Commissioned by On|Off specifically for their Fringe fashion event and exhibition held at Victoria House in London during London Fashion Week in February 2010. The series takes the aesthetic qualities and approach from the series "Anachronisms" and applies it to the wonderfully eccentric world of fashion. Participating sitters include designers such as J Maskrey and Yang Du and characters such as Jody Harsh and Jonny Woo.

View the full series here