Grant's Window

Polaroid photography has gained a new following of cult-like status with a new generation of photographers breathing life into a film genre once considered a poor second to traditional fine photography. One such photographer/artist of the medium is Grant Hamilton. I came across Grant's work online when I was doing research into purchasing my own camera on a whim. I was blown away by the compisition of his pieces. Grant shoots using a rather prehistoric SX-70, turning the now unavailable and archaeic film into the most stunning of snapshots that tend to turn ordinary things into extraordinary images by focusing on lines and the separation of colors and textures making for pictures that are truly worth a thousand words.

This series of paintings was completed in tribute to only a small part of his larger body of stunning work. The paintings measure 24 x 24 inches each and are "enlargements" of his original polaroids. The colours were flattened to give the pieces a consistent treatment.