Nouveau Magazine Issue No.1 pages 29-60

EMI BAGSHAW

Name: EMI BAGSHAW

PRONOUNS: she/her

Age: 19

Medium: SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

Names of the pieces: MARITICIDE

THE CONCEPT OF THIS PIECE IS TO SHOW A CVHANGE FROM THE STEREOTYPICAL VIEW OF A 50'S HOUSEWIFE AS WELL AS EXPLORING GENDER ROLES AND FEMALE EMPOWERMENT. THIS ALSO REFLECTS ON THE MANY WOMEN DOMESTICALLY BUSED, BRUTALLY INJURED, SILENCED OR KILLED BY THEIR PARTNERS OR ENTITLED MEN WITHIN SOCIETY. NOT ONLY DOES THIS PIECE REFLECT ON UXORICIDE BUT ON THE TRAGIC LIVES OF WOMEN SUCH AS SARAH EVERARD AND LILY SULLIVAN WHO WERE BOTH MURDERED BY MEN THEY DIDN'T KNOW.

MALIKE SADIBÉ

"Malian Photographer Who Shot a Changing Africa, the Eye of Bamako"

It is difficult to overstate Sidibé's contributions to African art and to photography in general. His photographs of young people in Mali having fun, dancing, and posing for their pictures are crucial records of a nation redefining its cultural identity. Malians needed to reconsider who they were after gaining independence from Sudan in 1960, which led them to adopt international music and other aspects of culture and art.

Sidibé started photographing pictures at nightclubs in Bamako, the nation's capital, in 1962, often very early in the morning/late at night. Young men and women may be seen dancing and swaying, leaning back, and raising their hands in the air in his energetic compositions. According to a recent interview with Sidibé, he would use his Brownie Flash camera to take 300 to 400 photos in a single night, giving the photos an on-the-spot look. Because of these pictures, he rose to fame in his hometown and earned the moniker "Eye of Bamako."

He also described the importance of music in these pictures, saying

"I have to tell you, music liberated African youth from the taboo of being with a woman. They were able to get close to each other, which is why I was always invited to these parties. I had to go in order to record these moments, when a young man could dance with a young woman close up. We were not used to it.”

Malick Sidibé‘s “Regardez-moi!,” from 1962, captures the joy of the night life in Bamako, Mali, in the first flush of independence from French colonial rule.

Mali fell under French colonial rule in 1892. By 1893, the French appointed a civilian governor of the territory they called 'Soudan Français' (French Sudan), but active resistance to French rule continued. By 1905, most of the area was under firm French control.

French Sudan was made a part of the Federation of French West Africa and supplied labour to France's colonies on the coast of West Africa. In 1958 the renamed Sudanese Republic obtained complete internal autonomy and joined the French Community. In early 1959, the Sudanese Republic and Senegal formed the Federation of Mali. and then On 31 March 1960 France agreed to the Federation of Mali becoming fully independent, and that same year On 20 June 1960 the Federation of Mali became an independent country, the country of mali as we know today. a flush of cultural independence from across the world came in with new music, fashion and arts for the countries new generation.

For many young people in Bamako in the 1960s and ’70s, being photographed by Sidibé was a rite of passage.

Sidibé’s night-life photos don’t just show the dance floor — they also show the painstaking preparations for a night out.

Bamako’s clubs in the 1960s and ’70s featured an eclectic mix of American, French and British pop music, as well as other styles.

In addition to taking these candid pictures, Sidibé also staged portraits. (Sidibé is frequently contrasted with Seydou Keita, who captured images of youthful Malians in the 1960s.) He established Studio Malick in Bamako in 1958 so that Malians may pose for photographs there. The resulting images, which depict young Malians in transition wearing clothes and accessories that are both conventional and ridiculously modern, are at once embarrassing and exciting. The photos Sidibé photographed, which span many decades, show a changing Africa, complete with allusions to rock and roll and the Black Power struggle. In one, a woman with a headscarf and floral dress also sports cool sunglasses, while in the other, a group of friends

After the mid-’70s Sidibé’s photographs grew stylistically and conceptually more ambitious. On view in the Jack Shainman show are works from his “Vues de dos” series, a group of black-and-white photographs of women lying on patterned blankets and facing away from the camera. The series refers to colonial photography, in which the opposite was the case—African women were posed like odalisques and sometimes created erotically charged gazes with the viewer. Sidibé believed these works were too risqué, and refused to show them in Mali.

JESS PLATT

AGE: 21 NAME OF PIECE: 'MISSED CALL' PRONOUNS: SHE/HER

"We live in a world where affairs are sadly such a common part of life. This image was created to show the realisation and confirmation that an affair is going on behind someone’s back. They sit up- waiting- until early morning, realising that the call is never going to come and that the jewellery they found hidden in the back of the wardrobe was actually for someone else. Behind a new found connection, is the end of another call."

@MINISCULE DEVIATIONS

Age:25

Medium: ink and pencil on paper with digital editing

Pronoun: She/Her

Name of piece: Nervous Roots

"I like to think that the human figure is always just a part of something else, unique it’s form but internally incredibly similar to everything that surrounds us, as demonstrated in my piece with the roots starting as nerves and the boundaries between the two being lost."

@miniscule deviations says, "In a similar vein to my other piece it’s about a connection to nature, one that might be lost in this case wherein the other one it is still very present. I wanted to explore the unraveling of a person as they come out of an unknown depth. More than anything I wanted this one to evoke more questions, and not necessarily only negative ones. "

NEVE MCKENNA

AGE:20

PRONOUNS: SHE/HER

MEDIUMS: MIXED MEDIA (MAINLY PAINT AND SCULPTURE)

LOCATION: UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN.

"This piece explores the labour of artists. I feel as though my entire being is put into every aspect of a piece i create, body and mind. This piece was created using my body to paint on a wall, my hands, fingers and breasts and then i overlayed photographs of my body parts over the painting. This piece was also to show my vulnerability as an artist, how i explore themes that are very personal to me by exposing myself and my body in order to create the piece."

"This piece is an exploration of my mental health and my medication dependency made using body casts and the environment of a dark room in order to show my despair and desperation. The use of body casts was to represent how i feel trapped by my mental health by physically trapping myself. The composition of the piece with me reaching/falling downward, with the light coming was a choice i made to visualise how i feel like i’m constantly falling deeper and deeper into the depression and dependence on my sertraline, but also how the sertraline is the light in my life."

"BODY EXPOSED"

NOAH RICHARDS

AGE:20

PRONOUNS: HE/HIM

MEDIUMS: LOCATION: UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN.

MEDIUM: ACRYLIC PAINT

THE EXPRESSIONIST ART OF KLARA NITSKI

KLARA NITSKI IS AN ARTIST AND SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONALITY from ATLANTA who focuses on capturing HUMAN PORTRAITS THROUGH BEAUTIFULLY WOVEN LAYERS OF PAINT. ALONG WITH THIS, SHE HAS AMASSED OVER 35K FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH CONTENT REACHING UP TO 700K VIEWS! SHE IS CURRENTLY STUDING AT UNIVERSITY IN HER LAST YEAR AND IS apply to grad school plus make an honours thesis!

kLARA IS USUALLY INSPIRED BY POP CULTURE LIKE ANIME/MOVIES OR SONGS, AND THEN USES THEM AS BASELINE FOR CREATIVE OUTLET, WITH FLUIDITY AND MOVEMENT AS A MAIN THEME OF HER WORK. EACH PIECE IS PAINTED LIKE A FRAGMENTS OF SOMEONES DREAM, AN ABSTRACT INTERPRETATION OF OUR MEMORIES. SHE UTILIZES AS A STARTING POINT, AS THOUGH EACH PAINTING IS FROZEN SCENE IN TIME.

NITSKI'S WORK CLOSELY FITS INTO THE EXPRESSIONIST MOVEMENT AND SHE HAS BEEN SHOWING ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN THIS STYLE FOR 3 YEARS NOW.

NITSKI'S WORK ALSO ALLUDES TO TROUBLES SUFFERED BY THE CHARATCERS SHOWN IN HER PAINTINGS BUT USES COLOUR AND MOVEMENT AS A JUXTAPOSITION, LIKE HER WORK OF HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE SCENES OR BANANA FISH (BOTH FEATURED AFTER THE INTERVIEW). RATHER THAN A VERBATIM REPRESENTATION OF THE SCENE, SHE REINTERPETS IT AND IS A PIONEER OF BRINGING BACK THE EXPRESSIONIST MOVING INTO THE 21ST WORLD.

kLARA WENT ON HIATUS FROM POSTING FOR A WHILE SO PLEASE GO AND SUPPORT HER ON SOCIALS!

TIKTOK: @KLQRDN INSTAGRAM: @NIK.KOMU ETSY: NIKKOMU/KLARANITSKI

THE INTERVIEW

GRACIE All of your art is focused on certain art forms from around the world, Anime, Manga, TV for example. What drew you to create artwork of these groups?

KLARA as a child i was raised on only animation. for some reason my parents were very scared of leaving me to watch live action movies for fear that they would be more “inappropriate” but i essentially grew up on only animated works. as a result! i was exposed to a bunch of different types of animation, most notably ghibli studios whose flowing movement and intricate storytelling cemented it as a cornerstone of artistic references in my early mind. as i grew older i still held a lot of love for animation from different parts the world, and with the anime industry booming and gaining an audience in the west it felt only natural to make works inspired by those shows!

GRACIE Which is your favourite painting, and what was your process in creating it, medium, inner thoughts etc?

KLARA ooooooo my favoUrite painting of my own work? that’s difficult i don’t really feel strongly connected to my own stuff that i make, oddly enough. hmmm i would have to say that ‘Mom’, the painting inspired by mitski’s ‘class of 2013’ is probably my favoUrite - it’s one painting that i remember revisiting over and over, making it as seamless as possible with all the folding coloUrs. although it’s by far one of my least popular works, it feels the closest to my heart for the subject at hand.

GRACIE What are you doing to ensure you continue to grow and develop as an artist?

KLARA i have actually been in a giant art slump lately!! so i don’t know if i’m the most qualified to give advice on that haha!! i just recently started to mess around with video editing programs, trying to incorporate my paintings into a more digital space. last night i posted a little test i made to “bug like an angel” and i feel quite proud of myself for being able to make something even that small. exploring other art mediums i guess, would be my answer! no matter how inept i am at using computers lol.

'MOM' - KLARA NITSKI

"CLASS

'13"

GRACIE Currently you are in University in Atlanta, how does this affect your artwork?

klara omg it makes it so hard!!! i’m on summer break right now but we start school again in about two weeks and since i’m going into my last year there’s, like, tenfold more stuff for me to do at all times!!!! between juggling options for future studies and current thesis projects on top or regular school work it makes it almost impossible to sit down and take the time for a real painting, let alone formatting it correctly for social media distribution, but! the silver lining is that when i’m under stress i tend to make my best work, so maybe it’s a blessing in disguise! we’ll have to wait and see lol

GRACIE What's next for Klara Nitski?

klara klaranitski is going under a rebrand! i’m just now going through a username identity crisis and have tentatively settled on nik.komu as my new internet name. i’m hoping to incorporate more original works into my art, as well as exploring with more loose drawings. mixed media seems like it’s looking in my future so i think right now im entering a phase of exploration, both in identity and artwork!

KLARA'S WORK FEATURED OVER THE NEXT FEW PAGES: HOWLS MOVING CASTLE BANANA FISH BODIES

Ōtori-Sama SPIRITS - KLARA NITSKI

HOWL'SMOVI CASTLETRILOG

TRILOGY INSPIRED BY 2004 STUDIO GHIBLI MOVIE "HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE" INCLUDING CHARACTERS HOWL PENDRAGON AND SOPHIE HATTER, PAINTED BY KLARA NITSKI.

THEY WERE CREATED WITH ACRYLIC ON PAPER AND YOU CAN FIND ANY OF HER ARTWORK PRINTS TO BUY ON HER ETSY BELOW!

BANANAFISH TRILOGY

A TRILOGY OF PAINTINGS AGAIN, ACYRLIC ON PAPER INSPIRED BY THE SHOW BANANA FISH, FIRST AIRING A 5 JULY 2018 IN JAPAN. ABOUT A 17-yearold boy, an important member of a New York street gang, witnesses a man dying and tries to find the meaning behind his last words.

each painting features Aslan Jade Callenreese, better known as Ash Lynx, is the protagonist of Banana Fish and adopted son of a crime lord. and our dark haired character is Eiji Okumura is the deuteragonist of the Banana Fish series. Arriving in New York, he gets caught up in ongoing events and helps Ash Lynx as he uncovers the mystery surrounding Banana Fish.

RICHARD SCOULDING

pronouns: he/him

Based: South Norfolk

age: 57

medium: oil on canvas

johnny cash Oil on canvas (45 x 56cm) 2022

rchard says:

"This was painted as a gift to a friend of mine who was recently diagnosed with a terminal tumour. He has always been a big fan of Cash’s music so I was pleased to be able to give him this."

richard says

"I paint portraits of musicians that mean something to either me or whoever has commissioned the painting.

I’m 57 now, and while I painted at school and studied up to A-Level I didn’t paint again until the first Covid lock-down in 2020."

"In the late 1970’s Nigel was one of the founder members The Meteors, a UK trio who inspired the Psychobilly movement. I was school when their first singles were released and became an immediate fan This portrait is inspired by one of their single covers/T-shirt designs ‘Radioactive Kid’."

“Siouxie was part of the ‘Bromley Contingent’ who followed the Sex Pistols at their earliest shows. She then went on to form Siouxsie & The Banshees who became part of the soundtrack of my youth. When I met my wife her style was influenced by Siouxies Punk/Goth look. I’m looking forward to seeing Siouxsie play at this years 2023 Lattitude Festival and painted this in anticipation.”

ROSIE BAXTER

pronouns: she/her

Based: lincolnshire

age: 17

medium: photography

rosie is currently studying level 3 photography at college! good luck on your course!

SOPHIE FREESTON

Artist: sophie freeston

pronouns: she/they

Based: lincoln

age: 20

medium: photography

especially on things such as social media. I took the concept of skin to reflect on how biological we are at our core; something that many seem to ignore and cast aside. As a living and breathing organ, I am drawn to skin considering as it is our outer layer – our shell. I fixated on its appearance, texture, and purpose. I pondered how something so protective can lead to such judgement in society just from the way it looks. Skin reflects outwardly how we feel emotionally, it changes with what we consume, over time it shrivels and sags. Stress can cause skin conditions, such as acne and eczema flare ups and dermatillomania (‘skin picking’) which is something that I have suffered from, and still do particularly when under pressure or immense stress.

It is fascinating to me how something may be done instinctively for relief but inflict injury or pain at the same time despite it seeming like an act of self soothing. We take our skin for granted in this way. I envisioned an honest representation of how skin can be, the interlinking between who we are and what is around us, which is what lead to the creation of my piece ‘Organism’, the merging of trees and skin.”

“in this piece I titled ‘Organism’ I demonstrat e how the human body is more than just a social construct made to please and entice and seduce as it appears to have been made to be time and time again,

THEO PARKE

pronouns: he/him

Based: hertfordshire

age: 22

medium: photography

This is what men do best, getting drunk and taking our tops off. Just like that night, the scans are messy, smudged and dirty. While the photos may look emotional as the subject throws his arms in the air, don’t be mistaken, this depicts nothing more than two silly boys in a drunken haze.

please go and follow theo at theo parke photography on instagram!

ABOUT WILL’S WORK:

I explore a lot of metaphorical concepts in my work, ones that link to my identity and to the world around me My work is usually autobiographical in this sense, and I occasionally work with human figures to explore certain narratives and ideas This piece features a recurring image of mine: the Minotaur This androgynous and passive Minotaur has become a vessel that allows me to visually explore my body and my perception of myself post-cPTSD. I carry this strange beast with me at all times. Though it originally emerged as symbol of self-loathing, the image of the minotaur has slowly been nurtured into that of a misunderstood child and a protective guardian / "patron saint".

I chose to use monoprinting for this piece because the process allows for a lot of revisions and plenty of room for "sculpting" the values / lines / positions of a figure. This process feels intimate, as you have to really focus on what you take away and add in to the plate. Creating this piece forced me to consider the shapes of the human figure in detail (something I find uncomfortable at times), but ultimately I felt like I was shedding light onto something that isn't as horrible as it initially seems.

WILL RENE THOMSON

pronouns: he/they

Based: lincoln

name of piece: untitled minotaur figure medium: monopint on paper

ZEINAB GHOLAMI

Artist: ZEINAB GHOLAMI

Based: VIENNA, AUSTRIA

PRONOUNS: SHE/HER

medium: VARIOUS ILLUSTRATIONS

PROFESSION: FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR

EDITOR’S NOTE: ZEINAB WAS OUR FIRST INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSION WHEN THE SUBMITTED THEIR WORK!

COMING ALL THE WAY VIENNA, AUSTRIA

“The idea behind the illustrations is to reflect a cinematic experience to the audience.

By cinematic experience, I made the illustration in a way that it can be imagined as a shot of a movie. By drawing multiple illustrations of the same character on a single sheet, different shots of a scene(or a comic/illustrated story) are presented. So by drawing a figure, we are not only creating a character, but also a story, in which only a small scene is provided but the audience can interpret rest of the story and possible events of the character. The references are all photographs but the patterns, colors, details, highlights and shadows, looks and faces are all done by the artist(me). ”

COLOPHON

NOUVEAU MAGAZINE is a growing collection of small publications about photographers and artists in the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire. We like to inform and inspire by showing off the work of talented individuals for everyone to see, as well as helping people explore new practitioners. Through collaborations and submissions NOUVEAU MAGAZINE caters to both those who want to become artists and explore the world of art and photography.

NOUVEAU MAGAZINE ISSUE NO.1 - HUMAN FIGURE AUTUMN 2023

EDITOR IN CHIEF

Gracie Beadling

assistant editors

EMI Bagshaw

noah Richards

rho murphy

LEISA BEADLING

CHRIS BEADLING

PROOFREADER

RHO MURPHY

TYPEFACES

LOVELO

LEAGUE SPARTEN

SPACE MONO

PRINTED AT Lincoln School of Design

CONTRIBUTORS:

ALEENA SHARIF, @BEDFORDTOWERS CAROLINE CALVERTSKINNER, CATE LOMAS, WILL RAFFERTY, EMI BAGSHAW, JESS PLATT, @MINSCULEDEVIATIONS, NEVE MCKENNA, NOAH RICHARDS, RICHARD SCOULDING, ROSIE BAXTER SOPHIE FREESTON, THEO PARKE, WILL RENE THOMSON, ZIENAB GHOLAMI, TOM MARTIN, KLARA NITSKI.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO yantze Holmes, Graeme Oxby, ANNIE MORAD, EMI BAGSHAW, NOAH RICHARDS, RHO MURPHY, BA(hons) photography staff, chris beadling, Leisa beadling INSTAGRAM

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A BIG SPECIAL THANK YOU TO CLAIRE HARGREAVES AT LINCOLN HOSPITAL WHO HELPED ME with my treatment and gave me the motivation to create this magazine. thank you!

-editor gracie