Monday, May 7, 2012

Victor Sloan



Victor Sloan MBE (born DungannonCounty TyroneNorthern Ireland, 1945) is an Irish photographer and artist.
Victor Sloan studied at the Royal School, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone and Belfast and Leeds Colleges of Art, England. He lives and works in PortadownCounty Armagh in Northern Ireland. Employing primarily the medium of photography, he manipulates his negatives and reworks his prints with paints, inks, toners and dyes. In addition to photography, he also uses video, and printmaking techniques.
His works are a response to political, social and religious concerns. He is perhaps best known for his works investigating the Orange Order in series such as: DrummingThe Walk, the Platform and the Field and The Birches. (Wikipedia)

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