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Philip Morgan
Painter, Photographer, Digital Artist, Graphic Designer (Noosa Heads,
QLD)
Born 1946 in Hull, England, Philip emigrated to New Zealand at age of
6 and was educated in Christchurch and Napier. His first love of photography
started at age 12 when he found a Kodak Box Brownie on a rubbish dump.
Restoring the camera
to
working
condition, Philip started teaching himself developing and printing,
in a wardrobe in his bedroom and washing the prints in
the bath.
After leaving school he went on to Teachers’ Training
College at Ardmore near Auckland. He held his first exhibition of
photography at college.
Unfortunately his studies were neglected for photography, so he was
expelled.
He then joined TVNZ as a trainee cameraman and went on
to directing. After working for TVNZ he joined NZ Aerial Mapping
in Hastings as a trainee photographer, and it was here that he developed
(pardon the
pun) his love of black and white photography. He became one the best
b & w printers ever.
In 1967 Philip migrated to Australia and joined
the ABC in Melbourne, going on to become a director of “This
Day Tonight”. He returned
to NZ in 1969 and joined Inglis Wright Advertising in Wellington
as a
TV Producer.
In 1970 he was asked to join George Patterson Advertising
in Melbourne as a TV writer / director, when he wrote and directed
many award winning commercials. After 30 months with Patts, he decided
that
it was about time to go freelance, so set up his first photographic
studio at home
in Elsternwick,
Melbourne. He teamed up with Les Mason Design working on Epicurean
magazine, and had a joint exhibition in 1974.
Late 1974 Philip left for South Africa, where he set
up a design and photographic studio in Johannesburg. In 1975, he left
South Africa
for England where
he worked as a freelance photographer and graphic designer for such
clients as British Airways, Travellers Design, British Tourist Authority
etc. He also held a small exhibition of photography in Little
Bond Street, London.
In 1977, he returned to NZ and worked for 2 years as
a photographer / designer for Charles Haines Advertising (now FCB).
1979 he started his own studio
again in Auckland specialising in food and travel photography, and
graphic design for the tourism industry. In 1982 he won first prize
in a Kodak International Photographic Competition for commercial photographers.
In 1984 he started to investigate computer graphics
and eventually started “The
Mouse That Roared” - the first computer animation facility in
Australasia. He went on to produce many memorable and award winning
commercials including the Dire Straits “Money for Nothing” video
clip.
!987 he sold out The Mouse That Roared and returned to
his true loves of photography and design. He also started painting
at this time. In 1997, he and his family moved to Noosa, Queensland
where he set up a small advertising and graphic design agency, and
started painting
more
seriously 5 years ago.
"My love of colour and texture is the motivation behind
many of my paintings. Whether they are abstract, landscape, nudes,
or something
just for fun. I now live in Noosa, where I run a small graphic
design & photosgraphy
studio, and paint to keep sane. I live with my wife (Glenda) , dog
(Angus) and cat (Panther). "
"I just love great graphic design,
photography and art. When I can combine 2 or more of them I am really
happy and at my most creative."
Exhibition Outline
1974: Joint exhibition
with Les Mason in Melbourne
1975: Exhibition of photography at Main
Street gallery, Johannesburg.
1982: Won first prize in a Kodak International
Photographic Competition for commercial photographers.
2004: Exhibition
at Bark Gallery of Modern Art, Hong Kong
Contact Philip Morgan
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