Artist Statment

The Republic Has Fallen.

Scott Ross is a young photographer from Plymouth; he is still exploring the different kinds and angles of photography in which to specialize in.

From a personal and a professional point of view Scott deeply into music, in that respect I am looking in to consort photography, but for now he is just looking at every kind of photography to try and dabble in this and that attempting to get a feel of the profession to find hi specialization.  

What he has produced for his Final Major Project is a Star Wars based photography piece, titled: The Republic Has Fallen. This is a piece to show the similarities between modern civilization and the fictional oppression within the Star Wars universe. The point behind this piece is to show that it doesn't matter what civilization looks on the surface we are all clones born to follow orders and those who disobey are punished and isolated.

Next he is going to do further study into photography and find my stride in this sector, he is hoping to achieve a career in concert photography, possibly follow certain artists around on tours and travel with his career.

FMP artist research Banksy Photographer.

For my FMP I am incorporating stenciled graffiti, so I am researching Banksy to link his work to my idea.

Graffiti is a street art to put forward a message to show a deeper meaning, this is much more apparent whith Banksy's work as all of his art has a meaning as he is a well known political activist.

This links well with my piece because the message of the image is also portrayed with graffiti.

Artist research for FMP. George Lucas/Director

For my FMP I am basing it on Star Wars, so i am researching George Lucas to link his work with my idea.

Star Wars is a series of films written and directed by George Lucas, this is linking his work to my Final major project, I am using the image of Stormtroopers. Stormtroopers are clones of a bounty hunter made up to be an unlimited army of terrible aim and useless armour.

I am using their image to show a recognised symbol of oppression or the oppressed.

The link between modern day and the Stormtroopers is that they were made to do as commanded without choice since creation, this is the link i am making between modern day society and the Sith Oppression.