Christian Bradley West, “Debbie’s Bird”

Christian Bradley West is a fine artist working in a number of mediums. Christian considers himself primarily a portrait artist, but for a new photography series he has been exploring his relationship with object. This new set of photographs becomes another form of portrait. In the photo “Debbie’s Bird” he uses a small bird that is from an old carnival prize that has broken off from its base with the other birds. It is an object that belongs to a dear family friend and one that he remembers vividly from his childhood and he carries a deep connection with its presence.