In the early 1980’s, English painter David Hockney began creating intricate photo collages that he called “joiners”. His earlier collages consisted of grid-like compositions made up of polaroid photographs. He then switched to photo lab processed 35mm photographs and created collages that took on a shape of their own, creating abstract representations of the scenes he had photographed. The varied exposures of the individual photographs that make up each collage give each work a fluidity and movement that otherwise might not be found.
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Paul Eis is a German architectural student and photographer who reimagines dull grey cityscapes to be filled with whimsical, colourful buildings with his Formalismus series. He wants to portray how also "normal“ buildings can be interesting and varied with the use of colours. They demonstrate how the use of color effects on 'rational' buildings can elicit joyful Architecture.
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What went well was i added added darker colour than initial to shadows to make it look more realistic. Furthermore, i made sure to add colour to areas which most likely would be ignored (windows). However, it could be better if i were to be more precise to where i want colour as they are few missing areas that are still in black and white. So you would feel the image as complete and flowing.
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What went well I made it look realistic with using darker colour in places of shadows. Furthermore, the gradient is done effectively with the colour combination. It could be better if I added colours to the windows, a colour which would of made the frame pop more in vibrancy. However, I was able to add colour more precisely to the black and white image.
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What went well was I successfully changed the picture style to monochrome to add more black and white contrast. In addition, the images can be interpreted with meanings with the use of shadows and position of fork rather than just an object. However, it could be better if I did a GIF and used the shadows to tell a story, maybe including colour.
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Edward Weston (1886-1958) was a 20th century photographer who has been called one of the most innovative and influential of all American photographers and a master of photography. His career spanned 40 years and he photographed an expansive set of subjects, including landscapes, still-life, portraits, and genre scenes.
Some of Edward Weston’s most famous work was close-up images of vegetables and fruit, photographed in a way that captured the “essence” of the object, taking them out of context. His manipulation of light to highlight shape, texture and form helped bring photography out of the shadow of painting and stand on it’s own as a credible art form. Through these photographs he transformed his subjects into abstractions of shapes and patterns. |
Sharon Radisch is a New York based photographer created a series of still lives using found objects around her home and neighbourhood to keep her artistic temperament active during COVID-19 pandemic.
"For many artists, this current time has provided an opportunity for creative reset, and is a reminder of the everyday joys of life, should we find the capacity to look for them.This work is representative of my daily quarantine routine; nothing was created outside of my home.” The abstract forms play with balance and are intriguing in the composition. |
Michael Craig-Martin probes the relationship between objects and images, harnessing the human capacity to imagine absent forms through symbols and pictures. The perceptual tension between object, representation, and language has been his central concern over the past four decades. In his early work Craig-Martin often incorporated readymades into sculpture and made knowing reference to American Minimalism.
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Jan Groover born April 24, 1943 and died January 1, 2012 was an American photographer who experimented with space and illusion in large format still-life tableaux that featured everyday objects, particularly kitchen utensils arranged in a sink. "With photography I didn’t have to make things up,” she said, explaining the change of medium from art to photography. “Everything was already there.”
Using a large-format camera, she transformed colanders, knives, spatulas and baking pans into objects of beauty that still hold a visual interest that transcends their common use. Her seductively modern colour palette of greens, pewter, bronze and brown tonalities permeates the space dissected by kitchen paraphernalia. |
Alberto was born in Milan, Italy in 1976, but has spent most of his life on the island of Sardinia where he became interested in computer graphics, digital art, and photography. Photos were made by taking high-speed photographs of ink mixing with water, but unlike the previous times, the artist mixed two colours
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What went well was i was able to keep the camera still enough to make the GIF look somewhat real. However, if i used a tripod, it could look even more realistic. In addition, i was able to keep the object fairly still for the sequence but it could be better if you weren't to be able to see the outline of the cookie on the paper.
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What went well was i was able to keep the objects in the same place without having a place mark for the object. In addition, i used a tripod to keep the camera in a still position which also helped capturing a clear composition of the GIF and sequence. However, it could be better if i experimented with different angles to achieve better composition, making it more appealing to the eye.
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In her ongoing series titled Perspective, photographer Suzanne Saroff creates fractured and skewed images of common foods as seen through vessels filled with water and glass objects. The images play with concepts of light and shadow resulting in distorted still life's that appear almost like digital glitches.
“With tools and techniques such as refraction, directional light, and bold colours, my photographs give everyday items alternate visual avenues of expression,” shares Saroff. “Taking shape via shadows or fragmentations, my subjects often become more than the singular and expected version of themselves.” |
What went well was i was able to incorporate a reflection of the object into every glass. In addition, i used different shapes of glass to create different shapes in the glass. Furthermore, i also created shapes by using different angles of the object. However, it could be better if i had the light source from a better angle, it could bring a different perspective. Moreover, if i were to use objects that pop more in colour, it would enable the picture to emphasise shape of the object.
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Steve Purnell work is inspired by Op art, a movement of visual art that makes use of optical illusions. Major exponents of this type of art were Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley. In these images he uses striped backgrounds and projected images that then distorted through water, placed in bottles and glasses.
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What went well was i was able o emphasise elements Jesse Draxler used that wouldn't of been noticed initially (inverted). However, I did not invert all the photos i used to compile the image to had contrast between the features of the models face. I did this well as i was able to line up the photos well that made it seem realistic. Additionally, I made the image upside down to add more creature-like to the image. Moreover, it could be better if I lined up the necklace and made cleaner cut lines as when its pen lined you can see it more clearly and does not blend into the other images cut out.
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