Friday, September 3, 2010

artist report

Walker evans.

1Documentary

2It shows how hard the working conditions of the era were.

3. the black and white

4. it makes you feel bad for the people working in that time.

Dorothea Lange

1. Black and white.

2. To show the hardships of the dust bowl.

3. The womans expression.

4. Sadness

Gordon Parks

1. documentary

2. to show the hardships of poverty

3. black white

4. sadness

Edward Curtis

1. Sepia

2. To show an American Indian family

3. Their expressions

4. Happy

Jim Brandenburg

1.nature

2. to show the beauty of nature

3. the frosted grass

4. relaxation

Annie Leibovitz

1. art

2. to intrigue

3. the knife thrower

4. fear

An American Exodus

1. black and white

2. to show poverty

3. the shanty town

4. sorrow

Lee Friedlander

1. black and white

2. to induce fear

3. the skeleton

4. it’s a little frightening

Man Ray

1. art

2. to disgust the viewer

3. the nails in the iron

4. it grosses you out

Ansel Adams

1. Nature

2. To fill you with awe at nature

3. The mist around the mountains

4. Relaxation

Self Portrait Lois Greenfield

1. art

2. to gross you out

3. ballet

4. its scary

Anne Geddes

1. art

2. to show a cute baby

3. the baby in the egg

4. happiness

Edward Weston Photos of the Pepper

1. black and white

2. to show a vegetable

3. the folds of the pepper

4. none

Minor White

1. black and white

2. to show a rural home

3. the shadows

4. an at home feeling

Sebastiao Salgado

1. black and white

2. to show someone in mourning

3. the woman

4. sadness and worry

Richard Avedon

1.black and white

2. to show a beautiful woman

3. the woman

4. lust

Diane Arbus

1. black and white

2. to show that little people are real people too

3. the little person

4. happiness

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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Friday, April 9, 2010

Artists Assignment



Artist: Diane Arbus
1. What type of photography is it?
I would consider it to be art. The way Diane takes the pictures gives them some sort of life and brings emotion and feeling into the picture.

2. What is the intent of the photograph?
To convey that everyone has a different and strange side to them, even if it's not on the surface.

3. What emphasis is on the photograph?
Black and white. I think that this picture wouldnt be as interesting at all if it was in color. In black and white you notice the mans expression before you notice his tattoos.
4. Are graphic elements such as tone line and perspective important?

What part of the photo do you look at first? Does your eye move around the photo?

Tone is important in this photo, as it defines the man and sets him apart from the background. The first thing i noticed in the picture was the man's face and his expression. my eyes moved around the piture, but only the top half.

5. What emotional impact does this photo invoke?

For me, this photo makes me feel happy. I actually feel how this man seems to feel. it makes me happy that he's so content with a life that most people would hate.

6. Diane switched from a 35mm Nikon camera which produced grainy rectangular images to a twin-lens reflex Rolleiflex camera which produced more detailed square images.

7. She took black and white pictures.


Other photographers, Jim Zuckerman, Carol Popp de Szathmari, Mark Klett.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

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