Exploration
During this time, I am excited to be exploring the idea of either 'Portraits' or 'Fragmentation'. I have chosen these two questions because I think that they both can intwine or cross over with each other.
'Natural light portraiture Portrait photography, or portraiture, is a type of photography aimed toward capturing the personality of a person or group of people by using effective lighting, backdrops, and poses. A portrait photograph may be artistic or clinical '- Wikipedia
'Fragmentation involves anteriority, decay, and loss in relation to some superseded whole' - Google
'Natural light portraiture Portrait photography, or portraiture, is a type of photography aimed toward capturing the personality of a person or group of people by using effective lighting, backdrops, and poses. A portrait photograph may be artistic or clinical '- Wikipedia
'Fragmentation involves anteriority, decay, and loss in relation to some superseded whole' - Google
Judith Golden
Judith's work consists of cut outs of facial features or magazines and with a face behind it. The work mainly has a bare face with unusual facial expressions but covered with a front cover magazine. I think that her work is more naturalistic than abstract because it's using a human subject rather than an animate object. Looking at the images, it is clear that the Rule of Thirds have been put into place, and has a very high contrast in colours. The colours that she had used juxtaposes with each other.
Marylin Henroin
Marylin's work is filled with different coloured buildings all put together into random positions. Although the buildings are cut up and placed randomly, the colours that are used correlate with each other; For example, the cool tone colours creating an ombre via buildings. Her work is taken place in New York and uses urban geometry to build the image. After some research, it is knows that Henroin's work doesn't just consist of colourful building, but she takes pictures of various paintings and quilts, collaging them together.
My Response(s)
Base Photos
After some research on Marylin Henroin’s work, I have attempted a response to her work. Due to the fact that her work consists of different buildings being collaged together, I have cut up strips of the pictures that I have taken and reassembled them from darkest to lightest.
How I done this…
I printed my desired images ready and cut them into strips. Also had a white A4 card ready. After cutting the images into strips, I individually organised them into 3 groups; darkest, medium, and lightest. I have done this to create an ombré effect for when I stick the strips down. During the sticking process, I have also overlapped some pieces together to give it more dimension.
How I done this…
I printed my desired images ready and cut them into strips. Also had a white A4 card ready. After cutting the images into strips, I individually organised them into 3 groups; darkest, medium, and lightest. I have done this to create an ombré effect for when I stick the strips down. During the sticking process, I have also overlapped some pieces together to give it more dimension.
After some consideration, I have chosen to stick to the idea of 'Fragmentation'. I have chosen this because this idea can easily be tied to other techniques and/or themes. As I work and experiment with this idea, I will explore with shattered mirrors or glass, reflections bouncing off of various objects and cutting certain areas out of a photo and adding it to another.
This is one of my minor response to Marylin Henroin. Although her work is mainly based around colourful buildings in different shapes and forms, I have decided to combined two images together that have been taken at different times and areas, however they have connections to each other. The reason why I have overlapped two images together is because they both share similar features, for example they both have trees and colourful skies. While taking these images and editing them, I felt a sense of nostalgia within the photos. Mainly because of the soft colours that it inhabits.
This is my first response to Judith Golden where I explore the idea of fragmentation but using ripped magazine covers and someones face. Observing these images, I think that it suits into the category of 'naturalistic' more than abstract; this is because you can clearly tell what it is whereas an image being abstract, it's more being observant and imagine or create your ideas of an image. This was an easy task, but it can hold lots more meaning. While taking these images, i have used my iPhone camera. And the focus on my camera is well adjusted to the surroundings and/or subjects, highlighting all the details that a naked eye wouldn't be able to pick up.
A few of these images are dedicated to Judith Golden's work. Here, I have used a ripped up 'Vogue' cover and put it over a portion of my face, I was able to have a flash to illuminate my face but also the cover itself. In the images, the main focus was on my eye, where my facial or eye expression can reflect a mood. Each individual image may have their own hidden meaning, considering the different positions and expressions.
However, one thing that I wished I would've done differently was making the cover more visible, although it is still recognisable and somewhat authentic, I would want it to stand out and juxtapose with my face. One way i think I can achieve this was to play around the lighting to illuminate the image, whether it's through Photoshop or physically. But one thing I think I've done really well was showing myself in different compositions.
My next step to 'Fragmentation' is to get more of the covers and go around taking pictures of others' faces. For example, close friends, family members and possibly the public. I think doing this can add a variety of emotions or stories to to my series. I can also possibly use something other than actual faces, such as maybe using statue heads or mannequins. Though, one thing about statues or mannequins is that that they have very limited expressions and features. So to avoid this, for mannequin head I can draw on top of them making my own sort story.
However, one thing that I wished I would've done differently was making the cover more visible, although it is still recognisable and somewhat authentic, I would want it to stand out and juxtapose with my face. One way i think I can achieve this was to play around the lighting to illuminate the image, whether it's through Photoshop or physically. But one thing I think I've done really well was showing myself in different compositions.
My next step to 'Fragmentation' is to get more of the covers and go around taking pictures of others' faces. For example, close friends, family members and possibly the public. I think doing this can add a variety of emotions or stories to to my series. I can also possibly use something other than actual faces, such as maybe using statue heads or mannequins. Though, one thing about statues or mannequins is that that they have very limited expressions and features. So to avoid this, for mannequin head I can draw on top of them making my own sort story.
In this short series, I have continued my responses to Judith Golden by using two different toned images and combing them together. I have re-used images that I have used or taken in the past
My Next Experiment
-Images by Alan Haser
For my next experiment, I am going to print out multiple different self-portraits of myself and divide them into various features of my face, and combine them into one 3D origami shape. However, how I plan to differentiate my work is to possibly print one image to black and white and keep one the original colour, them putting them on top of each either. Taking in consideration, the based photos have a plain background, which I will also keep the same as it gives the image more dimension.
Final Project
For my final project, I plan to carry out 2 types of outcomes for my final pieces. This includes, a lot of rearranging and mismatches. One way I will present this is by using a number of ziplock bags and having different fragments of face in each bag, by doing this, it’ll give the piece more division and distortion. I will also be using both black and white images along with the original colours. Another focus of mine is to attempt making my own puzzle that is coming out the frame. What this does to the piece is give it much more dimension rather than it being just a flat piece of work. Sticking to my plan, how i am going to make it be ‘mismatched’ is to put pieces together that doesn’t correlate to one another.
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