•Choose one starting point and produce a personal response. •You have a preparatory period to research, develop, refine and record your ideas. •You must make reference to appropriate sources such as the work of artists, craftspeople, designers and/or photographers. These can be those named in your chosen starting point and/or other relevant examples. You must identify and acknowledge sources that are not your own. •Following the preparatory period, you will have five hours of supervised time to complete your own personal response.
Self-image Artists and photographers such as Ilse Bing, Lee Friedlander, Man Ray, Gerhard Richter and Andy Warhol used photographic technology to experiment with, explore and manipulate images of themselves. Outcomes often evidence the creative use of mirrors, shadows and techniques such as multiple exposure, as well as post-production methods. Investigate appropriate sources, use a variety of suitable techniques and develop a response to Self-image.
Light and Dark
Artists like Olafur Eliasson and Joan Jonas use projection to create photographic installations. André Kertész often used back lighting to create a silhouette or tonal contrast between subject and background. Light painting artists like Eric Staller create fantastical images. Ferdinando Scianna and Alexey Bednij have used shadows to create contrast and pattern in their photographs. Whilst Alex Stoddard creates fantasy images with dark themes. Marks and Spencer’s advertising campaign for promoting their food products uses the intense colour contrasted against dark backgrounds. Research appropriate sources and produce your own images based on Light and Dark. Research appropriate sources and produce your own images based on Light and dark.
Daroo Photography, Jacob Reischel and Matt Russell produce still life photographs where choices about colour strength and contrast are very important. Martin Parr and Alec Soth carefully consider the colour of props, clothing and background in their documentary studies of people and places. Study appropriate sources and produce your own work where the choice of colour is important.
Many photographers have explored and emphasised the texture of surfaces. Aaron Siskind photographed peeling paint and Bill Mangold photographed rusty iron work. Klaus Pichler explored decaying food whilst Marc Anderson investigated texture in tree bark and wood grain. Study appropriate sources and produce your own work based on Texture.
Creative Landscapes
In her town houses Anastasia Savinova creates a sense of a place she has visited through collaging elements of buildings together. Jelle Martens, Victoria Siemer and Doug Aitken uses geometric shapes to re-organise landscapes . Jerry Uelsmann creates Surrealist inspired landscapes. Fabienne Rivory and Victoria Siemer use reflections to create dreamlike landscapes. David Hockney used Cubist ideas to create various landscape joiners. In his project Jarred & Displaced, Christoffer Relander created landscapes in bottles from his childhood. Study appropriate sources and produce your own response to the theme of Creative Landscapes.