This week we learned about several artists who work with objects, sculpture, and representation in photography. The brief carried an important lesson, that ”even the most seemingly insignificant objects at home can become interesting when appropriated and/or reconsidered through art-making and photography.” The artists we explored are as follows. Pieter Claesz, Still Life with aContinue reading “Studio/ Objects, Still Life, Self Portrait”
Author Archives: Elzbieta Skorska
AI Street View
For the weekly task of Street View, we were asked to look through any images and create a theme (space /place / colour/ urban / rural), choosing 6-8 images to create a narrative (non) /theme within any genre, fashion, documentary, surreal, abstract, voyeur, domestic POP. We were introduced to a few arists that create inContinue reading “AI Street View”
Flâneur
This weeks task was on the concept of Flâneur. It’s a French term meaning ‘stroller’ or ‘loafer’ used by nineteenth-century French poet Charles Baudelaire (9 April 1821-31 August 1867) to identify an observer of modern urban life. A couple of notions new to me arouse during the meeting. First, is the idea of the flâneur,Continue reading “Flâneur”
Presentation IRVING PENN
For my presentation, I selected a range of photographs representative for an incredibly versatile, pioneering, and ever-evolving photographer Irving Penn. Upon discovering his art, immediately drawn to his vision and the emotion emanating from his images, I connected with it at an instance. What attracts and fascinates me, is the melange of a classical approachContinue reading “Presentation IRVING PENN”
Portrait of a Stranger
I commenced this weeks assignment with my routine method, starting with the research. I studied the works of Louis Daguerre and his famous The Boulevard du Temple photograph of 1838 (considered to be the first photograph to include an image of people), Andre Kertesz – Pictures from my Window (1954), Diane Arbus – Central ParkContinue reading “Portrait of a Stranger”
Creating a narrative, utilising the image to raise questions.
In preparation for the second assignment, I investigated the following artist: Christopher Nun, Hannah Starkey, Gregory Crewdson, Walker Evans, Tracy Emin, Cindy Sherman, and Tom Hunter. I really value the various works of the aforementioned artists which I found inspiring and original. Additionally, I read Hunter’s essay: Under the Influence, which was very encouraging andContinue reading “Creating a narrative, utilising the image to raise questions.”
THE FIGURE AND PHOTOGRAPH – Self-portrait assignment
Conceptualizing for a self-portrait. In preparation, I researched a range of self-portraits (through Google image search), which stimulated my imagination and inspired numerous ideas. Additionally, I watched several YouTube videos on creative self-portraits that are easy to execute at home. This is one of many which I found helpful. Pro Photographer Takes Photos of Himself!Continue reading “THE FIGURE AND PHOTOGRAPH – Self-portrait assignment”
Lectures and additional research
Over the first module of our course, we attended a series of very intriguing, thought-provoking, and insightful lectures. Our first lecture was by Sarah Howe ( http://sarahhowe.co.uk/), who explained her artistic process. I found it very useful to observe the development and growth of her style. She explained in a really compelling way how everyContinue reading “Lectures and additional research”
Assemblage
I approached this project by investigating further artists, Kurt Schwitters, Pablo Picasso, Tom Lovelace, Lorenzo Vitturi, Robert Rauschenberg, Sarah Sze, Betye Sarr, as well as searching the web for assemblage work and watching videos on Youtube regarding it.I am a massive fan of color. Naturally, I particularly appreciated the practice of Lorenzo Vitturi. I adoreContinue reading “Assemblage”
Ready Made workshop
Today we explored the ‘Ready Made’ during our workshop. I commenced by looking at a few artists for inspiration, Joseph Cornell, Jeff Koons, Hanna Huges (my new favorite), and Joseph Cornell, as well as searching online for orphaned objects art. I wandered around the boat and examined for potential orphaned objects that I could utilizeContinue reading “Ready Made workshop”
Ela Skorska 