'Edges' is a personal project we are going to do over half-term and at school.
Here is an example:
Here is an example:
In this photograph there is multiple edges, the edges of the metal and the edges of the actual photograph.
WWW: This photo is very complex, it was hard to get in position to take this but when we did it came out very clear and creative.
EBI: It would be much better if it was a perfect square photograph. |
WWW: I like the colour of the ground.
EBI: It would be much better if the photo was clear and in focus, the mirror also could of been in a different place. |
WWW: The red light gave a nice tone to the photograph, some photographs were blurry; however the style of the photograph is quite distinctive.
EBI: These photographs would of been immensely better if they were all focused and clear, i also could improve by taking more of these photographs from different angles. Also the photographs are quite plain and boring, i could use a different light and i could of cut the paper up in a creative way to make my photographs more intresting.
EBI: These photographs would of been immensely better if they were all focused and clear, i also could improve by taking more of these photographs from different angles. Also the photographs are quite plain and boring, i could use a different light and i could of cut the paper up in a creative way to make my photographs more intresting.
Definition: Something resembling a concertina, such as a folded book, a bus door or a set of picture frames that are folded together. Coiled barbed wire for use as an obstacle. A type of booklet label, consisting of up to 32 pages of booklet as an insert.
Some examples:
Research:
Concertina books are known as 'accordion style books' which contain variations of information. Most concertina books contain photographs. They were first used as travel souviners, depicting beautiful, panoramic scenes of the places travelers had just seen, customs and culture of the region and the like, also made to tell stories. They are often used in illustrated children’s works, as well. Collectors of books and paper ephemera will love their scarcity and delicate beauty.
Concertina books are known as 'accordion style books' which contain variations of information. Most concertina books contain photographs. They were first used as travel souviners, depicting beautiful, panoramic scenes of the places travelers had just seen, customs and culture of the region and the like, also made to tell stories. They are often used in illustrated children’s works, as well. Collectors of books and paper ephemera will love their scarcity and delicate beauty.
The history:
"In the United States the Anglo-German concertina was very popular during the middle and late nineteenth century, but by the early twentieth century it had all but vanished from American popular culture, becoming only a Hollywood symbol of “the old days”. After the revival of interest in traditional music and in concertinas from the 1960s the Anglo has once again had some popularity in the United States, but without connection to any tradition of its earlier widespread use in America. This paper attempts to reconstruct a basic history of the Anglo concertina in the U.S. by using nineteenth-century tutors, newspaper mentions, anecdotes from family histories, and archival photographs.Topics discussed include the early use of German concertinas in the Eastern U.S., the use of Anglo concertinas by Mormon and other western pioneers, use during the War Between the States, use by African-Americans, use in nautical contexts, use by immigrant and other ethnic groups, and use by the American branch of the Salvation Army. Some previously unpublished photographs are included."
"Although the Irish are known for their long folk memory, the story of how of concertina playing began there has been largely lost; it is often tagged to a threadbare tale of mariners bringing them up the Shannon estuary to Clare. This paper reconstructs its history by using period accounts from newspapers, books and family histories to document the social gatherings where it was played, and the vendors who sold it. The Anglo-German concertina was enormously popular all across Ireland during its heyday, amongst people of nearly all social and economic groups.The concertina is a much-favored instrument in County Clare, Ireland, and a few players there bridge the gap in time between the instrument’s heyday in the late nineteenth/early twentieth century and the current revival, which began in the 1970s. Its later concentration in Clare was not a result of how it arrived, but of local cultural and economic factors that aided its barest survival there while it was completely dropped—and all but forgotten—elsewhere in the country.
Although the Irish are known for their long folk memory, the story of how of concertina playing began there has been largely lost; it is often tagged to a threadbare tale of mariners bringing them up the Shannon estuary to Clare. This paper reconstructs its history by using period accounts from newspapers, books and family histories to document the social gatherings where it was played, and the vendors who sold it. "
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"In the United States the Anglo-German concertina was very popular during the middle and late nineteenth century, but by the early twentieth century it had all but vanished from American popular culture, becoming only a Hollywood symbol of “the old days”. After the revival of interest in traditional music and in concertinas from the 1960s the Anglo has once again had some popularity in the United States, but without connection to any tradition of its earlier widespread use in America. This paper attempts to reconstruct a basic history of the Anglo concertina in the U.S. by using nineteenth-century tutors, newspaper mentions, anecdotes from family histories, and archival photographs.Topics discussed include the early use of German concertinas in the Eastern U.S., the use of Anglo concertinas by Mormon and other western pioneers, use during the War Between the States, use by African-Americans, use in nautical contexts, use by immigrant and other ethnic groups, and use by the American branch of the Salvation Army. Some previously unpublished photographs are included."
"Although the Irish are known for their long folk memory, the story of how of concertina playing began there has been largely lost; it is often tagged to a threadbare tale of mariners bringing them up the Shannon estuary to Clare. This paper reconstructs its history by using period accounts from newspapers, books and family histories to document the social gatherings where it was played, and the vendors who sold it. The Anglo-German concertina was enormously popular all across Ireland during its heyday, amongst people of nearly all social and economic groups.The concertina is a much-favored instrument in County Clare, Ireland, and a few players there bridge the gap in time between the instrument’s heyday in the late nineteenth/early twentieth century and the current revival, which began in the 1970s. Its later concentration in Clare was not a result of how it arrived, but of local cultural and economic factors that aided its barest survival there while it was completely dropped—and all but forgotten—elsewhere in the country.
Although the Irish are known for their long folk memory, the story of how of concertina playing began there has been largely lost; it is often tagged to a threadbare tale of mariners bringing them up the Shannon estuary to Clare. This paper reconstructs its history by using period accounts from newspapers, books and family histories to document the social gatherings where it was played, and the vendors who sold it. "
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For our assessment we had to carefully choose five photographs that later we would photograph in many different locations. The theme in the photographs that i chose was a contrast of cold and warm tones, three photographs are very cold and mostly contain the colours grey and white and the other two photographs contain the colours red and grey. These colours really appeal to me, thats why i chose them.
For this task, we had to use the five photographs that we have have carefully chosen and we have to make a statue/structure in a very peculiar way. We cut up the photographs to make awkward shapes, and we sellotaped them together in which ever way we desired.
For the last little bit of our assessment, we had to photoshop a photograph of the structure to a photograph of the fields. We used adobe photoshop, the whole process has taken me two lessons.
The process:
WWW: I believe that i have made the structure blend in with the background quite a well, blending it in has made in way more realistic.
EBI: This would of been better if i could have taken more screenshots to document all of the process. I could also improve on cutting out all of the green screen background from the photograph of the structure, as there is a few small bits of green in the structure which is not meant to be there.
EBI: This would of been better if i could have taken more screenshots to document all of the process. I could also improve on cutting out all of the green screen background from the photograph of the structure, as there is a few small bits of green in the structure which is not meant to be there.
For this task we had to explore and explain the images. We were given a sheet which guides us on how to write the paragraphs, there is thirteen questions which we needed to answer in our paragraphs.
My assessment:
The analysis i have made for theses three photographs is that they are both very individual in their own way. Robert Frank's work is very dramatic, chaotic and complex. Franks's two photographs are very dramatic because there are objects placed/scattered around everywhere throughout the photographs. Thats one way Lorenzo Vitturi's work is different, the objects in his photograph are placed carefully in the centre which makes the structure the main focus of the photograph. The way the objects are placed is very peculiar and intriguing. In Frank's work, he used only two main colours which are black and white. Even though the colours in the photographs are dark, the photographs are still very clear and bright; there is a big contrast in these photographs as the centre is light (white) and the background is made up of dark tones. In Vitturi's photograph, he uses extraordinary objects that usually associate with hot countries with bright flowers and big coconuts: you usually cant find these objects in your local supermarket. The thought of being on holiday in a hot country makes me genuinely happy so that Frank's photographs is very different as it makes me sad. I believe that Vitturi's work is quite abstract as it contains complex shapes, composed in a distinctive way.
The main similarities between these photographs are that they are all quite complex and hard to recreate. They both have objects placed in places where people want to try explain. For example, in Frank's photographs there is a arm holding a doll (skeleton doll) near a river/sea; you usually do not see this in your everyday life. All of this is reflected through a mirror which makes there photographs way more interesting. In Vitturi's photograph, people are suggested to question the placement of the objects as its very abnormal. They are placed to make a quite large structure. The blue colours of the background makes the structure pop out more as the structure is made up of warm tones; the structure is more bold, vivid. There are many differences between these photographs such as Frank's photographs have writing on the mirrors and Vitturi's photograph does not contain writing of any sorts. I believe that there is an fascinating story behind Frank's photographs. The words 'Sick of goodbys', could have many meanings but as photographs are quite dark in general then that suggests that the words mean something of the dark nature. The skeleton doll also suggests that there is death involved, without the writing on the mirror i believe that these photographs wouldn't seem so gloomy and mysterious. The surfaces on Frank's photographs are quite flat, there isn't much dimension. Whereas in Vitturi's photographs everything is 3D.
The analysis i have made for theses three photographs is that they are both very individual in their own way. Robert Frank's work is very dramatic, chaotic and complex. Franks's two photographs are very dramatic because there are objects placed/scattered around everywhere throughout the photographs. Thats one way Lorenzo Vitturi's work is different, the objects in his photograph are placed carefully in the centre which makes the structure the main focus of the photograph. The way the objects are placed is very peculiar and intriguing. In Frank's work, he used only two main colours which are black and white. Even though the colours in the photographs are dark, the photographs are still very clear and bright; there is a big contrast in these photographs as the centre is light (white) and the background is made up of dark tones. In Vitturi's photograph, he uses extraordinary objects that usually associate with hot countries with bright flowers and big coconuts: you usually cant find these objects in your local supermarket. The thought of being on holiday in a hot country makes me genuinely happy so that Frank's photographs is very different as it makes me sad. I believe that Vitturi's work is quite abstract as it contains complex shapes, composed in a distinctive way.
The main similarities between these photographs are that they are all quite complex and hard to recreate. They both have objects placed in places where people want to try explain. For example, in Frank's photographs there is a arm holding a doll (skeleton doll) near a river/sea; you usually do not see this in your everyday life. All of this is reflected through a mirror which makes there photographs way more interesting. In Vitturi's photograph, people are suggested to question the placement of the objects as its very abnormal. They are placed to make a quite large structure. The blue colours of the background makes the structure pop out more as the structure is made up of warm tones; the structure is more bold, vivid. There are many differences between these photographs such as Frank's photographs have writing on the mirrors and Vitturi's photograph does not contain writing of any sorts. I believe that there is an fascinating story behind Frank's photographs. The words 'Sick of goodbys', could have many meanings but as photographs are quite dark in general then that suggests that the words mean something of the dark nature. The skeleton doll also suggests that there is death involved, without the writing on the mirror i believe that these photographs wouldn't seem so gloomy and mysterious. The surfaces on Frank's photographs are quite flat, there isn't much dimension. Whereas in Vitturi's photographs everything is 3D.
On the 25th of January, both photography classes visited Tate Morden. When we arrived, we went on the swings. After, we explored the first four floors. We were given some exciting tasks to do, such as taking photographs of our cubes near the artwork at the Tate and also taking fascinating, quirky, distinctive photographs. After the fourth floor we had lunch, after our short lunch we went straight up to the tenth floor which has a breathtaking view. After taking some delightful photographs, my phone unfortunately died. After the tenth floor we all went back down to the ground floor, lastly we made our way back to school.
The process:
More photographs that i've photo-clipped:
Poster design:
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WWW: The poster is very clear and simple, easy to understand and there isn't a lot going on, quite graphic.
EBI: This poster would of been way better if the spelling was correct, we didn't clarify where exactly in Greenwich Park the exhibition was going to be placed, it would have made the poster better if we clarified the exact location.
EBI: This poster would of been way better if the spelling was correct, we didn't clarify where exactly in Greenwich Park the exhibition was going to be placed, it would have made the poster better if we clarified the exact location.
Scarlett and I decided to do our exhibition in Greenwich Park, we wasn't sure where exactly in Greenwich Park but then we determined to do it at the bandstand. We invited a few of our friends and some of our friends came with their parents, we had around 20 people come to see our exhibition. We placed the photographs in/on the railing and on the poles, using green string( we had cut holes into the laminated photographs). The Photographs that were laminated stayed on for longer than the paper ones: the paper photographs were prone to falling off. We asked most of our audience questions about the exhibition, such as 'What photographs are your favourite?'' , "Did you enjoy our exhibition?" etc. They were really kind and said that they enjoyed everything fortunately. We stayed hopeful and content, we knew that our exhibition was not professional but we accepted that. Personally i have really enjoyed this experience, i have learnt and discovered various different new things and I have honestly stepped out my box as i would never have created an exhibition without being told to.
During the 'edges' project I have researched a few artists to inspire me and educate me in a way. The artists i have researched intensely are Robert Frank and Lorenzo Vitturi, i had to analyse their art and make some judges. I have found out that while their art may look different, there are numerous similarities which actually confused me. I have learnt that i should always analyse artwork, because it always increases my amount of knowledge on art in general.