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Jan Groover
Jan Groover (April 24, 1943 – January 1, 2012) was an American photographer. She received numerous one-person shows, including at the museum of Modern Art in New York, which holds some of her work in its permanent collection. Groover was noted for her use of emerging colour technologies. In 1979, she began to use platinum prints for portraits and to transform everyday items into formal still lifes. In 1987, critic Andy Grundberg noted in the new york times In 1978 an exhibition of her dramatic still-life photographs of objects in her kitchen sink caused a sensation.
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My Response
In this task I had to recreate the photographer Jan Grover's work. I think this task went well because I used a lot of different angles to show the different items I used. I think i could have used more items in the sink and maybe had the water running.
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Stuart Haygarth
Haygarth began his career as a photographer and, as a result, light and environment have always played an integral part in his creative thinking. In 2003, he began to explore the third dimension through sculpture. His artistic influences include the use of everyday objects in surrealism and pop art. Many of his works are part of permanent museum collections, including those of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York and the Design Museum in London. Each of his limited-edition works are precisely constructed and handmade. He bases his work on narratives, and each group of projects speaks to a single observation. |
my response
Overall i think my attempts went well although I prefer the red one because it has good colour and it pops.I think one thing I could improve on is placing my photos more erratically instead of placing them in a certain formation.
Andre kertez
André Kertész, was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his ground-breaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay. In the early years of his career, his then-unorthodox camera angles and style prevented his work from gaining wider recognition. Kertész never felt that he had gained the worldwide recognition he deserved. Today he is considered one of the seminal figures of photojournalism.
my response
i think my attemps at recreation andre went well in the fist 3 because they are very focused and they are at a good angles. but the last two are not as good because they are quite blurry and dont show still life.
edward westen
Edward Weston is considered to be one of the most influential American photographers of the 20th century. One of his most famous works, titled pepper no.30, is a B&W photo of a single green pepper with beautiful, soft lighting.
Suzane Saroff
In her ongoing series titled Perspective, photographer Suzane Saroff creates fractured and skewed images of common foods as seen through vessels filled with water and glass objects. The images play with concepts of light and shadow resulting in distorted still life's that appear almost like digital glitches.
“With tools and techniques such as refraction, directional light, and bold colours, my photographs give everyday items alternate visual avenues of expression,” shares Saroff. “Taking shape via shadows or fragmentations, my subjects often become more than the singular and expected version of themselves.”
“With tools and techniques such as refraction, directional light, and bold colours, my photographs give everyday items alternate visual avenues of expression,” shares Saroff. “Taking shape via shadows or fragmentations, my subjects often become more than the singular and expected version of themselves.”
my response
In this task I was required to recreate Suzanne saroff and I think I did do that well because it was very blurry and you can't really seee the distorted fruit behind the water.I think I could have done better by using a brighter light and move the camera back a bit to get the fruit in the photo better and taken more photos.