portrait : constructs/reinforces identity
Alec Soth
"Sleeping by the Mississippi" is a series which focuses on the people that visit the Mississippi banks.
painting : portrait / still life
objects have meaning : represent things about the people (for example that they are wealthy, literate)
animorphous : skull
Jan van Eycke
The Arnolfini Portrait is full hidden meanings: such as the oranges that connote fertility, the dog and the dark leather shoes representing wealth.This painting shows exactly how symbolism can be used and in the different ways.
Tina Barney
candid / tabloid
shows identity and surrounding location within her photography, the background helps reveal more about the person
Edward Sheriff Curtis
studied people / society, especially the Native Americans.
August Sander
social structure in Germany
objective - no info given on the person, we as viewers must make our own conclusions
Diane Arbus
appearance of people
she was not very technical but focused her efforts on the visual aspects
Nicholas Nixon
This photograph shows a close up of the photographers face, he has offered us a detailed look at his face through the use of his photography, it shows all the detail in his eye and he is not trying to omit details but rather highlight them.
Thomas Ruff
objective / scientific / "face as a mask"
shallow DOF, drawing the viewer in as these images were exhibited large scale
Andres Serrano
his reaction to the KKK
styled - atmospheric
invoke a reaction in viewers
Cindy Sherman
how women were represented : Gaze
she challenges the Male Gaze by placing herself into these positions and making a comment about the portrayal of women.
Steve Pyke
photographs groups of people but takes singular portraits, he has a series that focuses on Veterans
Djkestras
video portraits
15-22years old
the people are drunk or high
Also she did a series about teenagers going to the beach, showed them all in similar poses and locations, highlighting that people are all the same even though we do not realise it.
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