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Artistic Photographers

David Hockney





















David Hockney is very much an art-based photographer, who started his career by creating
paintings of swimming pools. It was only till 1970 when he started working with photography;
he uses his artistic knowledge along with his photography knowledge to create these
photographs. He creates photo collages, in his words joiners. Overall the photograph contains
many different elements in which our eyes are drawn to as there are so many things going on, in
terms of the detail. Hockney, actually took the photographs with a Polaroid camera, and then
glued all the photographs together in different compositions.


Here Hockney has creatively and
purposely layered the picture of the
motorcycle on top of the other one, but
without lining it. This I believe creates a
contemporary effect, making it unusual,
but catches the eye because it is unusual.
It is as if he is presenting 3d photographs
in a 2d perspective. The layering falls into
the category of cubism, this technique is
usually associated with paintings, but it is
very creative when used with
photography.



The composition of the two trees almost creates a
frame that leads our eyes down the long road ahead.
This is very effective, as Hockney has used a
common rule of photography, which works very
creatively in the photograph.






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Caravaggio
Caravaggio was a great artist, who did many painting 200 years before the invention of a camera.
He was an Italian painter, who was known for his use of high contrast between the background
and the subject, as well as the shadows within the work, this created a very dark atmosphere
around the photograph.


In this part of his painting
Caravaggio demonstrates his skill
with the light and dark effect, the
subjects face is almost totally
blending in with the jet-black
background on the right side of his
face. This creates a sinister
atmosphere, which is very effective
in this photograph.



Caravaggio is also known for being a very early photographer, where he used the basic
techniques of photography. The use of his dark and light, creating that shadow effect was one of
the techniques he had used. The way that the lighting works in the painting is very similar to
studio lighting, so it could mean that Caravaggio was experimenting with lighting effects. It is also
known that Caravaggio projected his subjects through a hole in the ceiling (darkroom), of which
he then applied light-sensitive substances for the image to fix to the canvas for about 30minutes.
This allowed him to roughly painting out the image on the canvas, a researcher say he would
have used white lead mixed with chemicals and minerals that were visible in the dark.
Caravaggio is a very influential artist and early photographer that inspired other artists. This
shows a very early link between art and photography and proves that without art photography
never would have been discovered.





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Gillian Wearing

Gillian Wearing is a photographer of the 1990s, one of the first photographers to have contact
with the public, by stopping people on the busy streets of London and asking them to write down
what was on their mind. She then asked their permission to take their photograph, whilst holding
their statements. Wearing believed that this collaboration interrupts the logic of photo-
documentary, this is because instead of the photographer themselves conveying the meaning of
the subject, Wearing achieved the same meaning but by letting the subject speak for themselves.
This allowed us to see the subjects own representation allowing the viewers to interpret the
photograph themselves. Wearing had come from an art background, who used the knowledge of,
letting the work speak for itself, through her photography, which is what she literally did.


The main focal point of this photograph is the man whos
face has been tattooed, this is a little unusual to see in
the 1990s, however the fact that Wearing had chosen
this subject was probably because he was a little
different and with the contrast of the ordinary
background and the man creates a juxtaposition.
However, Wearing has purposely left the identity of the
man anomalous and the connection between the
photographer and the subject blank also. This is very
effective because Wearing shows the stereotypes
associated with different looking people and how the
society shapes how people are. So by the people saying
their thoughts the society is able to see through the
stereotypes, this specific sign gives an unsettling
atmosphere.
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Andy Warhol


























Andy Warhol has set of a new dimension of art, by bringing in an art form; pop art, in the late
1960s. He created these photographs by using the technique of screen-printing. He did this by
using a cut out stencil, which is created on a mesh screen, coated with light sensitive emulsion. A
photocopy of the photograph taken was then transferred to a transparent layer. With his
experience of a photographic background Warhol took advantage of the contrast in the
photographs, of the light and shadow effects and making that contrast higher. He then cuts out
the contrasted parts of the photograph and conveys it through to the stencil. Then light is
exposed to the emulsion, this hardens the emulsion except the parts that are not exposed to light.

Warhol has made the contrast between the
words and logos very strong. This is because
the screen-printing involves painting, so only
the strong parts of the photograph are actually
printed, otherwise there would be a blur in the
more detailed parts. Warhol has enhanced the
contrast by using contrasting colours, so the
white and red in this photograph is very
strong; this draws the attention of the viewer.
Picasso inspires Warhol and merges the idea of
reality with fantasy in his work.

Andy Warhol still remains one of the most influential artists in contemporary art. He first used to
do paintings of pop art, but discovered that is took a very long time to complete on a canvas. He
then moved onto screen-printing, which he then did prints of celebrities, like the famous one of
Marilyn Monroe. His work was noticed very quickly and was criticized as well as heavily
complimented. He popularized silkscreen printing, which is still used today on t-shirt printing.
Andy Warhols work also has a heavy influence on 1960s fashion, it was a time of change where
people wanted to stand out from others, and this influenced bright and bold prints, very much
like Warhols work.



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Andreas Gurskey
Andreas Gurskeys photographs involve taking many other photographs of subjects and scanning
them into a computer. He then manipulates the photographs and merges them together as one
very large photograph. Gurskeys aim is to not add a sense of surrealism, but more to heighten
the fact of reality and the way something exists in the world. The colours in this specific
photograph are very vibrant, which adds to the activity going on in the room. Some of the people
walking and running around give a blurred effect, which means there must have been a high
exposure that was used.

Gurskey in some places has
purposely added a blurred effect
to the photograph where some
people are. This adds to the busy
workplace that he has captured
and further enhances our busy
daily lives in this world.
Gurskeys is a modern German
photographer, where many
young photographers find him
inspiring. He is a new
photographer, with fascinating
and modern ideas that will
influences future photographers.













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Michael-Brennard Wood



Michael Brennard Wood is an influential textile artist and photographer who is inspired by the
idea of geometry and creates visual interpretations of it through his unique textile work. His
work is mostly made up of flower heads; he creates three-dimensional geometric patterns with
them, by always starting with a centre in every artwork that he creates. This is what had drawn
me to his work in the first place, as I liked the close link that his work made to the art world. He
builds up the rest of his design, using different flower heads, expanding outwards in a
geometrical pattern to create beautiful designs. The colours within his work are very bright and
also remind me of an Indian Yantra used at weddings, made with coloured powder.
He takes many hours to create a large artwork like the one below and takes photographs, as
flowers eventually die. His concept was to link the idea of real flowers with textiles, as in textiles
flowers are almost always found within it. His geometrical pattern composition did not follow a
particular scheme, he liked the idea of the dissolving background and that every time you
move it, you change the whole composition.
The photography aspect in his work is at the very start, of his planning process, rather than in the
actual work he produces. He takes photographs of architectural buildings and other random
geometrical shapes that he uses to inspire the layout of his work.











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Serge Mendzhiyskogo
Serge Mendzhiyskogo is a photographer who specialises in collages. He uses hundreds of
photographs in his work and merges them in to one very complex photograph. He usually takes
photographs of very busy citys and towns, where they are many things going on, then presents
them together in an abstract way that is both modern and contains that artistic aspect. His work
is very imaginative and never leaves the viewer viewing the photograph look only once.



This particular photograph
emphasises the idea of journey and
the paths in life. Mendzhiyskogo
wanted to express the idea of different
paths going different directions, that
life is full of opportunities. The way
that he has presented the photographs
emphasises his ideas.