Exam Unit
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Taylor Jones
When 21-year-old Ontario-based online media expert Taylor Jones posted a couple of family pictures on his blog, ‘Dear Photograph’ eventually grew into a huge Internet nostalgia forum with 20,000 visits a day. These family pictures were based on a principle of matching an old photo with the present day setting. Taylor held his brother’s old photo up against the current settings of the room and snapped a new one. After posting it online, the idea went viral attracting thousands of similar submissions from all over world.
These image show a series of old family photographs that Taylor Jones has held in front of the locations that the old photos were taken in. Some of the old photos are in black and white. This is creates an effective contrast with the coloured background. Aditionally, The main focal points are in the centre of each image. The photos fit the images perfectly which is very effective. In the coloured images, the lighting in the old photograph and the later images fits perfectly. For example, the old photograph has a grey overcast in the background. Taylor Jones has taken the later image of the house with overcast clouds. In all the photographs children can be seen. This could imply that this series of photographs represent Taylor Jones's younger life.
Irina Wearing
"I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. Most of us are fascinated by their retro look but to me, it’s imagining how people would feel and look like if they were to reenact them today… Two years ago, I decided to actually do this. So, with my camera, I started inviting people to go back to their future..."
In this image, Wearing has recreated a photograph from 1990 in 2010. This image is particularly effective. The young adult on the right has also recreated his childish gurn. This image could represent the idea that post adolescents can still keep some of their 'childish' traits. The image is also effective due to the extremely similar clothing worn in each image.
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In this image Wearing has similarly recreated a past image. The image is effective for similar reasons. The man is wearing identical clothing to the previous picture such as the tie and the glasses. The image shows only a difference in the man's age. Wearing has also managed to capture the portrait on the same brown background. The red and yellow stripes on the tie contrast with the mostly dull background.
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In this image Irina has recreated an old photo of a young girl wearing a white t-shirt and muddy boots. The image is recreated perfectly with the same shoes and similar t-shirt. The image is effectively complimented by the background due to its soft tones. The grey, overcast sky, the beige gravel and the green bushes.
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Exhibition Visit-Performing for the Camera
Tate Modern - With over 50 seminal photographers on display, the exhibition explores the relationship between photography and performance, engaging with serious, provocative and sensational topics, as well as humour, improvisation and irony. It shows how photographs have captured performances by important artists including Yves Klein and Yayoi Kusamal and Marcel Duchamp and Samuel Fosso have used photography to explore identity.
Three Strands
1. Objects-I have taken photos of old objects and some newer objects. I have arranged them in a clustered and tightly compacted way. I have used images of objects that inspire me. Fore example, in terms of music, I have taken photos of floppy disks with musical samples on them and vinyl records and CD's with songs on them.
2. Nature-For this strand, I've taken photos of daffodils and their life cycle. I have made GIFs that loop their life cycle from a simple bulb to a fully opened flower and down to withered petals.
3.Past,Present and future architecture-For this strand, I have decided to cover the many aspects of architecture that we have in London. The old architecture spanning from 1900s botanical gardens to 1960s brutalist architecture.
2. Nature-For this strand, I've taken photos of daffodils and their life cycle. I have made GIFs that loop their life cycle from a simple bulb to a fully opened flower and down to withered petals.
3.Past,Present and future architecture-For this strand, I have decided to cover the many aspects of architecture that we have in London. The old architecture spanning from 1900s botanical gardens to 1960s brutalist architecture.
Objects
Nature
Past and Present architecture
I took these photos in hampstead and pergola hill gardens. I found lots of different locations within the area to take perspective photos. Additionally, I was able to find images that contrast the dull concrete with lightly coloured plants.
Brutalist architecture
Brutalist architecture is a movement in architecture that flourished from the 1950s to the mid-1970s, descending from the modernist architecture movement of the early 20th century. The term originates from the French word for "raw" in the term used by Le Corbusier to describe his choice of material raw concrete).architectural critic Reyner Banham adapted the term into "brutalism" to identify the emerging style.
For this strand I have visited various locations with brutalist architecture. Below is a map of areas that I visited.
For this strand I have visited various locations with brutalist architecture. Below is a map of areas that I visited.
One area that I visited, but cannot be seen on the map is Alexandra Road Estate in South Hampstead. Here is an overall view.
I attempted to take photos from multiple angles, however the majority of the photos that I took were straight on, facing the flats. The images that I captured were particularly good due to the time that I took them at. this was because there was a sunset which gave the images a brighter feel.
Second Response
Additionally, I visited Weston Rise Estate. This building was built by a group of architects called Howell, Killick, Partridge & Amis that was built in 1964. I t could be argued that this building is modernist rather than brutalist. However, in any case its raw architectural style still projects the brutalist feeling.
Third Response
Trellick tower is another brutalist building and is located in West London. It is extremely imposing as a building and was designed by Erno Goldfinger. It was an interesting location to visit as it had many different angles to take photos from. This structure was much larger than any of the other buildings I had taken photos of.
Fourth Response
For this response I went to the Brunswick centre and one of the UCL research buildings in Russell Square. Much like Trellick Tower, it was easy to find different angles around the buildings to take photos.
Fifth response
For this response, i went to the Barbican centre to take photos of those buildings. There were a varied type of flats and council housing. Most of them had dull coloured. They made a clear contrast with the blue/white sky in the background.
Edited images
To edit my images I have cut fragments and segments of the brutalist buildings. I have edited separate layers by saturating them slightly and making small adjustments to the hue. I have then flattened the image and written the architect's name over the image.
These are the three boroughs that I am going to focus on in the exam
1. City of London
2. Camden
3. Kensington and Chelsea
4. Westminister