This is the second time I have done this exercise, the previous one being the first assignment of the module Expressing Your Vision. Having completed Expressing Your Vision and Content & Narrative, I wanted to put into practice what I … Continue reading Exercise 2: The Square Mile – Midsummer Common (P.26)
If you have a social media profile picture, write a paragraph describing the ‘you’ it portrays. What aspects of yourself remain hidden?If you were to construct a more ‘accurate’ portrait of yourself, including various aspects of who you are, what … Continue reading Exercise 1 – Constructing a portrait (P.24)
August Sander (1876 – 1964) was a German photographer who was active in the first half of the 20th century. Whilst running his own commercial studio, Sander began taking photographs of the farmers in rural Westerwald. This led him to … Continue reading Exercise 1.2: Background as context (P.41)
Can you think of some examples from your own experience, or of someone you know, where there was a clash of identity? What happened and can you see how fluctuating notions of identity are still potentially problematic? What does it mean for you, to be yourself? Following the EU referendum in 2016 I spent six months feeling angry about the result and in order to do some practical to help me deal with my frustration I applied for an Irish passport. Since receiving it I use it in preference to my UK passport and whilst I do necessarily think of … Continue reading Research task – Identity (P.21)
This exhibition was a comprehensive exploration of Lucien Freud’s self-portraits from early sketches produced in the 1940s to his 1993 work, Painter Working, Reflection. The exhibition was divided into five sections, the first being Drawing, which looked at his early … Continue reading Lucien Freud – Self-portraits – Royal Academy
Depending on your circumstances, you might allocate time in different ways – aday a week, an hour a day, larger blocks of time such as weekends or holidays, ora combination of approaches.Ask yourself the following questions?● How much time you can allocate to study each week?● What is my most/least productive time of the day?● How well do I manage time?● What is a realistic schedule to undertake Part One (around 80 learning hours) and when might you set your first deadline? My aim is to achieve a minimum of nine hours study per week and hopefully more. I think … Continue reading Exercise 4 – Managing your time (P.14)
Do some research into historic portrait photography. Select one portrait to really study in depth. Write a maximum of 500 words about this portrait, but don’t merely ‘describe’ what you see. The idea behind this exercise is to encourage you … Continue reading Exercise 1.1 – Historic portrait (P.38)
For this exercise I have to choose an image by one of four photographers and write two short, 50 word, pieces; the first describing the image and the second how I relate to this work. The photograph I have chosen is by Zanele Muholi from her 2015 exhibition Somnyama Ngonyama, meaning ‘Hail, the Dark Lioness’ The image is a monochrome head and shoulder portrait of a black woman against a mottled background wearing what looks, at first glance, to be tribal or indigenous dress, however, looking closely, the woman’s headress and earrings are wooden clothes pegs. The most strinking element … Continue reading Exercise 3 – Analysis and reflecting (P.12)
What do you want/need from the course unit? Increase my knowledge of contemporary and historical practitioners. Improve my ability to translate exercises and assignments into ideas; experiment more. Broaden my concepts, shoot more varied series, edit more rigorously. Produce more considered work. Engage more with fellow students, attend study visits/regional meetings, try attending online hangouts. Continue reading Introduction – exercise 1
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