Contextual studies task 2
Wolfgang Tillmans – Lutz and Alex in the trees 1992
Keywords
· Natural
· Religious
· Interaction
· Nature
· Playful
Mark Power - 26 Different Endings 2003
Keywords
· Moment
· Body
· Interacting
· Emotion
· Motion
artin Munkacsi, American Harper’s Bazaar, December 1933
Keywords
· Modern
· Different point of view
· Contrasting
· Urban
· Civilisation
Robert Adams – Colorado Springs, 1968
Keywords
· Spoilt
· Space
· Vacant
· Black and white
· Documenting
Keywords
· Urban
· Familiar
· Security
· Existence
· Everyday
Keywords
· Fantasy
· Sublime
· Enchanting
· Escape
· Smoky
Richard Misrach - Hazardous Waste Containment Site, Dow Chemical
Corporation 1998
Lee Friedlander, from America by car 2007
Camile Silvy River Scene, France 1858
Keywords
· Contrast
· Dramatic
· Unsafe
· Frightening
· Eerie
Keywords
· Early photography
· Postcard
· Picturesque
· Rural
· Idyllic
Keywords
· Metaphorical
· Urban
· Barren
· Topographic
· Civilisation
Ansel Adams Monolith – The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National
Park1927
Joe Deal Untitled View 1974
Comparing two images
I have chosen to compare these two images by Camile Silvy and
Joe Deal. Camile Silvy’s image (on the left) presents its self as;
a sublime, picturesque and picture-perfect postcard image. Silvy’s
picture is a typical example of a picture tourists would buy to
show their family and friends how ‘perfect’ their holiday was. As
Frank Gohile said “the world you would like to see compared with
the one you actually live in” this quotation is relevant to Silvy’s
image because, we are exhibited an image that includes a perfectly
clear river running throughout the image, the river is reflecting
the sublime natural features of the landscape. This image is
considered an escape from everyday life; therefore, this is the
image a tourist would show to their family and friends because it’s
an idyllic setting that is a refreshing change from everyday life.
In total comparison to this Joe Deal’s image (on the right)
completely juxtaposes Silvy’s picturesque image. Deal’s image turns
a landscape into something to fear. The huge hole in the earth
could perhaps be a metaphor for how humanity is literally
destroying and damaging the earth. Deals image could even be
considered to be topographical image, giving the audience detailed
information about how the human race is changing the earth. Joe
Deal’s photograph goes against David Bate’s quote “the landscape
was a calculated response to industrialisation” by showing the
effects of industrialisation in a landscape Image.
