Star Books

We have been making star books in class. I finished my first one, a relatively simple one where I used three pieces of paper for each point of the star. I really like the book with the flowers because it uses a frame to show the photo. The book on the bottom is not a star book, it is a tunnel book. I have also been researching these because I plan on making one for one of my landscapes for IB Art. I found all of these images here: https://www.pinterest.com/ramey549/starbooks-tunnel-books-and-pop-up-books/

 

Social Change Through Photography

Can a photograph invoke social change?

The photo below is taken by Sal Veder. This photo shows a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War being released and greeted by his family. This photo eventually came to symbolize the end of US involvement in the Vietnam War. To me this photo invoked change by showing the pure emotional effects war has. I also think that this photo advocates for pacifism and love, and also was a symbol to the anti-Vietnam advocates.

Burst of Joy, Sal Veder 

I personally believe that a single photograph can invoke social change. I think that many people can get very inspired by one very controversial image and it causes action. In class we talked about W. Eugene Smith. He was a photojournalist who emphasized ethics in his work. This photo in particular was to demonstrate the effects of mercury poisoning.

Tokomo in Her Bath, W. Eugene Smith

Snapshot

My definition of snapshot aesthetic are photographs that hold a lot of meaning to anyone connected to the people in the snapshot, while at the same time not always the most composed photographs. Here are some old family photos and snapshots I found. 

My Dad's family vacation, 1964

My brothers, Gran, and me on a hike

My Dad and his sisters and parents

Exploring with my brothers

Pyramid with my cousins

Self Portraits

These images are by David Hockney, most of them are from his book Cameraworks. I really like the idea of using lots of smaller photos to make one large portrait or image. 

David Hockney, photo from his book "Cameraworks"

David Hockney, photo from his book "Cameraworks"

David Hockney Images, Photos from "Cameraworks"

Food Photography

Here is the link to Emma and my food blog: http://zkortenhof.wix.com/cookingwithangst

Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White was an American photographer, she was a documentary photographer who was born in 1904 and died in 1971, she died of Parkinson's disease. She was the first female American war photo journalist. She was also the first photographer ever to be permitted to take photos of Soviet industry. I particularly like her work because of the pivotal time period she came from, and the influence that had. 

Here is another image by Margaret Bourke-White. I really like how this image is taken from above and how all of the people in the image are uniform and look like little tiny dots. 

Hats in the Garment District Margaret Bourke-White, New York, 1930

Jazz Final Image

Here are my final images for the jazz project.

Portland Jazz Festival

The following are posters/album covers/images I've found that I like and are inspiration for the jazz festival posters that we will be making. I found that I like the black and white posters and also things with Mt. Hood in the background. I also found one image of the stereotypical Portland hipster on it with a completely yellow filter and I thought it could be cool if the hipster had a trumpet or something. 

Beaver & Mt. Hood, Portland Oregon
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Beaver-Mt-Hood-Portland-Oregon-Posters_i3147308_.htm

Vinyl Jazz Funk Poster
http://www.zazzle.com/vinyl_jazz_funk_poster-228773447926282887

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All That You Can't Leave Behind, U2, Album Cover, 2000

http://blog.estately.com/2012/09/northwest-hipster-showdown-seattle-vs-portland/

"Portland Jazz Festival", Jimmy Mack, 2015

Fine Art Food Photography

I found a lot of fine art photography that I thought was really cool.

Here are the links to the blogs of these photographers:
www.finedininglovers.com
www.dulcetcreativeblog.com
www.christianseelphotography.com

Fine Art vs Editorial Food Photography

The picture to the left is an editorial food photograph and the photograph underneath is a fine art photograph. The editorial photo is taken from above in order to display to food more clearly, while the fine art photograph is not taken in a way that is meant to display exactly what the food is. It is also set on a dark background, and the food is staged as a planet, which makes it more of a fine art photograph.

Citations:

    Davies, Dominic. Fat Duck. 2012. Web. 13 Dec. 2015. <https://www.finedininglovers.com/photo/food-photography/davies-photography/dominic-davies-photos/>.

Michelle. Tartine Bakery Chocolate Truffles. 2013. Hummingbird High. Web. 13 Dec. 2015. <http://www.hummingbirdhigh.com/p/about.html>.

Time/Step Out

I found this video made by a guy called Andrew Studer. He made the film when he was 17. The time lapses in the film inspired me and made me want to make a compilation of time lapse videos. I am thinking that for one of my next projects I might try it out. It would work well with my thesis of exploring and wandering. Not only that but the concept of time is also fascinating, it comes to play with exploring and not letting time get in the way of going out and doing interesting things. 

"Time", Andrew Studer, 4:02 min, Film

He made a second film called "Step Out" that I really enjoyed as well. The idea of getting out of school, the house, your bed, and going and seeing something awesome is a concept I really like. So often we let school and homework get the better of us and we use it as an excuse to not go and "Step Out."  This again relates nicely to my thesis.

"Step Out", Andrew Studer, 3:36 min, Film

Digital Transfers

For the next part of the postcard project we are doing digital transfers. The pictures I plan on using are landscapes I took in the Indian Heaven Wilderness. 

Sense of Place

My idea of a sense of place is a place that you feel connected to, or a part of in some way. For example, when I'm backpacking and you are far enough in the wilderness that you can't hear sounds like highways and other human noises, I feel a sense of place. I spent a lot of the summer traveling, and I found while sightseeing it was very hard to have a sense of place, but when I stopped and interacted with locals, and lived with families from that place, it was a lot easier to feel a connection to the culture and to the place itself. Here are some pictures I took while backpacking, they represent my feeling of sense of place.

New York

I recently got back from New York. We went on a crazy museum streak and we visited The Met, MOMA, Copper Hewitt, Museum or Art and Design, Museum of Natural History, Parsons (The New School), The Whitney, The Guggenheim, we explored the High Line and went to the top of the Rock. Here are some the the pictures I took.

Food

I might be little ahead of the game here, but the project after the post card project will be a food photography project. I am not entirely sure of the specifications of the project, but I've been brainstorming ways I could connect this to my thesis for the year. I was thinking a lot about food from different places, and how it is important to explore foods and try new things while wandering and adventuring. Then I had the idea of cooking food and plating it in the shape of the country of origin. I'm not entirely sure how good this idea is but I wanted to write it down before I forgot it. I did a little research and found some examples of things that are similar to my idea. I also found some interesting food collages that I liked.

Julie's Kitchen, Food, Food Collage, Digital Photography

Julie's Kitchen, Food, Food Collage, Digital Photography

Andrea Bricco, Casa de Perrin, Food and Plating

Andrea Bricco, Casa de Perrin, Food and Plating

IB Thesis

In IB Art we choose a thesis for the year. This year I am going to be incorporating the theme of wandering and exploring into my art. Here is a link to my thesis presentation:

Zanna's Thesis Presentation!!

Postcards

The next project we will work on is a postcard project. We will be taking film we shot over the summer (I will be using photos from Italy) and creating a series of postcards. I'm thinking about using this series of door pictures I took while I was in Italy. I will print 7-10 pictures of different doors that I took pictures of and I will apply different printing methods. I will make a cyanotype for one postcard, a gum bichromate for another, scan some images into the computer and edit and print it digitally, I will print some on semi-matte paper and hand paint them. This works really well with my thesis for the year (my thesis is wandering/exploring).

Julian Smart, Untitled 1, Gum Bichromate

Pirkko Holm: Map 2, multiple coated cyanotype

Appropriation: Banksy

In class we are studying art appropriation. Art appropriation is the idea of using previous works of art to create something new, intentional borrowing or copying of a pre-existing work. Below are some of Banksy's works, he has taken existing works and altered them. He has altered the work to communicate his slightly satirical message.

Banksy, untitled, appropriation of Millet's “The Gleaners” mixed media.

"Banksy of England" Banksy

"Show Me Monet" Banksy

Dustin Yellin

I found this Ted Talk by the artist Dustin Yellin. He creates 3D sculptures with many layers of glass. I think for a future project I might print on multiple sheets of glass and create some sort of image created when I put the sheets of glass back to front.

Dustin Yellin, "Psychogeography 43" mixed media, glass, 2014

Final Draft Part 1

This is the final draft of our first project. 

Analog Photo, Glossy Fiber Based Paper, 11x14