Personal Study – Typology
For my Personal Study I am going to mainly focus on looking and Bernd and Hilla Becher and their work with typology and buildings, I chose to study this as architecture greatly intrigues me and I wanted to look into something based around Architecture and buildings.
As well as looking at the Bechers, I want to research their link to the new topography movement, who influenced them, who they influenced and how their photography has changed certain elements of photography for everyone.
Essay Question: … ?
Opening quote – Introduction
Chapter 1
– Bechers and link to new topography movement
Photographers to look at:
– Robert Adams
– Lewis Baltz
Chapter 2
– What and Who influenced the Bechers?
Photographers to look at:
– Albert Renger-Ptzsch
– August Sander
– Karl Blossfeldt
Chapter 3
– How did the bechers influence a new generation of photographers?
Photographers to look at:
– Thomas Struth
– Andreas Gursky
– Candida Hofer
Conclusion
Hopefully giving my essay this structure will help me to create a better study, and will help to make sure I cover all areas of what I am wanting to talk about.