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Paper: Formal Elements
Formal Elements
The lighting in these images is artificial and harsh as the light is directly projecting out of artificial lighting from a phone torch. There is a large contrast between the light and dark areas due to the lighting.The creases in the paper give the image a sense of structure. They create straight lines which together gives the photo energy and movement as they are going in different directions and portray a sense of drama like a stormy sea.
This drama is also portrayed in the repetition of straight lines that create rhythm in the image as they angle into each other. The lines are very geometric as they are very straight edged and contrast with each other. The depth in this photo is shallow as the image is quite flat and 2-D as the paper does not have much depth. Although the creases do add some depth in with the shadowing coming from them. The sharp creases of the paper create texture in the photo because they are sharp and there are loads of them. This creates a rough looking texture. In this image there is a large range of tones as the light is coming from both directions. This has created loads of shadows which contrast with the bright spots. Overall the tones are quite balance but the image is slightly darker altogether. This makes the image have more impact as it seems quite dramatic and this creates a dark sinister mood. There is no not much composition as the lines are everywhere in the photo and there is no clear singular geometric shape which the viewer is guided to.
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These simple tasks are designed to encourage you to take control of an abstract experiment whilst employing your understanding of light, tone, shadow, proportion…
- Take an A4 piece of plain white paper
- Scrunch the paper into a ball, or make a paper plane, a set of folds or creases
- Using your iphone / camera photograph the ball
- Think carefully and creatively about how you can transform the shape further…
- Try to show various approaches to composition and framing, exposure, lighting, movement, focus, shadow-making
- Take as many different, interesting, quirky, sequential, right, wrong and intelligent photographs of the paper shape.
ARTIST REFERENCES…
Edgar Martins
Brendan Austin creates imaginary landscapes out of crumpled pieces of paper. He calls them ‘Paper Mountains‘. Austin examines what we mean by nature and the way humans have impacted upon it. “The isolated desert city running on oil generators, the mars like landscapes of a volcanic environment and the mountains made from paper all attempt to start a conversation concerning the loss of meaning and reality.” The resulting images appear both recognisable as landscapes but also suggest a sense of artifice. Humble materials are made to carry an important message.
- Create a visual blog post that relays your experiments and outcomes clearly
- Include references to any artists / ideas that have influenced your outcomes
- Evaluate your process and present a final image / set of final images…
week 2-3
- intro to blog use
- uploading images
- the formal elements
- paper experiments
- focus
- tone
- connect to recycling / eco etc
- contact sheets
By now you should have a student login, which gives you access to The Hautlieu Creative Blog too.
TASK 1 : UPLOAD YOUR SUMMER TASK TO THE BLOG
You will be shown how to navigate the blog and of course design and publish your own blog posts. Remember…your blog posts are the equivalent of submitted work that is ready for assessment and feedback by your teacher(s).
Each blog post should be considered, critical, creative and carefully constructed. Normally, you will be expected to complete blog posts that reflect your knowledge and understanding of the topics / skills that have been covered day by day / week by week.
Convert a Powerpoint to JPEG File Interchange Format (and then upload as an image(s) to a blog post via the MEDIA LIBRARY
You will need to COPY and PASTE WORD DOCUMENTS into the blog posts…
It is YOUR responsibility to keep up with the workload, and pace your productivity in step with what is being taught each step of the way. You will receive feedback either directly in response to the blog posts you publish, or as a response to a set of tasks in the form of a TRACKING SHEET.
The TRACKING SHEET will include a list of tasks / skills / blog posts that you must produce…as well as deadlines, extension tasks and the marking criteria.
BY THE END OF WEEK 2 (FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER) YOU SHOULD HAVE…Your Induction Task- “Life after lockdown…”
BLOG POST 1 = “Life after Lockdown…”
BLOG POST 2 = image analysis and interpretation / include photo vocab help sheet and image of Alfred Krupp (always include image caption to credit the photographer)
BLOG POST 3 = The Formal Elements (research and apply klnowledge and understanding to images of paper shapes)
BLOG POST 4 = Contact Sheets