Category Archives: Combining Visual Elements

Some obvious things we can take from this poster is that there is romance and love in the moving as we can see the main female and male character smiling and embracing each other, which usually in movies indicate love of some kind. You can see that the movie is about dance or some howContinue reading ““Save the Last Dance” Poster Meaning”

The amazon rainforest is currently falling apart, and only a few weeks ago it was on fire and burning down and it took weeks for people to notice, and not a lot of people are caring about the issue. So the piece I would want to create in perhaps photoshop, or simply with paper, wouldContinue reading “Collage Idea: “Help The Amazon””

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Höch Born: November 1, 1889, Gotha, Germany Died: May 31, 1978, Berlin, Germany Known for: Collage Spouse: Kurt Matthies (1938-1944) German Dada artist Best known for her work at the Weimar period One of the originators of photomontage. Intended to dismantle the fable and dichotomy that existed in the concept of the “New Woman” NewContinue reading “Hannah Höch”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Rosler Born: July 29, 1943, Brooklyn, New York, United States Age: 76 years old Known for: Conceptual art American artist Works in photography, photo text, video, installation, sculpture, and performance  Also is a known writer for art and culture Centered on everyday life, and the police sphere, usually through the perspective of a woman.  RecurrentContinue reading “Martha Rosler”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kennard Born: February 17, 1949, Maid Vale Age: 70  Style: Photomontage Education: Royal College of Art, Slade School of Fine Art Seeking to reflect his involvement into the anti-Vietnam War movement.  Originally was a painter but changed to photomontage to better address his political views. London-born photomontage artist and Senior Research Reader in Photography, ArtContinue reading “Peter Kennard”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Heartfield Born: June 19, 1891, Berlin, Germany Died: April 26, 1968, East Berlin Known for: Photomontage  German Visual artist who pioneered the use of art as a political weapon.  Most famous photomontages were anti-Nazi and anti-fascist statements. Albert Weisgerber and Ludwig Hohlwein were early influences. John Heartfield had to change his name for Helmut Herzfeld,Continue reading “John Heartfield”

Collage comebines pre-existing images to create new meanings, by cutting out, overlaying, or juxtaposing different images together. Collage artists for social commentary: Johnn Heartfield, Peter Kennard, Hannah Höch, Martha Rosier. Photomontage: a combination of several photographs joined together for artistic effect or to show more of the subject than can be shown in a singleContinue reading “Re-Contextualising Images”

Exercise 1: What kind of messages are the statements below sending? 1: “Enjoy your Stay” The words are very welcoming and inviting to the customer who is stays at this establishment, and the font that it is written is is more medieval time period, which ironically was a time period that wasn’t very comfortable, andContinue reading “Mixed Messages”

Most visual communications can be reduced down to a basic combination of text and images set within a composition that might also include other blocks of colour or shapes. Visual communication that involve film, animation, or interactivity may also include sound and moving image as well. Using Text: The written word or text is fundamentalContinue reading “Combining Visual Elements”

This was my first artist analysis on this course, however I have done many other artist analysis’ before this one. I did find it, however, difficult to stay within the 50 words or less limit. I did my artist analysis on Martha Rosler and her piece called “The Gray Drape.” The piece was made inContinue reading “Reflection on Martha Rosler”