David Hockney
I find Hockney so fascinating. I have one of his books and he has literally been through every type of medium. I have already looked at his printmaking work for inspiration. I have come across his photography before and always though it was an amazing idea. As someone who owns a polaroid these images give me serious ideas for my own work.
(Sun on the Pool Los Angeles 1982)
(Kasmin Los Angeles 1982)
(Noya and Bill Brandt 1982)
These are a series of photos he took whilst in LA. He got the idea for these collages through the dislike for wide angle lens' because they distorted the landscape. I can see the appeal. I already said that I love the idea of grouping together lots of small photos and the idea is growing the more I look into an Artists who produce work like this.
These 4 images are Polaroid collages, also called 'joiners'. I find them utterly fascinating. The patience by the sitters and the precise placing of the camera to be able to capture accurately all the right squares to make up these images. A patchwork of a scene. And unlike a normal photo print these have borders, so the collective image will always be a square shape. The subjects seem to move slightly with each photo suggesting the length of time it took to take all the photos and the casual nature of the photograph. I like how even though they are clearly photos they have a look of a painting. I also like how each polaroid has different lighting and colour vibrance as the light changes. I can imagine the camera on a tripod being moved up and down to make each 'grid' make sense in relation to each other. or he was just really skilled at free hand.
His other photo collages were less square and pieced together to try and make sense of a scene or person. I love these images and would love to try it myself. These images are of him and his mother. He also did landscapes which were made up of over 100 images. It looks so skilfully done.
I already have this in mind for part of my photography unit as I own a polaroid type camera and want to try it out. I think I would try it with a digital camera first to see how it works, and so I'm not wasting too much film. I love the unusual and fleeting feel of these photos, particularly in that last image where the mans hands appear to have moved downwards.
These are a series of photos he took whilst in LA. He got the idea for these collages through the dislike for wide angle lens' because they distorted the landscape. I can see the appeal. I already said that I love the idea of grouping together lots of small photos and the idea is growing the more I look into an Artists who produce work like this.
His other photo collages were less square and pieced together to try and make sense of a scene or person. I love these images and would love to try it myself. These images are of him and his mother. He also did landscapes which were made up of over 100 images. It looks so skilfully done.
I already have this in mind for part of my photography unit as I own a polaroid type camera and want to try it out. I think I would try it with a digital camera first to see how it works, and so I'm not wasting too much film. I love the unusual and fleeting feel of these photos, particularly in that last image where the mans hands appear to have moved downwards.
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