Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Assignment #6
Jerry Uelsmann
His photographs have recently been imported into a commercial website. He first began teaching photography at the University of Florida. This was his first job. As a photographer, he collected a lot of photographs. These photographs were shot in different museums worldwide such as London, Paris, Washington, Canada, Australia, Boston, Scotland, Kyoto, Korea, etc. With these photographs that he gathered, he was able to show the extraordinary effects that the process of photography can do. Early in his career, he preferred using the multiple printing technique. However, in 1967, he experimented on combining negatives and his work which were exhibited in different places. Most of his photos are combined with other photos and are black and white. As we can see below, he basically transformed the hand into a trunk of a tree.
Journey into Night 2006
Oscar Gustave Rejlander
Like Uelsmann, he undertook many experiments to perfect his photography. Instead of combining negatives, he basically experimented on combining paintings in 1853. In 1857, he came up with a photo where he combined different photographs. He composed this photo out of 32 different shots and named it "The Two Ways of Life". He was influenced by Raphael's painting, "The School of Athens". The comparison between Raphael's painting was between science and philosophy. Although there was a great reaction against him and his work he managed to attract wealthy buyers, among which queen Victoria was also listed. She bought one of the few copies of this photo.
The Two Ways of Life 1857
Raphael
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