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Posted by Gina Murray on Monday, March 15, 2010
Landscape Photography
Technical Aspects: Large format camera and tripod, wide angle lens, maximum depth of field.
International Contemporary Photographer: Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter was born in Dresden in 1932 to a middle class family. Like many Germans of his generation, his relatives were involved in the Nazi movement; his mother's brother, Uncle Rudi died a young Nazi officer, while Richter's mentally disabled aunt was imprisoned in a Hitler euthanasia camp. Richter's first solo exhibition was held at Mobelhaus Berges, Düsseldorf in 1963. Throughout his career Richter has shrunk from giving a psychological insight into his art, leaving his admirers and critics guessing and at times confused. According to him, his work forms from structures and ideas that surround him, nothing more profound than that.
International Photographer Gerhard Richter has been influenced by Jackson Pollock through colour. The vast ranges of colours in Jackson Pollock's "Number 1" are illustrated in Gerhard Richter's "Seascapes".
New Zealand Contemporary Photographer: Laurence Aberhart
"Taranaki 2" 2002
Traditional Influences of New Zealand Contemporary Photographer: Edward Weston
Edward Henry Weston (March 24, 1886 – January 1, 1958) was an American photographer, and co-founder of Group f/64. Most of his work was done using an 8 by 10 inch view camera. Weston was born in Highland Park, Illinois on March 24, 1886. He was given his first camera, a Kodak Bull's-Eye #2, for his 16th birthday, when he began taking photographs. His favorite hangouts were Chicago parks and a farm owned by his aunt. Weston met with quick success and the Chicago Art Institute exhibited his photographs a year later, in 1903. He attended the Illinois College of Photography.
"Grasses against Sea" 1937
How have they been influenced?
New Zealand Photographer Laurence Aberhart has been influenced by Edward Weston through their study of sea and horizon lines. You can see that by looking at the two images provided. Key features: Horizon line and the ocean. Both have illustrated the use of a vast sea and endless sky and the only difference is that Weston's has grass in the foreground.
My Contemporary Emulation:
INSERT your emulation and clearly state who you have used as your influence.
My Traditional Emulation:
INSERT your emulation and clearly state who you have used as your influence.
My Photograph:
"Industrial Landscape" 2009
What Influenced Me:
I chose to take the colour on water aspect from Gerhard Richter's work and the notion of vast sea scape from Laurence Aberharts work.
NOTE: Exerts of text and some iamges have been taken from Damien Molloy, 2009, 3.1 Assignment
Key Features: Shows different spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic, mainly pure unsullied landscapes with little or no human activity.
Focuses Upon: Strongly defined landforms.Technical Aspects: Large format camera and tripod, wide angle lens, maximum depth of field.
International Contemporary Photographer: Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter was born in Dresden in 1932 to a middle class family. Like many Germans of his generation, his relatives were involved in the Nazi movement; his mother's brother, Uncle Rudi died a young Nazi officer, while Richter's mentally disabled aunt was imprisoned in a Hitler euthanasia camp. Richter's first solo exhibition was held at Mobelhaus Berges, Düsseldorf in 1963. Throughout his career Richter has shrunk from giving a psychological insight into his art, leaving his admirers and critics guessing and at times confused. According to him, his work forms from structures and ideas that surround him, nothing more profound than that.
"Seascapes" 1972
Traditional Influences of International Contemporary Photographer: Jackson Pollock
Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality and struggled with alcoholism all of his life. In 1945, he married the artist Lee Krasner, who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy. Pollock died at the age of 44 in an alcohol-related, single-car crash.
"Number 1" 1948
How have they been influenced?Traditional Influences of International Contemporary Photographer: Jackson Pollock
Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality and struggled with alcoholism all of his life. In 1945, he married the artist Lee Krasner, who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy. Pollock died at the age of 44 in an alcohol-related, single-car crash.
"Number 1" 1948
International Photographer Gerhard Richter has been influenced by Jackson Pollock through colour. The vast ranges of colours in Jackson Pollock's "Number 1" are illustrated in Gerhard Richter's "Seascapes".
New Zealand Contemporary Photographer: Laurence Aberhart
Laurence Aberhart (1949–) is a New Zealand photographer. He was born in Nelson in 1949, along with four siblings, but moved to Lyttelton in the late 1960s, before finally moving to Russell where he still lives and works today. Aberhart travels often and has produced many collections of photographs taken around the world. Although he photographs numerous subjects, Aberhart is best known for his photography of buildings from around the world. His subject matter includes Masonic lodges, war memorials, houses and the occasional landscape.
"Taranaki 2" 2002
Traditional Influences of New Zealand Contemporary Photographer: Edward Weston
Edward Henry Weston (March 24, 1886 – January 1, 1958) was an American photographer, and co-founder of Group f/64. Most of his work was done using an 8 by 10 inch view camera. Weston was born in Highland Park, Illinois on March 24, 1886. He was given his first camera, a Kodak Bull's-Eye #2, for his 16th birthday, when he began taking photographs. His favorite hangouts were Chicago parks and a farm owned by his aunt. Weston met with quick success and the Chicago Art Institute exhibited his photographs a year later, in 1903. He attended the Illinois College of Photography.
"Grasses against Sea" 1937
How have they been influenced?
New Zealand Photographer Laurence Aberhart has been influenced by Edward Weston through their study of sea and horizon lines. You can see that by looking at the two images provided. Key features: Horizon line and the ocean. Both have illustrated the use of a vast sea and endless sky and the only difference is that Weston's has grass in the foreground.
My Contemporary Emulation:
INSERT your emulation and clearly state who you have used as your influence.
My Traditional Emulation:
INSERT your emulation and clearly state who you have used as your influence.
My Photograph:
"Industrial Landscape" 2009
What Influenced Me:
I chose to take the colour on water aspect from Gerhard Richter's work and the notion of vast sea scape from Laurence Aberharts work.
NOTE: Exerts of text and some iamges have been taken from Damien Molloy, 2009, 3.1 Assignment