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Artist Research

Max Ernst

Early Life and Background:

Max Ernst was born in Germany in 1891.

He initially studied philosophy, psychology, and art in various cities.

Surrealist Approach:

Ernst embraced Surrealism's aim to express the irrational and unconscious.

He used automatism, a technique where the artist allows the subconscious to guide the creative process.

Ernst's work often contained dreamlike and fantastical elements.

Famous Techniques:

"Frottage": Rubbing a pencil or other medium on paper over textured surfaces to create unexpected images.

"Grattage": Scraping wet paint off a canvas to reveal underlying textures.

"Collage": Incorporating various materials and images to create layered compositions.

Innovations and Contributions:

Ernst's work pushed the boundaries of artistic techniques and challenged traditional approaches.

He co-founded the "Collège de 'Pataphysique," a group dedicated to unconventional artistic exploration.

Later Years and Legacy:

Ernst continued to experiment with techniques and styles throughout his life.

His work has had a lasting influence on Surrealism and modern art.

Surrealism (1924-1966)

Purpose:

Surrealists strive to reveal the unspoken thoughts and dreams of the unconscious.

Escape Reality: They sought to escape the logical and rational confines of reality, exploring the fantastic and irrational.

Technique:

Dreamlike Imagery: Surrealists used dream-inspired imagery, often combining unrelated objects and scenarios.

Automatism: They employed automatic writing and drawing to bypass conscious control, tapping into their subconscious.

The Surrealists created visual paradoxes by blending the ordinary and bizarre.

Performance:

The Surrealists embrace spontaneous actions, blurring the line between conscious and unconscious creativity.

Modern Influence:

Pop Culture: Surrealism's dreamlike influence can be seen in films, music, and advertising.

Psychology and Literature: Surrealism inspired psychological studies and literary works that delve into the human subconscious.

Modern Art: Its techniques influenced later artists, particularly in conceptual art and multimedia installations.

Max Ernst: 50 Famous Paintings Analysis and Biography. (n.d.).

Tate. (n.d.-a). Dada | Tate.

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/d/dada#:~:text=Dada%20was%20an%20art%20movement,satirical%20and%20 nonsensical%20in%20nature

Tate. (n.d.-b). Surrealism | Tate.

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/s/surrealism#:~:text=Surrealism%20aims%20to%20revolutionise%20human,the%20 disregarded%20and%20the%20unconventional.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2023, August 15). Surrealism | Definition, Painting, Artists, Artworks, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/art/Surrealism

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grad604anastasiadesreserch · 9 months

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Credible Sources: Key themes, Ideas and Conversations

Spirituality, mystitism, philosophy, peace, modernity, geometirc, nature, colours, calming, society, abstract

1. Mandala Art

Source: AUT website > Artsor database >

https://library-artstor-org.ezproxy.aut.ac.nz/#/search/mandala%20art;page=1;size=48

2. Tarot Cards

https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/in-season/2016/tarot#:~:text=The%20earliest%20references%20to%20tarot,evolving%20earlier%20in%20the%20century.

https://esotericquarterly.com/issues/EQ12/EQ1204/EQ120417-Nash.pdf

https://tarot-heritage.com/history-4/the-rider-waite-smith-deck/

3. Art and Spirituality

https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2789024

4. Surrealism

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0003065111403146

https://davidbarnettgallery.com/salvador-dalis-depictions-of-the-twelve-signs-of-the-zodiac

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zara-law-photography · 3 years

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structure image research

thomas struth

1954

A German photographer, well known for his black & white photography of New York and Düsseldorf buildings and streets.

I loved the gritty look of the images he produced, I liked the way in which he made the buildings look so large giving a great perspective shot between the street level and the large buildings either side of the frame. Then even composition is very pleasing to the eye and draws you into the image.

http://www.thomasstruth32.com/smallsize/photographs/streets_of_new_york_city/index.html

STEPHEN SHORE

photographer from America, famous since “Uncommon Places”. New York, 1982.

In this image I really like the space around the subject giving it the isolated unusual look. I also like how the building is very central in the frame as the colour of the house is also contrasting with the rest of the landscape.

https://www.pierremm.com/architecture-photographer/architecture-photography-famous-artists.php

Dirk Bakker

@macenzo on Instagram a photographer based in Amsterdam, takes amazing almost surreal looking architecture photos.

I liked this image as it has a surreal look about from the twisting of the building like a rope. I also like the colour palette of the sky in this image, I think that the composition in this image is very effective with it being a straight line in the middle of the image.

https://www.seemycity.com/member/dirk-bakker/#:~:text=Known%20as%20%40macenzo%20on%20Instagram,textures%2C%20lines%20and%20shadow%20play.&text=Dirk%20can%20make%20art%20from,for%20his%20work%20on%20SeeMyCity.

Mikhail Vassiliev

@vasilmann on Instagram a minimalist architecture photographer based in the Netherlands shows impressive perspective shots.

I liked this image as it showed a great example of a wide angle low perspective shot. I also like how simplistic this image is making it pleasing to look at due to the equal about of building on all sides with the squared shape revealing the clouded sky, this composition is effective in this image.

https://www.instagram.com/miklevasilyev/?hl=en

Mihai Florea

Dargo taken by mihai florea in 2016

An Australian fine art photographer based in Melbourne, he focuses on long exposure architecture monochromatic photography. Florea really enjoys experimenting with light to make simple buildings look incredibly striking and interesting to the viewer.

I really like the soft lighting in this image bouncing off all the surfaces I also liked the unusual shapes and flow in the image. I also like how the darker areas around the outer part of the image keep your eye in the frame. I also like the angle this has been taken as the lightest part of the image is in the centre of the image this composition draws your eye Into the centre of the image.

https://www.photographize.co/articles/mihaiflorea/

Julia Anna Gospodarou

Gospodarou is the founder of visionography the fine art movement that bases the content of the images on the emotions and experiences of the artist/photographer this inspired photographers to have a more creative outlook on photography instead of photographing it at face value.

I really like how minimalistic this image is there is a dramatic black and white colour palette, the building looks super imposed into the image due to the extreme editing and smoothing out of the surfaces. I also like how the extreme vignette around the image adds drama and focal point to the image that’s in the center where the dark tone of the building meets the lithest tone in the sky.

https://www.juliaannagospodarou.com/Pages/Photography-Bio

Arnaud Bertrande

Bertrande is a French self taught photographer that aims to push the boundaries of his own imagination. He expresses his emotions through his images, his passion for this art medium came in 2007 when he wanted a way to express him self and feel in love with photography.

I liked this image as it looked like an illusion of a zigzag going through the middle of the image due to the reflection of the bridge between the two buildings, this creates a line right through the image that leads the eye across image. It also looks very dramatic from the black and white colour pallet and the dark colour of bridge and its reflection adds the drama and the main focal point of the image.

https://minimalismmag.com/2017/05/25/arnaud-bertrande/#:~:text=I'm%20a%20french%20photographer,stage%20my%20dreams%20and%20emotions.

Janie Airey

Airey is an english mostly corporate and lifestyle photographer based in London, she takes photographs for companies like age UK, interflora, siemens and T mobile. She also has her personal work that has been exhibited in the national portrait gallery and she also does a lot of interesting architecture work too.

In this image I liked how light and modern looking this part of the building is contrasting with indoor trees I liked this look of a burst of colour from the trees in the middle of the frame this draws your eye into the image along with the leading lines at the sides of the building that lead the views eye to the centre of the image.

https://www.aireyspaces.com/

https://janie-airey.com/

Richard Pare

Pare is a photographer born in England in 1948 and is a very decorated photographer that specialises in architecture photography. His most recent project was on Russian avangarde architecture. Pare studied In Winchester and at Ravensbourne College of Art then moved to the US where he got into photography. His work has been fetured in many galleries and he has won many awards.

This image was interesting to me as it was like a mirror image of the building in the perfectly still water I liked this look as it mad the image look bigger and added drama to the image as there is a leading line right through the image from the pillar that leads your eye down to the reflection and into the iron stair case handle. I also like how monochromatic the palette is with the cool tones and greys it adds the mood of it being a quiet area and calm.

http://www.whitespacegallery.co.uk/artist/richard-pare/

Kerstin Arnemann

Arnemann is a fine art architecture photographer she is based in malta and has a professional degree in photography. She first started in portraiture in 2012 then found a passion in architecture photography as she loved the geometric shapes of the buildings, so she wanted to photograph them as turn them into something more interesting surreal looking with the montones and smooth skys with long shutter speeds.

I really liked the use of a long exposure in this image, capturing the movement of the people in this image. I also like the compositional balance of the image as it uses the rule of thirds one part foreground where the people are, one part middle ground where the building is and one part background and that’s where the sky is. I also really liked the unique shape of this building as it adds a great skyline in this image, makes your eye travel along it and see the whole image.

https://www.kerstinarnemann.com/Artist-Biography/Artist-Biography

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jenellehinay-artworks · 3 years

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Art Journal Entry XI: Philippine Art History

ETHNIC ART (PRE HISTORIC AD 13)

The Manunggul Jar

The Manunggul Jar is a secondary burial jar excavated from a Neolithic burial site in the Manunggul cave of the Tabon Caves at Lipuun Point in Palawan, Philippines. It dates from 890–710 B.C. and the two prominent figures at the top handle of its cover represent the journey of the soul to the afterlife.

Period: 890-710 B.C.

Artist: found by Dr. Robert B. Fox and Miguel Antonio

Type: Burial Jar

Medium: Clay

Location: National Museum of Anthropology, Manila

Dimension: 66.5 cm (26.2 in); 51 cm diameter (20 in)

Resource/s: https://g.co/kgs/GnZomA

Islamic Art (AD 13-1521)

Malong

The Malong is a large, wrap-around tubular garment. They are used by the Maranao and Maguindanao from Southern Philippines. It can be worn by women as a dress and men over trousers as a formal wear. Traditionally, the malong is handwoven by women using a back strap loom.

Period: 1521

Artists: Fernando Zobel

Medium: Cotton

Location: Mindanao

Dimension: 165 x 165 cm.

Resource/s: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-art-of-the-malong-ayala-museum/owKCDBBzFibtIg?hl=en

Spanish Era (1591-1898)

San Agustin Church of Paoay

The Paoay Church history began in the 17th century. What started as Paoay Church drawing turned into reality. The construction of the Simabhan ng Paoay in Ilocos Norte was spread over a century beginning from 1604: the cornerstone of the church was laid in 1704; the convent in 1707; and the belltower in 1793. Even while still unfinished, Paoay Church was already used by parishioners. In 1896, it was finally inaugurated. But in 1706 and 1927, it was damaged by earthquakes. Its scars made it more beautiful and worth visiting. Because of San Agustin Church Paoay’s historical and artistic significance, it was designated as a National Cultural Treasure by the Philippine government in 1973 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site among the country’s baroque churches in 1993.

Period: 1593

Artist: Padre Antonio Estavillo

Medium: Brick

Location: Paoay, Ilocos Norte

Heritage Designation: National Cultural Treasure, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Dimension: 110 metres (360 ft) 40 metres (130 ft)

Resource/s: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.zenrooms.com/blog/post/paoay-church/amp/

American Era (1898-1941)

Women Working in a Rice Field

Fabián de la Rosa was born in Paco, Manila to husband and wife Marcos de la Rosa and Gorgonia Cueto. Born to a family of artists, he was exposed to art at an early age and learned to draw well before he could write. He was trained to sketch portraits and landscapes by his aunt, Marciana de la Rosa, when he was ten years old. He also apprenticed under his uncle, Simón Flores y de la Rosa, a well-known painter of portraits and church interiors from the nineteenth century.

Period: 1902

Artist: Fabian Dela Rosa

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Location: Unknown

Dimension: 65 x 96 cm. (25.6 x 37.8 in.)

Resource/s: http://www.artnet.com/artists/fabian-de-la-rosa/women-working-in-a-rice-field-wqGqWn0oZ1trVqGmV0TaxQ2

Japanese Era (1941-1945)

The Rape of Manila

With rape on the streets and everywhere else, the Bayview Hotel became Manila’s rape center. After the dirty deed was done, nipples were sliced off, and bodies bayoneted open from the neck down. The devastation of Manila was one of the great tragedies of World War II. Seventy percent of the utilities, 72 percent of the factories, 80 percent of the southern residential district, and 100 percent of the business district were razed…Hospitals were set afire after their patients had been strapped to their beds. The corpses of males were mutilated, females of all ages were raped before they were slain, and babies’ eyeballs gouged out and smeared on walls like jelly.

Period: 1945

Artist: Fernando Amorsolo

Medium: Oil on canvas

Location: Manila, Philippines

Resource/s: https://www.google.com/amp/s/globalnation.inquirer.net/99054/february-1945-the-rape-of-manila/amp

Modern Art (1946-1969)

Granadean Arabesque

National artist Jose Joya was a pioneer modern and abstract artist who was active as a painter, printmaker, mixed-media artist and ceramicist. It has been said that it was Joya who “spearheaded the birth, growth and flowering of absract expressionism” in the Philippines.

Period: 1958

Artist: Jose Joya

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Ateneo Art Gallery Collection

Dimension: 305 cm by 118 cm

Resource/s: https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/national-artists-of-the-philippines/jose-joya/#:~:text=His%201958%20landmark%20painting%20Granadean,modern%20art%20in%20the%20country.

Contemporary (1970-present)

Little Monster

Ronald Ventura was born in the Philippines in 1973. He earned a BFA in painting from the oldest university in Asia – University of Santo Tomas – and was invited to stay as an instructor for his academic excellence. He is acclaimed for his boundless imagination and mindful observations on reality； there are many layers to his work that veil his acute perceptions on art history, surrealism and society. He was named “Artist of the Year” by Art Manila in 2001, and was awarded the prestigious Ateno Art Awards – given to the most promising local emerging artist – for his 2005 series Human Series by Ateno de Manila University in the same year.

Period: 2011

Artist: Ronald Ventura

Medium: Oil on paper

Location: Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art

Dimension: 119×152 cm. 46 7/8×59 7/8 in

Resource/s: https://www.cguardian.com.hk/en/auction/auction-details.php?id=168603

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livskyeholley-blog · 5 years

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Websites where example photos are from

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https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/19.2005.a-e/

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/images/work/T/T13/T13335_10.jpg

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/19.2005.a-e/

http://100photos.time.com/photos/winston-churchill-yousuf-karsh

https://www.fridakahlo.org/the-wounded-deer.jsp

https://mymodernmet.com/interview-surreal-photography-zillmer/

https://www.fridakahlo.org/the-two-fridas.jsp

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