We have been set a one week assignment which is to research, contextualize and submit what we feel the word 'desire' means to us. We have a week to complete the task, the whole meaning for these one week tasks is for us to think on our toes and act quickly whilst working alongside our other project.
Barbra Kruger was an graphic designer, art director, and picture editor.This background in design is evident in the work for which she is now internationally renowned. She layers found photographs from existing sources with pithy and aggressive text that involves the viewer in the struggle for power and control that her captions speak to. In their trademark black letters against a slash of red background, some of her instantly recognizable slogans read “I shop therefore I am,” and “Your body is a battleground." Much of her text questions the viewer about feminism, classicism, consumerism, and individual autonomy and desire, although her black-and-white images are culled from the mainstream magazines that sell the very ideas she is disputing. As well as appearing in museums and galleries worldwide, Kruger’s work has appeared on billboards, bus cards, posters, a public park, a train station platform in Strasbourg, France, and in other public commissions.
There are plenty of things I desire, I guess I am materialistic because the main things I want in life is to be successful have alot of money, a nice car, home, family but sometimes things aren't always possible. I thought about the word desire in depth and I realised that no matter what I do and achieve in life I always want to make sure that I am happy. If i'm not happy in what I am doing then I dont know how I am able to achieve So overall the one thing which I desire out of life is happiness.
I am pleased with this photograph as the main focus of the image 'happiness' is in focus and me, the personal subject is out of focus, I wanted the image to be like this because the one thing I desire from life is to be happy and be surrounded by positive happiness. I like how the word 'happiness' is exactly in the middle and is the main focus for the image and your eyes are drawn to the letters.
We have been set a one week assignment which is to research, contextualize and submit what we feel the word 'family' means to us. We have a week to complete the task and we have to have one final print which is 18" x 12", the image can be taken with film or digital, it's up to our own personal choice with what we want to use. The images have to creative as the genera is open, so we can do anything.
I am researching the photographer Sally Mann, the collection 'The Family and the Land' is one of my favorite collections which I have ever come across. I was told to research Sally when I was in the first year of college and ever since she will be the most influential photographer and the photographer who i will never forget.
This photo is named 'candy cigarette' if we forget about the name of he image we would see a young girl holding a cigarette, she is also standing very adult like and her expression is plain . There is a figure in the background is high up, he looks like he is standing on stilts but it is out of focus so you cannot fully understand what he is doing. Also there is another girl in the image, she is facing away from the camera but her appearance and her body language is very strong. If it wasn't for the name of the image first impressions of this image would be very strong and could cause alot of controversy. As the photo is called 'candy cigarette' Sally has explained that the image is of her daughter, who was acting older than she is. She was playing with her sister and her brother who is on stilts. I think this image is very strong and is taken well.
Idea: I hadn't a clue what to photograph with this one week project, only cause there was so many things i could photograph. I knew that I wanted to do something completely different. I was researching and I came across a stop motion video on a website which I use as a blog and It influenced me to do something completely different. I researched how to create a stop motion video using photographed and found which software i can use that I have on my computer. The project is 'what we think the word family means to us' I think I have been able to portray this well through my video and I am proud of the work I have produced. The video was made by sticking paper onto a mirror and taking a photo of each letter added on. It was sound consuming but the overall result was worth it. Also I like how you can see my reflection in the mirror and I have also added extra personal words which I grew up saying and I have mentioned my closest family members.
My video is about what the word family means to me, I could show my family through one photograph but I think that would have been original and similar to everybody else's. I decided to make a stop motion video using photographs. My video includes the words trust, support, help, home, love… these are just a few words that I have mentioned in my video. These are the words, which first came to mind when I thought of the word family. I have mentioned myself (Jessica) my two sisters (Maisie and Nancie). I have also included My Nana, Grandad, Mum, My Mum’s partner and my Aunty. These are the people who I am closest to in my family. I also included the phrase ‘I love you right up to the moon and back’ which is from the book guess how much I love you. This book used to be my bedtime book, one which my nana would read every night to me when I was younger. My family are my rock and It’s crazy how close we are, we always go on holiday together every year. At Christmas everybody comes around our house at 7am and we open Christmas presents together. There is so much love and warmth within our family and I am so happy and lucky to have a family like I have. The reason for why I used the track Sweet Disposition – Temper Trap is because some of the lyrics are.. a moment, a love
a dream, a laugh, a kiss, a cry, our rights, our wrongs and it reminds me of how my family is and how whatever happens we will always stick together and pull through. I know I can always depend on any member of my family and they are supportive with whatever I want to achieve. I am so grateful and I love them all dearly.
