MY PROPOSAL
BODY OF WORK 1
One of the main project of the year in tha Visual arts is the Proposal. For that we had fisrt to spend classes in the librairie, in purpose to make researches and look for some ideas. I made some research about greek mythology and ancient culture. I was very interested in that culture, as the 20th century chineses one, and as the african "safari" one. I put my ideas together, thinking about my genereals concepts/ideas, the cultures and eras I was interested on and then propose a solid theme.
Mrs Showalter and I decided together of the theme i would use for all my bodies of work, which is
"Experimenting with famous painting/works of art and inserting myself into the scenes.
Although, she gave the name of some great artist who followed the same concept.
"Experimenting with famous painting/works of art and inserting myself into the scenes.
Although, she gave the name of some great artist who followed the same concept.
Cindy Sherman
She was born in 1954 and is an American artist and photographer, linked to contemporary art. She's specially known for her series of self-portraits. Her work is recognized worldwide, whiwh make her one of the pioneers of postmodern photography.
Indeed, she did a lot of amazing pieces where she incorporate herself into famous works, INSTEAD of the character.
Her critical work of contemporary society is characterized by the image and the role assigned to the average American woman 1960-1970. Her self-portraits, where she's presented in various costumes and attitudes are questionning about the identity and modes of representation.
The influences of her works are numerous and relate to very different imagery, pictorial image and image of film advertising, magazine, or erotic picture.
She was born in 1954 and is an American artist and photographer, linked to contemporary art. She's specially known for her series of self-portraits. Her work is recognized worldwide, whiwh make her one of the pioneers of postmodern photography.
Indeed, she did a lot of amazing pieces where she incorporate herself into famous works, INSTEAD of the character.
Her critical work of contemporary society is characterized by the image and the role assigned to the average American woman 1960-1970. Her self-portraits, where she's presented in various costumes and attitudes are questionning about the identity and modes of representation.
The influences of her works are numerous and relate to very different imagery, pictorial image and image of film advertising, magazine, or erotic picture.
So after writing down all my ideas and finding my first body of work, I started the work itself with the help of the sketches I made in my sketchbook.
My friend Marguarita helped me to realize the pictures : she was the photographer and used her own camera : Canon Eos rebel t3i
After organising the decor and my costume we did a few tries
But we kept in mind the following one.
I changed the lightness of the picture, making it brighter. Also i had a filter called Provia on Photoskape.
However that first try wasn't succesful in a way that it didn't look fine in the piture (=unrealistic), so I tried to make it look like a painting, an original painting. Using photoshop, i lighted my skin to the Cyan scale of colours : it look ligther then.
After i coloured my hair lighter, blonder with the tool "brush". Because on the original picture, all the colours are very lights and pale. For example, the hair colours are between the white, the yellow cream for those supposed to be blond.
Also i lighted some part of my skin as my arm on the edge because as the background is dark, it reflected on my skin shades.
Finally, I put a filter on top of the whole picture : oil painting. I didn't turned it at a high level, but at 4/10 so it still look realistic.
Then I had to download the painting "School of Athenes"
The final task was to import and insorporate myself IN the school of Athenes. Therefore i used photoshop, croping and resizing myself.
I can't post the final result in picture because of the oversize of the file but it did look like I was hopping too.
I can't post the final result in picture because of the oversize of the file but it did look like I was hopping too.
BODY OF WORK 2
My second work was about deepening my original idea. Thus I decided to start a new branch of idea : incorporate myself INSTEAD of the philosophers/great ancient figures, and A FEW times.
I did characters that I admire for their work or way of thinking.
I did another session of shootings, trying different positions this time according to the persons i decided to take place on the picture.
I did characters that I admire for their work or way of thinking.
I did another session of shootings, trying different positions this time according to the persons i decided to take place on the picture.
this is an interesting analize of the a modern interpretation of the school of athen, here