Variation in Colours
In these examples we see the same image repeated however the only variation is in the colours of the images. This idea could be replicated in photography by inverting the colours of an image in photoshop without changing the fundamentals of the image. This could also be done in the dark room by adding different coloured inks to the same image developed from film. |
same image repeated to create one whole image
upon first glance you you might think these are just ordinary images of a brick wall or of a crowd but they are actually just the same image readapted (in the case of image 1) or the repeated images of an object from varying angles (in the cases of 2 and 3. these images already show a clear use of photographic technique. image 1 is a silkscreen print on linen, the technique used in most of Warhol's popart images of repeated objects. it is developed from a united press newswire photo from april 1955. it is not clear in the image on the left but this whole image consists of 6 blocks where the same image is repeated in a grid formations. this is technique is effective with images of crowds and other scenes without clear formation because upon first glance you dont immediately see that it is 6 combined images. the form used in images 1 and 2 is slightly different however does link clearly to the image of the crowd. they are all photographs as opposed to painting like the majority of the works in this exhibit. however the images displayed below are both gelatin silver prints. they also depict a variety of images in a grid formation, however each image is of the same object but from different angles. this variation in perception is more apparent in image 2 and by using the technique of something patterned like a wall it creates as similar effect to that of the crowd image. |
here was a time capsule which contained images, posters, record and other material which together were collated to form a final piece. this is a good example of where alternative and mixed mediums are used
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in this part of the exhibit there was in instillation of TVs in the wall which displayed the same interview. i have experimented with video before in previous projects but i think that this is an intriguing way to display it especially when considering that repetition is a good way to covey variation and similarity.
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this image is just another example of where video and TVs were used however this adds the interactive element of the headphones and seats
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portrait typology
on the right you can see clear and simple typology where images of men are displayed, the link between them is that they have all been on 'the most wanted list'. this is a simplistic form of typology and and sub groups amongst people is something i think i will explore when attempting typology myself. below we can see two examples of where the is a variety of portraits displayed that are different but have clear similarities so they is variation and similarities. in addition the addition of colour adds an interesting aesthetic and emphasises the variation in the images. |
my analysis of the exhibit
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photos from the exhibit that i have not discussed below
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Gangs
Much of the his early work is taken in his local area. These scenes included images of a north London gangs known as 'The Guv'nors' ,the neighbourhood was still in partial ruins from being bombed in the war and this image below shoes the boys standing in the shell of a bombed house in their Sunday suits. In McCullin's work he seems to want to show conflict within groups, show what makes us different and having been surrounded by tension and conflict within his own community he had a unique perceptive on it. Lots of his work sheds light on the variations between us but later in his career it seems as though he wants to bridge that gap by showing what make us people, showing things we all share while still documenting us in our small sub-groups. In the exhibition we are told a story about the gang on gang on police conflict which sadly resulted in the stabbing of a policeman. This incident occurred a few months after this image on the left was taken and after the story broke he took this image to the Observer and they wanted him to do more, thus beginning his professional photography career. |
CYPRUS
In 1964 the observer magazine sent McCullin to Cyprus to cover the ongoing violence on the island known as the Cypriot civil. There was a long history of both Greek and Turkish rule over the island which resulted in warfare between the 2 groups. The images he would go on to take would be some of the first of the conflict. The People This image on the right is very symbolic of conflict as it shows how violence and fighting becomes a common scene on the streets and becomes the normalised in a daily narrative. in addition it shows a variation and juxtaposition to the more formal warfare we see now, we don't see scenes of normal citizens fighting in the street in European and western countries anymore. |
Arena from Páraic Mc Gloughlin on Vimeo. |
Páraic Mc Gloughlin
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Kevin McGloughlin
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In goudal's work she talks about how nature inspires man made creations and in her work she presents this idea by taking large images of the natural world and placing them in man made landscapes, as a result of this we can directly see the inspiration we take from and correlation between nature and the man made. In my work I presented this idea slightly differently by creating the man made object from nature, the building I constructed in photoshop was originally images of rocks which i then cut and pasted to create the building. By doing this I hope to create a similar effect, to show how we get inspiration for our creations from nature. In addition I think it also shows the versatility and varying uses of the rock, and makes us look at building materials from an alternative perspective, when we look at buildings we may not always see them for what they're made of but in these images that is what it tries to embody it is blatant instead of subtle, again hopefully this reminding the audience of that connections between man and nature.
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This was more of an experiment gif, I wanted to see how they would look and if thecae would even work. I did but this one moved around too much which was definitely an issue that I saw in the others because I didn't use a tripod to take them. So before I begun any of the steps that I show above iI ensured that all the images were straight and in line before I started.
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There was such a strong sense of community and Marble Arch especially embodied this idea of love, joint experience, family, and mainly this idea os unity which is something I have always aimed to show with this work. I'm not sure how to replicate the actual atmosphere of togetherness but I hope that by putting chairs and places to sit within the installation this would encourage people to sit and talk to one another and hopefully they will be a small snippet of this idea of community and socialisation.
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Lots of people had decorated their own clothes and used their body a canvas for their beliefs, it was almost like everybody was wearing a uniform but each person as wearing something unique, i feel like this is a really important element to bring into the display as it is something that really stood out for me and again this idea of wearing a uniform is something which is also a big symbol of unity. In addition the signs were very important, they were very creative and imaginative and what really stood out to me (especially when having individuals in mind) was the people behind the posters and placards. behind each strong message was a person that wrote it, for this reason I really wanted to combine the images of the individuals with some form of a sign or placard.
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In addition to all of these things the sound was very important to me, there was unique sound of the protest, there was singing and chanting and debate a discussion. At the closing ceremony in Hyde park corner there were poems read, song sang, drums played and speeches given, I recorded some sound from this incase I wanted ti use it later on, it seemed fitting to have this playing in the installation. This is what inspired the video that I have put below, I converted the gifs into videos and played the sound over them. This will be the centre of the installation as the gifs are my main final piece.
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As a practice to see how all the components would look combined together I created this, I didn't include the video because as I said it just practice but this is what I hope the installation will come to together to look like, another thing I hope to include in the final on is a graffiti background which replaces the black one which you see in the image.
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