Assessment Two Task VPA104 Photomontage

Task

Produce two Black and White images that make maximum use of a canvas 1600 pixels x 1200 pixels in either landscape or portrait format.. Your images must be saved and submitted in B&W and as highest quality .JPEG at 96 DPI.

The aim of this assignment is to produce images in the style of the early 20th century avant garde photo montage artists. Look at John Heartfield as a guide to the style you are asked to adopt in this assessment.

Only photographs are to be used. Photographs can be sourced from books and then scanned to convert the photograph into a digital format. Alternatively photographs can be found on the web but they must have a minimum resolution to avoid pixelating (breaking up) in the final composite images. All final images must be sharp.

The images you are going to produce must have a message addressing a political, OR environmental OR cultural OR social point of view. YOU MUST select two of these different themes - ie one of your final images might address a political issue and your second image might address a cultural issue.

The message can be serious or light-hearted. You will enjoy this assignment if you create messages that matter to you. However; YOU MUST choose images from the list of photographers below and combine their works to make your images. You can produce your images using any combinations you wish, from as many different photographers from this list, however you must not simply plagiarize, you must re-appropriate to make entirely new works. (Please use a MINIMUM of at least 3different elements for each new image you create).

Early to mid 20th century photographers. Diane Arbus + Irvin Penn + Henri Cartier Bresson+ Bill Brandt + + Minor White + Paul Strand + Ansel Adams + Walker Evans + Max Dupain+ David Moore + Peter Dombrovkis

Late 20th century photographers. Jeff Carter + Nan Goldin + Carol Jerrems + Roger Scott +Trent Parke + Narelle Autio + Richard Avedon + Dean Sewell + Spencer Tunik + ShizukaYokomizu + Mario Testino + Annie Leibovitz + Peter Lik + Rosemary Laing + DavidBurnett + Ron Haviv + Sebastio Salgado + Tom Stoddart + Bill Henson + Tracey Moffat +

Cindy Sherman + Jeff Wall + Philip Lorca di Corcia + Andreas Gursky + Karen Knorr +Joan Fontcuberta + Wolfgang Tillmans (You will note a mix of International and Australian photographers)

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Image - Awash

My final works gave me a distinction.