Cubism, Picasso and other designs inspired from Cubism stimulated me to start developing my thoughts and ideas for the final concept. One can look at the Cubist period from various angles, since it challenged and improved a lot of visions in the 20th century.
“Artists are in some sense neurologists, studying the brain with techniques that are unique to them”
Semir Zeki
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| Original Photo |
David Hockney inspired me to create an image holding various
Cubist techniques in it. I took an image from a scene in the film ‘The Four
Feather’, in which Heath Ledger appears. Using the formal techniques in Cubism
I created an abstract structure of this photograph. I simply distorted the
photo by cutting down the image to simple squares. When I was arranging these
cuttings, I also duplicated a few parts to place different views in the photo,
as Hockney did in the work portraying his mother. One could instantly notice
this from the face. The geometric shapes
such as cubes and angles are very visible, although I didn't use any bold lines.
I wanted the weapon to be more exposed in the photograph therefore I made it pointing
to the center of the photo and it looks as if the image has been distorted due
to this weapon. Most of the paintings during the Analytical part of Cubism had
a limited colour palette, but different shades throughout. I did the same to my
work by sorting the opacity of the squares.
All in all, it was an enjoyable experience creating such
work, which will help me develop my final concept which will be related to Cubism.
References:-
PhotoGavin, 2009. Mosaic, montage or joiner effect from one photo. [video online]
Available at: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVxlFtrHPTM> [accessed on 11 December 2012].
Original Photo
Jaap Buitendijk, 2002. The Four Feathers. [photograph]
Available at: <http://www.imdb.com/media/rm60922112/tt0240510> [accessed on 11 December 2012].
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