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I was interested in the contents of a bag, relating to the idea of identity and gradually into narrative.
Photogram- silver gelatin prints
Paper negative- Regular Development
Size: 5x7"
Date: Spring 2015
In this image we were asked to create a photogram that abstracted a naturally occurring object/ landscape. I cut out construction paper into 3 rings. The first ring had one layer of paper and the second ring had two layers creating different values. Those rings were supposed to serve as the ripples that a leaf produces in a river or stream. I then cut out a leaf shaped figure out of black construction paper to make sure the value produced a white color for contrast. This image shows an abstraction of a leaf producing a ripple in a lake. The point of this image is to use abstraction to focus on the lines and contrasts that a leaf would produce when creating a ripple in a body of water. The main aesthetic theory that I used when trying to abstract this naturally occurring object was formalism. Focusing on lines, movement and value the emphasis of this photogram was to use elements and principles of art to abstract a leaf in a lake.
A photogram that goes in a set of pig ones i did. Took second place in a college art show i entered them in.
This photogram was created by Man Ray in the early to mid 1900s. After moving to Paris and surrounding himself with surrealist artist, Ray was inspired to explore new mediums. He began experimenting with photograms which he called “rayographs.” I like this image because it using photogram techniques to add interest to a more traditional portrait of two women. The film image was layered with strategically-placed drawings. Blocked the light from reaching the photo paper, the drawings left an interesting pattern on the subjects’ faces.