Assignment 5

Daniel

Nikki Toole 2008

I chose this image as a winner because of the technical excellence as well as the fact that the artist was aiming to create intimacy and she has acheived her purpose very well with this portrait. I feel as if I am a part of the photograph and that the sitter is looking at me.

The Painter

Jozef Vissel 2008

I would cut this image from the final selection as I feel it doesn't fit in with the rest of the exhibition and I feel it is lacking in technical qualities and composition.
I find it to be a very haphazard image.

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Assignment 4: Primitivism

Formal characteristics of primitivism art include crude forms, distorted proportions, flattened figures, bright childlike colours and expressive and rushed brush strokes. The subject matter usually features people of a different social class to that of the artist. Primitivism art also features a freudian view towards sexuality. While there are a lot of nudes, they are not objectified in an overtly sexual or erotic way, rather an appearance that the people are comfortable and open about their sexuality





To be called primitive is derogatory. Primitive is an early stage of civilisation and technological development. Primitivism is a sub heading for many other forms of art. It can be described as a naive style of art, although not stylistic. Primitivism artists create works that are simplistic and react against what is currently popular or modern.
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Primitivism can manifest through artists wanting to make a statement and create works that are different to things that others have done before. This creates a never ending supply of primitivism that will continue to grow through out history through artists going against conventions and popularity and regularity.





Natalia Goncharova


The girl on the wild beast


1914

I believe this image to be an example of primitivism art because of the uninhibited nudity of the girl and the fact that she is riding a wild beast. The thick, dark, jagged lines and simplistic style of this lithograph also hint towards primitivism.

Learning New Tricks

I have just been experimenting with shutter speeds for the first time. This was taken at Lake Ginnenderra which is also a new discovery for me. I might be starting to enjoy Canberra.

National Archives & Portrait Gallery

NAA
Poster encouraging migrants to apply for citizenship
1960's
The aspect of Australian culture that is being represented here is that Australia is a multicultural society. We had a steady influx of migrants in the 60's and we still do today. Australia is a country made up of people from all different cultures and this gives greatly to defining Australian culture.

View from Acton Hill, Canberra 1946
Max Dupain
The aspect being depicted in this image is of Australia as a rural country. You can see a family on bicycles looking down into a valley of farm land. In the foreground there are gum trees. I think they are quintessentially Australian and help to define the cultural aspects being represented in this image.


National Portrait Gallery
Sass and Bide 2008
Deborah Paauwe
I think this portrait portrays Sass and Bide's personality as a duo well. It represents their friendship and bond they share as well as their strong business partnership. As two individual people this portrait does not portray their individual personalities however as a business partnership based upon friendship this portrait displays their identity as a team exceptionally well. The fact that Sass and Bide are an Australian icon and known internationally lends to the sense of cultural identity. On the fashion scene, they would be one of the most renouned Australian design duos.

Elle Macpherson 2000
Polly Borland
As a person constantly in the public eye i feel that Elle Macpherson is a very reserved person when it comes to her private life. This photograph represents that reservedness with the way she has her arms folded beneath her clothes and a tiny hint of a smile on her face like she is holding something back. Again, Elle Macpherson is an Australian icon having been dubbed 'The Body' as an international supermodel. To me she opitimises what it means to be a beautiful woman in her elegance and natural beauty.