The Object in Photography

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    e Object.e still life and photography.

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    Early days and pictorialism.When photography wanted to be painting.

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    e Photographers Studio,Daguerre, (1837)

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    Still Life with Fruit and Decanter,Roger Fenton, (1860)

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    Pure photography.e F64 group and its followers.

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    Edward Weston, Pepper (1930)

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    Ansel Adams, Rose and Driftwood (1933)

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    Imogen Cunningham - Unmade Bed (1957)

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    Karl Blossfeldt, Art forms in Nature (1928)

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    Robert Mapplethorpe, Tulips (1984)

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    Evidence.Social and political commentary.

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    Shomei Tomatsu, Melted Bottle (1961)

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    Irving Penn, Cigarette Butts (1972)

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    Pictures from a Rubbish Tip, Keith Arnatt (1988-89s)

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    Pseudo-science.

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    Joan Font-Cuberta, Herbarium (1984)

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    Victoria Jenkins - Images from the Institute of Esoteric Research serieshttp://www.troikaeditions.co.uk/artists/victoria-jenkins

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    Fischli/Weiss - qulibres (1984/85)

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    Chema Madoz

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    Conceptual.

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    Sophie Callee Hotel series, Room 28

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    Nigel Shafran11th February 2000. Muesli, tuna and salad sandwich, left over seitan Irish stew with Nick.

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    Painting > Photography.Artists using the language of painting.

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    Olivier Richon, Generic still life, with lobster (2008)Anne Vallayer-Coster,

    Still Life with Lobster, 1781

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    Ori Gersht, 2008Juan Snchez Cotn, 1602

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    Laura Letinsky, 2006Sebastian Stoskopff, 1650

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    e Object BriefYou are asked to construct and photograph a still-lifeof your own, using colour-lm using a Large Format

    View Camera.You will be required to think about a contemporary idea for your work that youwould like to form the basis of your still-life. It is your chance to produce anindividual comment or opinion through the objects in your still-life.

    What current debates or issues concern you? Inspiration may come from the

    media (newspapers, radio, internet, television, etc)

    ere may be something you wish to make a comment upon, such as yourexperience of an aspect of the local Medway area.

    You may feel strongly about issues such as vegetarianism, starvation, orconsumption, for example.

    It is up to you to construct a meaningful photograph through research and carefuluse of objects. ere will be tutorial support to help and develop your idea. Yourphotographic decisions will also be crucial: how and why will you decide to shootthe still-life the way that you have?