Monday 24 February 2014

| Human Presence Implied |

Implied Human Presence is making something in the natural environment with natural materials and elements; then taking a photo of it pointing out that the photographer or a person has been it in leaving a  mess or tracks and marks behind to capture the human presence in the nature. 


Andy Goldsworthy (26 July 1956 - age 57) is a British environmental artist and land artist sculpturist and photographer. Goldsworthy lives in Scotland and is generally considered the founder of modern rock balancing. Goldsworthy often includes brightly coloured flowers, icicles, leaves, mud, pine cones, snow, stones, twigs and thorns. Andy Goldsworthy has won a dew Arts award during his successful carrer: 
  • 1979 ~ North West Arts                                                           Andy Goldsworthy
  • 1980 ~ Yorkshire Arts
  • 1981 ~ Northern Arts
  • 1982 ~ Northern Arts
  • 1986 ~ Northern Arts Bursary
  • 1987 ~ Scottish Arts Council
  • 1989 ~ Northern Electricity Arts
  • 2000 ~ Appointed officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Some of his work include:


'Cow Dung On Glass' ~ 2007
Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy
 http://www.elliezenhari.com/andy/work.html


'Leaf River Stone'
Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy

'Woven Branch Circular Arch' ~ April 1986

Andy Goldsworthy
http://www.appstate.edu/~gotschce/sculptor/biography.html

| Urban Environment |
For most people urban environment is referred to as street art. This is when photos are taken in the street of ordinary people in ordinary places. The terms 'urban art', 'graffiti', 'neo-graffiti' are also at times referred to as urban environment.

Wednesday 19 February 2014

| Task1 3.1 ~ Conrad L. Hall - Cinematography |

Cinematography is known as the art or technique of movie photography including the development and shooting of the film. Most cinematography is displayed effectively on screen and is responsible for achieving technical decisions relating to the mise en scene.

Cinematographers are known as the chief over the camera and lighting crew on a film and the director of photography and film. The cinematographer works alongside with the film's director to decide what lighting, setting, camera angles and different film techniques; to decide how the frame, scene or surrounding is portrayed to appeal to viewers and audience. The techniques included in this scene or mise en scene will also affect your mood.


 Born June 21, 1926 - January 26, 2003 in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesian, Conrad Lafcadio Hall was judged to be history's ten most influential cinematographers. Conrad Hall gained a number of awards including three Academy & BAFTA Awards. Hall graduated in 1949 at the University of Southern California intending to study journalism but ended up graduating from Cinema school. Mr. Hall worked on many documentaries , television (The Outer Limits) and minor films. Later in his career, he became a studio camera operator before moving up to cinematography in the mid 1960's. Some of his successful cinematography films include In Cold BloodCool Hand LukeButch Cassidy and the Sundance KidAmerican BeautyRoad to Perdition (examples shown below)


'Road to Perdition' (2002)
Cinematographer ~ Conrad L. Hall
Production Designer ~ Dennis Gassner
Art Direction ~ Richard L. Johnson

'Road to Perdition' (2002)
Cinematographer ~ Conrad L. Hall

'Road to Perdition' (2002)
Cinematographer ~ Conrad L. Hall

'Road to Perdition' (2002)
Cinematographer ~ Conrad L. Hall

Tuesday 11 February 2014

| Concept ideas |

Monday 10th Feb 2014


  • my passion for music (in general) - expressing it through family, church, school.
~ music: vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.


  • cultural belief - P.O.V. through the church, community, society
~ cultural: the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
~ belief: a religious tenet or tenets; religious creed or faith: the Christian belief.


  • over changing of youth behavior - Pasifika students, Europeans, mixing races - through the influences of social media, society and they people they're surrounded by.
~ youth: the condition of being young. the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc, characteristic of one who is young.
~ behavior: manner of behaving or conducting one self.