assignment 1

 

Assignment 1: Part 1

Part 2:

1. Walker Evans 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Walker-Evans

https://www.art.com/products/p48802106272-sa-i11012688/walker-evans-lining-up-for-food-at-mealtime-in-the-camp-for-flood-refugees-forrest-city-arkansas-1937.htm?upi=Q1BY0B50&PODConfigID=4990719&sOrigID=5820

his work did not revolve around the citizens thus around the work they've created, which he's intrigued by the American culture that surrounds him. his art was mostly black and white as he attempted to grab every aspect of the life in the photo. His photos are typically black and white which not only narrows the viewers imagination, thus, exposes deeper meanings within that photo, since black and white doesn't give the audience colour, it limits them from seeing whats on the surface. His photos are mostly centred as he wants to convey a direct message. His idea behind these photos is to look beyond what the photo is showing. He wants to show the true story that falls beneath the surface. Whether its a dark or happy story, he purposely has it photos in black and white to mask the obvious. 

2. Dorthea Lange 

https://www.art.com/products/p12916304280-sa-i6414872/dorothea-lange-cotton-picker-1937.htm?upi=Q10V8UM0&PODConfigID=14258388&sOrigID=7227

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Lange

she was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist and her work is known for showing the realities in time of the great depression "She roamed the streets with her camera, portraying the extent of the social and economic upheaval of the Depression". her photos are black and white also which strip the image of colour and vividness to show the harsh realities caused by the war. her work is between centred and irregular since it shows images of close and far views which ceate different dynamic, as well as stories it tells. the motivation behind these images tell the story of the Great Depression and the consequences it left certain families. it shows the reality of poverty, loneliness and abandonment.