Project 7: Surrealism and Photo Montage

In this project I had to make surrealist photos. For the most part, the photos were made by selecting a portion of one photo and pasting it on top of a background. Then I would warp and re size the photo that was on top of the background. To make a shadow, I would make a copy of the photo and use the paint bucket to turn it black, then I would adjust the black layer to make it look like it was coming from a light source. I would get the shadow look from the black layer by applying Gaussian blur and adjust the opacity.

Music of nature

In this photo I was thinking about the music of nature. Whenever I go on a hike, it all feels like there is a song that is being played that can only be heard when you go into the woods. In this particular photo, I got the cloud things by using the brushes that I downloaded from the last project.

Giant Foot

In general, I really did not like working on this project. I am not too interested with expressing the unconscious mind and the unreal. 

Project 7 Prework

Surrealism was a cultural movement that appeared in the 1920s which sought to unlock the creative potential of the unconscious mind. Artists would create works that depicted illogical scenes, strange creatures made from everyday objects, and a style of art that would allow the unconscious to be expressed. The works of art would also include juxtapositions and surprising elements. Some of the most famous artists from the surrealist movement are Salvador Dali and René Magritte.

Salvador Dali:

Metamorphosis of Narcissus, Salvador Dali
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/

Persistence of Memory, Salvador Dali
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/

Rene Magritte:

The Son of a Man, Rene Magritte
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/

The Pilgrim, Rene Magritte
http://www.renemagritte.org/

Ronen Goldman:

The Magician, Ronen Goldman
http://www.ronengoldman.com/

Tommy Ingberg:

Stone Part 1, Tommy Ingberg
http://www.ingberg.com/

Jim Kazanjian:

untitled (object), Jim Kazanjian
http://www.kazanjian.net/

Project 6: Alternative Process Through Digital Means

In this project I was supposed to make photos in photoshop that look like they are made through alternative photographic processes. I made a cyanotype, a gum bichromate, and some wet plate collodions. Out of all these processes, I liked making the wet plate collodions the most because I really liked the way they turned out. Personally, I had the most trouble making the gum bichromate because of how the colors interacted with each other as layers, while trying to make the photo not turn white and having the colors still show.

Cyanotype:

Gum Bichromate:

Wet Plate Collodion: