Thursday, November 3, 2016

For God, For Queen, For Country by Suzanne Tamaki (Native Sista), 2011, 2.5 x 1.5 meters, lightjet print.   

Artists statement: 
Suzanne Tamaki (Maniapoto, Tuhoe, Te Arawa) is a fibre artist with the label Native Sista. She creates body adornment, costumes and jewellery inspired by legends and mythical creatures in the Pacific, as well as traditional Maori and indigenous costuming throughout the world. Wāhine-toa feature prominently in her work, as she uses fashion to agitate discussions about indigenous issues in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Suzanne was one of the founding members of the Pacific Sisters fashion collective in the mid 90's participating in various multimedia fashion shows including: 12th Sydney Biennale and the South Pacific Festival of the Arts in Samoa, Palau and Pagopago.

Working in groups of 3
Applying you analysis:

Read and unpack the information that is supplied: artist, title, date, medium and scale.

Context: What contextual information can you glean from the artist statement?
(refer to below cartoon for more information on context.)

Identify the formal qualities of this image: WB, ISO, aperture (DOF), shutter (movement), viewpoint, fore-mid and background, composition, framing, repetition, pattern, line, texture, color and light (hard, soft, direct, diffused, reflected, etc.)

Content: what ideas do you think the artist is trying to communicate based on this mahi?

Your opinion: Do you agree with the position that the artist is taking? Do you like the work? Try and explain why or not.




Context is the set of circumstances that surround a particular situation or in our case artwork.


Sunday, September 4, 2016

Light continued

 'Get your mind right', by Shane Tuihalangingie, 2014.

'Influx' is curated by Ane Tonga and marks the eighth Tautai tertiary exhibition, will be at St Paul Street Gallery, below is a link:

https://www.facebook.com/events/991575237608362/

Artists include Louisa Afoa, Jasmine Togo Brisby, Jasmine Te Hira, John Vea, Nina Oberg Humphries, Christina Pataiali'i, Pati Solomona Tyrell, Valasi Leota-Seiuli, Pelepesite Tofilau and Rhueben Meredith, Shane Tu'ihalangingie and others to be announced.


The above photo was taken by Shane Tuihalangingie when he was doing this same paper in 2014

Monday, August 29, 2016

Line

Runaways, by Destiny Deacon (K'ua K'ua), 2014, 98x75cm, Hahnemuhle photo rag. 

Link for more information on line:
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-use-lines-in-photography-compositions/

Texture


Auto Portrait with 12 Disciples (From the series ‘The Last Cannibal Supper, Cause Tomorrow We Become Christians’), by Greg Semu, 2010, 100 x 286 cm, Digital Type- C print


Link for more information on texture:

Color


Monsieur Philemon Toleafoa, by Edith Amituanai, 2007, C-type photograph, 1050 x 900mm



Link for more information on color:

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Composition

Addresses the placement and relationship between all the different elements in the photograph. 


Lauryn, Luisa, Sini, Hilda. From the series: Tama'ita'i Pasifika Mao'i, by Tanu Gago, 2014.


Link for more information on compsition:
http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules