What
are Typologies?
Photographs
made to record the facts, pure documents and nothing else. Usualy made for
comparison .
What
was “The Face of the Times”?
August
Sander‘s publication of portraits (human typologies) in 1920‘s. He was working
with old-fahioned glass-plate negatives. Used categorisation based on 7 social
types.
Which
magazine did Rodchenko design?
USSR In
Construction. Propaganda magazine, glorifying achievements of the soviet
system. Included photomontage as well.
What is
photo-montage?
Technique
that took it‘s cue from cinema montage. Cutting, pasting, retouching,
rephotographing pictures, text, drawings in order to change its meaning,
intention.
Why did
Eugene Atget use albumen prints in the 1920’s?
He said
himself: ‚I don‘t know how to do that‘
What is
solarisation and how was it discovered?
Photograhpic
process, invented by Man Ray, french photographer. Process, that gives metalic
impression on things, especially human skin.
What
was the relationship between Bernice Abbott and
Eugene
Atget?
Brought
5000 negatives of Atget to America
Why was Walker Evans fired
from the FSA?
He could not make his personal vision conform to the propaganda requirements of the FSA.
He could not make his personal vision conform to the propaganda requirements of the FSA.
