- Big Idea: How can you create a visual narrative about time and place through varying perspectives in one composition? What is Cubism? noun cub·ism \ˈkyü-ˌbi-zəm\ a style of art that stresses abstract structure at the expense of other pictorial elements especially by displaying several aspects of the same object simultaneously and by fragmenting the form of depicted objects
WHAT TO DO: Let's explore Cubism in Photography. Create your own visual story about your life inspired by a David Hockney-esque joiner photo montage. You will be photographing your subject from at least 15- 25 different angles. You will need 10 to 15 photos to construct Note: Use natural light - no flash
THE DAVID HOCKNEY-ESQUE CUBIST PHOTO MONTAGE:
The photographs should show the relationship between the subject/person to their environment in which they are photographed.
Use images creatively by breaking up or fragmenting the original form and bringing it back together to create a new image.
The images should have a storytelling quality. The viewer should be able to learn something about the subject matter - time and place...
Steps: - Open all images in Photoshop - Open a new document (File-New, Document Type: Size: 11x17 Resolution: 300 pixels/inch, click OK). Do not change any other settings. You may do it Portrait or Landscape format. - Open up all your images. - The images can vary in size (you will want large images to manipulate in your 11 x17 canvas) all at 300 dpi. - Place each photo on a new layer within the 11 x 17 document. - As you add images you can edit/ transform/scale to adjust size of image/crop etc... - Repeat the last four steps with sections of all of your photos to build up an interesting image from multiple angles – this is the point of Cubism. - NOTE – if you want to resize or rearrange your sections, you MUST click on the layer that the section is on. - NOTE – you can bring sections forward or backward on the image by rearranging your layers (click and drag the layer up or down to a new location). - When you are done, click Layer-Flatten Image and edit for contrast and colour or make it black and white. - Save file out as a high resolution jpeg.