Nicky Bird purchased unwanted photographs from sellers on eBay. Her only rule was that there were no other bids; thereby genuinely classifying them as unwanted. Bird asked each seller where they [...]
The scene suggests that the man is impatient, powerful, influential, arrogant, wealthy and corrupt. The single-shot scene shows a young man entering a night club with a female acquaintance to the [...]
Brief Rip out an advertising image from a newspaper supplement. Comment on what it is, what it says about the product and why are you think it’s there. Commentary On 14 February 2018, the [...]
Brief Look carefully at Erwitt’s image and write some notes about how the subject matter is placed within the frame. How has Erwitt structured this image? What do you think the image is ‘saying’? [...]
Nigel Shafran’s series ‘Washing up’ features images of kitchen sinks after washing up. Coupled with captions, we learn from the photos about the dietary habits of Shafran and [...]
Brief Recreate a childhood memory in a photograph. Image Being asked to recreate a childhood memory photographically involves much soul-searching. There are hundreds available. Some good some [...]
Brief Could Lee’s work be considered voyeuristic or even exploitative? Is she commenting on her own identity, the group identity of the people she photographs, or both? Would you agree to [...]
Brief The brief presented three artists known for using themselves in their image-making; Francesca Woodman, Elina Brotherus and Gillian Wearing. We were asked to reflect on their work and [...]
Born in Denver, Colorado in 1958 Francesca Woodman was the second child of the American “artists” Betty and George Woodman. To gain a better understanding of the life of Francesca, I [...]
We were offered three case studies showing work of Level 3 OCA students. All pieces use metaphor to portray ideas. Peter Mansell Dewald Botha – Ring Road Jodie Taylor – Memories of [...]
