Words have been an inspiration for photographers and filmmakers, for both their appearance and meaning. Nancy Hellebrand's close-up black and white photographs of handwriting are abstract studies of very personal linear forms. The posters by Jacques Mahé de la Villeglé are created from printed lettering that is combined and juxtaposed in torn layers. The title sequence for Wim Wenders' film Wings of Desire shows poetry in the process of bring written with pen and ink, in contrast to the credits which appear as chalk on blackboards.
Definitions
Abstract:
Adjective - relating to or denoting art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but rather seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, colours, and textures
Verb - extract or remove (something).
Linear:
Adjective - progressing from one stage to another in a single series of steps; sequential.
Juxtaposed:
Noun - the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
Contrast:
Noun - the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.
Nancy Hellebrand
Nancy Hellebrand’s early interest in photography was almost entirely motivated by a sense of social justice. Over time her photos became less content-dependent and more abstract, though they continued to be driven by her hunger for human understanding and intimate beauty.
Nancy Hellebrand’s early interest in photography was almost entirely motivated by a sense of social justice. Over time her photos became less content-dependent and more abstract, though they continued to be driven by her hunger for human understanding and intimate beauty.
Many photographers and artists have used circles or curves to produce imaginative and powerful work. Josef Sudek photographed shells, eggs, glasses and balls chosen for their distinctive shapes and forms, in his series of still-life arrangements. Round hats, mirrors and lenses act as frames or focal points in the portraits of Vivian Maier. Yoyoi Kusama has used complex and intense patterns of dots and spots to produce startling installations.
Defintions
Imaginative:
Adjective - having or showing creativity or inventiveness.
Powerful:
Adjective - having control and influence over people and events.
- having a strong effect on people's feelings or thoughts.
Distinctive:
Adjective - characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.
Form:
Noun - the visible shape or configuration of something.
- style, design, and arrangement in an artistic work as distinct from its content.
Still-life:
Noun - a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware.
Vivian Maier
Vivian Dorothy Maier was an American street photographer. Maier worked as a nanny, pursuing photography during her spare time.
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