Absurd
what is Absurd?
Absurd is something that is unusual something that is imaginative. something that is totally the opposite of what you would actually do. For example, you would have food in your fridge instead of having food you would have clothes or shoes, or if you was to eat at dinner you wouldn't have food on your plate you might have toys or a book.
Absurd is something that is unusual something that is imaginative. something that is totally the opposite of what you would actually do. For example, you would have food in your fridge instead of having food you would have clothes or shoes, or if you was to eat at dinner you wouldn't have food on your plate you might have toys or a book.
Erwin Wurm
This is one of Erwin absurd photographs. This image is unusual. What makes this image unusual is the fact that you would not see someone with there body to the wall, however there is something that makes the image way more better is the way the photo has been taken. Its like his or her head has disappeared into the wall, its makes the image look as if the head has disappeared or looks as if the wall if a portal. By looking at this photo we would have questions, like what made the photographer think of this idea? Does this image represent anything?. The person in this image looks as if they have fallen into the wall or walked straight into the wall and got stuck. There is also no one around, just a van at the end however this makes the image more interesting and you would clearly see what the main focus of the image is. |
Erwin Wurm
This is another image by Erwin, this one is the totally opposite of what you should be doing. This is what makes the image better. Instead of sitting on the chair he has his head on the chair with his arms through it, its unusual as chairs are made for sitting on. This image does not have much going on there on which makes the main focus stand out. By looking at this image what made the photographer take this image? does this image represent something?. |
David Shrigley
This is a weird and unusual sign that David has made. In this image i see 3 hands and with thumbs up, with a caption of everything is good. This image is simple. If i was going to describe this image to someone it would be simple. This has been drawn with his hands or could of been done on an online drawing app, or software like paint. This photograph does not have may tones in its all kind of one tone black. |
School Images
Evaluation of images These images was taken in school , these are all absurd, different. The aim of this Photoshoot was to get a clear view of what absurd is and how i can develop this in my further experiments.The image i like the best and which worked well for me was the one with the no entry sign as there is a person walking through when it says no entry which is unusual as its something you would not do. And your doing the total opposite. The image that i find more absurd would be the bin with the umbrella as a bin does not need an umbrella and it is supposed to get wet. This is what makes the image more absurd, maybe what i could do to improve on that image would be to have more of the umbrella within the picture so you can see what the image is really about. The image i also like would be the links one with a sign saying wet floor. You do not really have a wet floor sign on the links as it has grips on the floor so your highly unlikely to fall. i could of made that image better by changing the sign to be more direct to the links. So the sign could say dry floor. You do not need a sign saying dry floor as its a normal thing and u can gather if it is dry. |
Home Photoshoot
Evaluation of home images
These are images i have taken at home of absurd. These images are all imaginative and different. The one with my little brother in the bath is unusual as you would have water but instead its as if he is bathing in toys which makes the image more interesting. I got inspired by looking on pinterest. I could improve on these images by capturing more of the background so it leads into the image making the composition better. This would be to get more of the objects in the image like the bath tub and wall to show it was taken in a bathroom. I could also change about the image making it more better is by adding more teddy's in the bath to fill it up to show it suppose to be water. The image is off my little bro hiding, well trying to hide this makes the image look interesting as why is he hiding? or what is he hiding from ? he is hiding behind the door to show he is trying to sneak into my room. These images are all absurd i would like to change the way i captured these images and maybe edit them to show that it could be more absurd but that 's something i would look into. |
I have decided to move on from absurd situations to absurd signs, this is developing more into absurd and finding different ways absurd is used . I have moved on because i know how to take an image of an absurd situation and i want to be able to experiment with more ideas and to further my knowledge.
Absurd signs
These images are of Absurd signs that people have made. I chose these images to show examples of other people's ideas and what absurd signs are. The sign that says "CAUTION WHITE SIGNS" "NO YELLOW SIGNS BEYOND THIS POINT" this is absurd as its doing the opposite as there is a yellow and white sign this is weird and interesting as you if it says no yellow signs beyond this point then there should be no yellow signs but there is, why can't there be a yellow sign, why does is it a hazard that there is a white sign. Another sign that i like out of these would be the "WATCH YOUR STEP" i like this is as a wheelchair is not made to go up stairs and watch your step would be hard for a wheelchair user. All these sigs are absurd as they are unusual and weird.
Home evaluation
These images are absurd signs. These images all have different setting to show that i have developed a clearer understanding and using a wide rang or resources . The images that i like the best is the one with the teddy in the woods ( only teddies beyond this point) this is unusual as you would not see teddies walking or in the woods without and human being there. It unusual as humans normally walk through the woods , animals but only a stuffed toy is aloud. I thought of this idea for a while it was not a quick decision as i wanted my first image to look the best. The only thing i do not like in this image is the fact it has a lot of background in it, i could of focused on more of the actual point of the image like the sign including only a tiny bit as thats the main focus on the image. The images that i don't like the most would be the toilet ones, as they look rushed and i could of made it look more interesting to look at, as it looks really dull and as a group it does not look that good. I could improve on these images by changing the setting and change the sign. But overall i do like all my images just have to change some. |
School Project
What i am going todo next ?
im going to have a theme aswell as absurd signs, i might change the setting, so to take a set of images out side instead of inside or focus them around the toilets if doing some inside. And i am going to put more effort in to m signs so really thinking about where they are going to go and how it relates.
im going to have a theme aswell as absurd signs, i might change the setting, so to take a set of images out side instead of inside or focus them around the toilets if doing some inside. And i am going to put more effort in to m signs so really thinking about where they are going to go and how it relates.
Evaluation of school Images
This is one of the images that i have taken, i like this image and the way i have developed it as you have to break the glass in order of a fire, and there is a sign saying "DO NOT DAMAGE GLASS" this is interesting as you need to damage the glass to push the alarm this is one of my images that i think works well. Another image that i like is the "THIS SIGN IS NOT A SIGN" i like this as its clearly a sign but i put saying that it is not a sign. This is the total opposite of what i have said thats why i like this image. I could improve on this image by making the sign a little better, maybe printing or making a sign on word or a online document to make it look better and not to make it looked rushed. A image that i could of worked better one would be the "MAGIC DOOR" this could of been interpret and done better to make the image more better and interesting, as this image is a but dull.
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Evaluation of Home images
This is one of my favourite images that i have taken at home, as it is logic and basic. A bin is used for trash and to put rubbish in however this sign is saying the opposite so what would be the point in having a bin with a bin bag in? I got inspired by pinterest which encouraged me to take this image. I could improve on this image by making the sign better more neat, so a different design, or to put a red symbol around it to make it stand out and to make it look like a proper sign. Another image that i like what i have took would be the fridge one, this image is another basic one, i like this as the sign twists its self so it would say one thing and say the opposite , even though it says no food, the fridge contains food as thats what fridges are suppose to contain. The image i could improve on would be the stairway one with the lift, this could be improved by making the sign better and maybe capturing more of the lift so it makes sense. |
1st set of images hide
Evaluation
These are my images that i have taken in school, these images are of hide. All these images have have something covering the face or hiding the face. This represents hide but i have made the pictures more interesting by adding something random or unusual in the image . For example in some images i have added a head, this is unusual as its a head covering a head.I like these images as i think they work well. I would describes these images as interesting and i like these images but i could make them better eve though i like them. I like these images and i think they have worked well and they all are hide. I could improve on these images by changing the objets in the image. Instead of having the same object in these images i could add a different object to make the image more interesting as i have moved the head around so its not looking like the same image throughout all of them. I did do some of these images with a white background as in my other experiments i wanted to change the background to white so it made the image look better so i have shown an improvement in my work. I used an ipod for these , i found that when using an ipod it has less quality so when taking more images i might use an app on an ipod to make different effects and then i could see what an app does to my work and if it looks better. There are a lot of lines in some of these images for example the last image with the railings that has lines . All the colours in these group of photographs are dull as there is not much colours going on as all the colours flow in all the images so the colours in the images are the same throughout.
These are my images that i have taken in school, these images are of hide. All these images have have something covering the face or hiding the face. This represents hide but i have made the pictures more interesting by adding something random or unusual in the image . For example in some images i have added a head, this is unusual as its a head covering a head.I like these images as i think they work well. I would describes these images as interesting and i like these images but i could make them better eve though i like them. I like these images and i think they have worked well and they all are hide. I could improve on these images by changing the objets in the image. Instead of having the same object in these images i could add a different object to make the image more interesting as i have moved the head around so its not looking like the same image throughout all of them. I did do some of these images with a white background as in my other experiments i wanted to change the background to white so it made the image look better so i have shown an improvement in my work. I used an ipod for these , i found that when using an ipod it has less quality so when taking more images i might use an app on an ipod to make different effects and then i could see what an app does to my work and if it looks better. There are a lot of lines in some of these images for example the last image with the railings that has lines . All the colours in these group of photographs are dull as there is not much colours going on as all the colours flow in all the images so the colours in the images are the same throughout.
2nd set of images hide
Evaluation
These images are my 2nd experiment with hide. These are better than my first set as I interpret my ideas and what I could of improved onto these images. I Like the way these images turned out. All these images are to do with hide they have something covering the face or someone is hiding so they all have something In common. I also changed the way I used the objects in these images, so the same object in the last experiment was the head and which was used a lot but in this experiment I changed it up a bit and decided to add different objects that I found around the room. There are a couple of images that I would change to make better and there are images that I wouldn't change. I would change the first couple of images due to the background and not really thinking about taking the image just capturing it without planning. A set of images that I like would be the ones near the end with the bin lid, the tutu skirt on the face and the box on the face. I really like these as a set as I like the background and it has a lot of different lines and the picture is in focus. I used a digital camera to capture these photos. In my opinion it made the quality of the images better using a digital. If I was to take these images again I would change the setting so maybe doing some out side or just todo them all in one place so every image captured out side or every image captured with a white background etc. There are a lot of colours in these images as a set I wouldn't say any look dull except the last set of images due to black and white colours but also have pink in it so it balances it out.
These images are my 2nd experiment with hide. These are better than my first set as I interpret my ideas and what I could of improved onto these images. I Like the way these images turned out. All these images are to do with hide they have something covering the face or someone is hiding so they all have something In common. I also changed the way I used the objects in these images, so the same object in the last experiment was the head and which was used a lot but in this experiment I changed it up a bit and decided to add different objects that I found around the room. There are a couple of images that I would change to make better and there are images that I wouldn't change. I would change the first couple of images due to the background and not really thinking about taking the image just capturing it without planning. A set of images that I like would be the ones near the end with the bin lid, the tutu skirt on the face and the box on the face. I really like these as a set as I like the background and it has a lot of different lines and the picture is in focus. I used a digital camera to capture these photos. In my opinion it made the quality of the images better using a digital. If I was to take these images again I would change the setting so maybe doing some out side or just todo them all in one place so every image captured out side or every image captured with a white background etc. There are a lot of colours in these images as a set I wouldn't say any look dull except the last set of images due to black and white colours but also have pink in it so it balances it out.
forced perspective
Experiment
Evaluation
These images are of forced perspective. These were my first experiment of doing forced perspective. I got inspiration of Pinterest. I like these set of images that i have taken because i like the way i have taken the photo and you can see that they are forced perspective. These images could be improved a lot because these are my first set of images experimenting with forced perspective i have a lot to learn. I could improve these images by when taking the photo just getting the main thing involved and having the background maybe just one colour like with a white background. And i could start by having the image more in focused this will make the image look better. This will make the forced perspective stand out. Overall I like these images due to being my first but I didn't plan these out that's something I could improve on. There are also a lot of lines in these images and are mostly straight lines.
These images are of forced perspective. These were my first experiment of doing forced perspective. I got inspiration of Pinterest. I like these set of images that i have taken because i like the way i have taken the photo and you can see that they are forced perspective. These images could be improved a lot because these are my first set of images experimenting with forced perspective i have a lot to learn. I could improve these images by when taking the photo just getting the main thing involved and having the background maybe just one colour like with a white background. And i could start by having the image more in focused this will make the image look better. This will make the forced perspective stand out. Overall I like these images due to being my first but I didn't plan these out that's something I could improve on. There are also a lot of lines in these images and are mostly straight lines.
Ideas
Final pieces
Final Piece 1
Final Evaluation
I started researching artists to get inspiration to start experimenting. I went on to pinterest as it gives us a wide range of artists to look at , i done this because it gave me options to choose from, this would give me a wider range of images to explore and to see the different ways photographers take absurd images. I found Erwin Wurm , i really liked his images as i found it interesting how he used photoshop in some to get rid of heads so it made it look as if there heads were in the wall as if it was magic. I always had questions to ask. What made him think of doing this? What is the story behind it? is there a story behind it?. This inspired to me look at more artists. I looked more into his work and started to realise he has different aspects to absurd and that he does not just take the same image just with different settings he has a lot of themes, this would show he has imagination and puts it into his work it makes it more interesting .I then found another artist called David Shrigley . His work is very different to Erwin's work as Erwins work is more taken him self, where as David's work is shown in a different way, instead of taking the images he has drawn them or painted them. They are this way because they are absurd signs in which he creates. They are more plain as they do not have any colours to it they are drawn in black which a white background. This made me have an understanding of absurd situations and absurd signs. I like Davids work as its interesting how you can make such absurd signs. This made me look further into signs but before i started experimenting with signs i needed to focus on Erwin Wurm work and experiment .
My first experiment i done was "hide" i liked this as it was very easy todo and easy to come up with absurd situations. In this experiment i thought of unusual things that you would not do . I used a umbrella as a prop the put over the bin i decided todo this as its unusual to try and keep a bin dry with an umbrella as they are outside for a reason. I did not get inspired by this from any artist as i got inspired outside when i saw an umbrella and the bin was the first thing i saw, so it just came to me. This was my first experiment however i knew it was not going to be as good so i then started to look on Pinterest again to gather more knowledge and experiment more to make my images better . I then thought of taking images at home to show my understanding and to get different settings so it is not all based in school.I started to use my baby brother as a model , i started to take absurd images of what i already knew about absurd and linked to what i done in school. As that was my only understanding of absurd until i research more and experiment. The image that i like the best was the one of my little brother in the bath with teddy bears as the teddy bears represent water as if he is bathing in teddy bears i like this idea. i then evaluated these images and so i understood what i could of improved on and what i did well this would help me develop my ideas and what i would have todo next time i done another experiment.
I then decided as i had a couple of experiments doing absurd situations i decided to do absurd signs to see how i can develop them. i did find it hard at first as even getting ideas and looking at the artist i already researched i did not want to copy the signs i wanted to make them my own but i did not know what to write as i do not have much of an imagination but when seeing what everyone else was doing i then gathered ideas to take my first set of images . I started the experimentation at home instead of doing one at school. I planned out what i was going todo and developed my ideas further. Most of the images i took i did not plan they just came to me in the moment. This made me realise that i needed to plan ahead to get good quality images so it did not make it hard to think of anything as i would have most ideas put to use. This made me make a decision that in my school experiment that i would plan everything i done this so it would make my work better and to show how it can developed this. I got inspiration from pinterest, as i saw a sign of a fire alarm and i then decided todo the opposite of what the fire alarm says, but i could of made the sign look a bit more interesting.
I started researching artists to get inspiration to start experimenting. I went on to pinterest as it gives us a wide range of artists to look at , i done this because it gave me options to choose from, this would give me a wider range of images to explore and to see the different ways photographers take absurd images. I found Erwin Wurm , i really liked his images as i found it interesting how he used photoshop in some to get rid of heads so it made it look as if there heads were in the wall as if it was magic. I always had questions to ask. What made him think of doing this? What is the story behind it? is there a story behind it?. This inspired to me look at more artists. I looked more into his work and started to realise he has different aspects to absurd and that he does not just take the same image just with different settings he has a lot of themes, this would show he has imagination and puts it into his work it makes it more interesting .I then found another artist called David Shrigley . His work is very different to Erwin's work as Erwins work is more taken him self, where as David's work is shown in a different way, instead of taking the images he has drawn them or painted them. They are this way because they are absurd signs in which he creates. They are more plain as they do not have any colours to it they are drawn in black which a white background. This made me have an understanding of absurd situations and absurd signs. I like Davids work as its interesting how you can make such absurd signs. This made me look further into signs but before i started experimenting with signs i needed to focus on Erwin Wurm work and experiment .
My first experiment i done was "hide" i liked this as it was very easy todo and easy to come up with absurd situations. In this experiment i thought of unusual things that you would not do . I used a umbrella as a prop the put over the bin i decided todo this as its unusual to try and keep a bin dry with an umbrella as they are outside for a reason. I did not get inspired by this from any artist as i got inspired outside when i saw an umbrella and the bin was the first thing i saw, so it just came to me. This was my first experiment however i knew it was not going to be as good so i then started to look on Pinterest again to gather more knowledge and experiment more to make my images better . I then thought of taking images at home to show my understanding and to get different settings so it is not all based in school.I started to use my baby brother as a model , i started to take absurd images of what i already knew about absurd and linked to what i done in school. As that was my only understanding of absurd until i research more and experiment. The image that i like the best was the one of my little brother in the bath with teddy bears as the teddy bears represent water as if he is bathing in teddy bears i like this idea. i then evaluated these images and so i understood what i could of improved on and what i did well this would help me develop my ideas and what i would have todo next time i done another experiment.
I then decided as i had a couple of experiments doing absurd situations i decided to do absurd signs to see how i can develop them. i did find it hard at first as even getting ideas and looking at the artist i already researched i did not want to copy the signs i wanted to make them my own but i did not know what to write as i do not have much of an imagination but when seeing what everyone else was doing i then gathered ideas to take my first set of images . I started the experimentation at home instead of doing one at school. I planned out what i was going todo and developed my ideas further. Most of the images i took i did not plan they just came to me in the moment. This made me realise that i needed to plan ahead to get good quality images so it did not make it hard to think of anything as i would have most ideas put to use. This made me make a decision that in my school experiment that i would plan everything i done this so it would make my work better and to show how it can developed this. I got inspiration from pinterest, as i saw a sign of a fire alarm and i then decided todo the opposite of what the fire alarm says, but i could of made the sign look a bit more interesting.