Feedback Notes

Below are the notes from a peer feedback lesson with Les Monaghan on 4/10/13. These notes are ideas into who to research in terms of people who will be influential to me for this assignment.

- Ian Beesley
- Thomas Struth
- Brian Griffin
- Dusseldorf School (Germany)
- Charlotte Cotton book. (The photograph as contemporary art)
- The Aura of Art book by Benjamin Walter
- Ways of Seeing book (re-read)
- Swann Morton (scaples- look into) 
- Russian Revolution (the praise of workers) commission
- Rodchenko (Russian artist)
- Thinking Aloud Podcast (radio 4)
- Abigail Solomon Godeau

I will research into all of the names given in my notes through the use of the library and also the internet. Read Read Read!!!

Below is some research into the notes that I jotted down at the feedback session.

Ian Beesley

I was already aware of the work of Ian Beesley, he is a very influential photographer for myself and I have attended a talk about his most well known piece of work called the drift which documents what is left of the mining communities and helps to give a unique underground view of this subject, where most photographers photograph just the surface of the mines. I am going to go into more detail with the work of Ian Beesley in a future post.

Swann Morton

Swann Morton are a great example of a globally respected brand which originated in Sheffield and came out of the back of the industrial revolution all those years ago. They produce scalpels, handles and blades.

Rodchenko

I researched into Alexandr Rodchenko hoping to find influential material, however I have never really been able to connect with sculptures and fine art on a critical level. When I continued my research into him, I stumbled upon his photography, mostly portraits of different types of people and I immediately though of August Sanders categorising style. This leads me onto another point, I will research one of my favourite photographers, August Sander because I believe this set of images will be of great influence to my own.

I found a great summary of his works on the Lumiere Gallery's website...

"He worked as a painter and graphic designer before turning to photomontage and photography. His photography was socially engaged, formally innovative, and opposed to a painterly aesthetic. Concerned with the need for analytical-documentary photo series, he often shot his subjects from odd angles—usually high above or below—to shock the viewer and to postpone recognition."

For the rest of the bullet points that I jotted down during feedback, I will research at later points in the assignment.