Myoung Ho Lee photographs solitary trees framed against white canvas backdrops in the middle of natural landscapes
Myoung Ho Lee, a young artist from South Korea, has produced an elaborate series of photographs that pose some unusual questions about representation, reality, art, environment and seeing.
Simple in concept, complex in execution, he makes us look at a tree and its structure in its natural surroundings, but separates the tree artificially from nature by presenting it on an immense white ground, as one would see a painting or photograph on a billboard.
Myoung Ho Lee, a young artist from South Korea, has produced an elaborate series of photographs that pose some unusual questions about representation, reality, art, environment and seeing.
Simple in concept, complex in execution, he makes us look at a tree and its structure in its natural surroundings, but separates the tree artificially from nature by presenting it on an immense white ground, as one would see a painting or photograph on a billboard.
Focus artist: Myoung Ho Lee
Examples of work
First Response: Structures in nature- Coldfall forest
WWW: Good selection of plant structures
EBI: Focused more on the technical element of aperture
EBI: Focused more on the technical element of aperture
Second Response: Structures in nature- Fortismere allotment
WWW: Selecting interesting subject matter
EBI: More care around framing the subject
EBI: More care around framing the subject
Technical Focus - Aperture
An aperture is made out of aperture blades (usually five to nine) that form a rough circle to control the size of the opening, and therefore the amount of light let in. The size of the opening is described as an f/number. Essentially, the f/number is a ratio of focal length to aperture diameter. Put simply, the smaller the f/number, the larger the opening (f/3.5 = 1/3.5 = 0.286; f/16 = 1/16 = 0.0625) and vice versa, the higher the f/number the smaller the opening. Each f-stop interval lets in half the amount of light of the previous f-stop.
Focus Artist: Sanna Kannisto- 'Field Works'
The core practice of the natural sciences is to collect in order to inspect more closely. Collecting implies taming and containment, traits shared to some extent by photography. Breaking away from the conventions of scientific documentation, which typically presents specimens in isolation and devoid of context, Kannisto’s work addresses the acts of staging and image-making. Her photographs, with their biologically correct titles, show not only the breathtaking beauty of nature, but also the tools used to achieve the would-be image at center—the velvety black drapes at each side, the difficult “neutral” lighting rig, the seamless white background.
Photogram
Third response: Structures in nature- The studio
WWW: Good use of limited light
EBI: Focus on subject matter rather than own artistic intent
EBI: Focus on subject matter rather than own artistic intent
Fifth response: Structures in architecture- Odeon theatre and St. James church
WWW: Interesting choice of subject
EBI: Focus on light and the impact it has on the image
EBI: Focus on light and the impact it has on the image
Focus artist Simon Phipps
The photography by Simon Phipps provides a unique perspective and portrays Brutalist architecture in a sensitive, realistic and distinctive manner. Phipps has spent the last 15 years photographing and documenting Brutalist and buildings in the UK, creating a survey of photographic images that demonstrate the breadth of this contentious architectural style
Sixth response: Structure in architecture- Brunswick Centre and Institute of Education
WWW: Good focus on the subject criteria
EBI: Photographed more brutalist structures
EBI: Photographed more brutalist structures
Response to artist: Thomas Danthony
The Brutalism project is a collaboration with Black Dragon press about Brutalism architecture in London. He turns photographs that he has taken in to simplified images in Photoshop and then in turns creates screen prints of his creations.
Structures in the body
Set up the skeleton and bones in the studio and photograph them on a white background. Then take a series of portraits of your
classmates and then using photoshop and other experimental techniques merge the portraits with the skeletons and bones.
classmates and then using photoshop and other experimental techniques merge the portraits with the skeletons and bones.
3 strands
Strand one- Structure in decay examples:
The breakdown of structure and the new structure that this forms.
Decayed surfaces rusted metal, peeling paint, broken environments. Photograph different derelict environments take images around school and then in your local area that show this.
Parkland walk and any other location you can visit. Set up some soft fruit and star to photograph it as it decays soft fruit is best for this. Consider also using flowers
Decayed surfaces rusted metal, peeling paint, broken environments. Photograph different derelict environments take images around school and then in your local area that show this.
Parkland walk and any other location you can visit. Set up some soft fruit and star to photograph it as it decays soft fruit is best for this. Consider also using flowers
First response
Second repsonse
Strand 2- Structure in light and shadow focusing (mainly) on the lone figure examples:
Response conglomerate:
There are no contact sheets for strand two as all images were taken from shoots either prior to the A level course or from shoots for strand 3.
Strand 3- Structure in identity (development strand) examples:
Our identity shapes the way we stand, the clothes we wear, where we go and who we associate with. In this sense our identity forms the structure of who we are. In this series I hope to capture that structure in portraits.
Social structures and groups. Everyday life and how it shapes us focus on my own friends and life.
Social structures and groups. Everyday life and how it shapes us focus on my own friends and life.
Response 1:
Monty (topless) around school:
The shoot with monty around school was the first set I took with specifically the stimulus of structure in identity in mind. For me the shoot worked with shadows and dramatic light in a school setting to create the atmosphere of 'disaffected youth'. In the lighter more colourful shots, such as the image of monty sitting in the attic, there was a more playful feel but ran along the same theme. The most effective element of this shoot was the use of the school environment.
Focus artist: Sonya Kydeeva |
The analysis of the artist and your work is way too brief.
Perhaps more explanation of your task, intentions and technique. More analysis of each image and a deeper WWW&EBI. There isn't really an artist analysis more just a link saying it inspired you so look at their intentions their reasoning for doing it and analyse their work. What were your intentions? |
Second response:
Barbican shoot:
In this shoot the focus on the stimulus was more emphasised. I decided it was important to shape my photos with my own life and what I do, so I took some friends out to the barbican and photographed them unposed doing their own thing. Naturalism was the key, in my eyes, to truly capture 'structure in identity'. This unposed style paired with a variety of different settings gave the shoot a more spontaneous and, again, natural feel.
Focus artist: Nan GoldinAlthough the subject matter of Nan's work is very different to my own the general idea behind both our work is very similar. Both Goldin and I photograph our friends on a day or night out in their natural environment.
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second response (disposables)
Barbican disposables
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Third response
Gareth around school
based on the results of the shoot with monty, I wanted to put another figure in an empty school environment, this time with his top on. Because of the over cast lighting and blank school setting the pictures came out slightly more downcast than I intended. The defining feature of the shoot was Gareth's skin head. It gave the photos a more vulnerable and youthful feeling.
Focus artist: Gavin Watson |
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Fourth response:
Isidore's bedroom with Nick:
To further my response to structure in identity I decided to try shooting Isi and a stranger (Nick) in Isi's room. I thought this could be an interesting concept
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Pre A level shoots:
Summer camp disposables
(Weebly cropped the photos strangely for some reason) I decided to include these photos because they perfectly capture the carefree youthful atmosphere of my strand. Particularly as these photos were taken without the any intention other than to capture the moment. The bright colours and fun clothes fit perfectly into my theme The use of a disposable film camera created the vibrant colours that are so key to.
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Rave photos
Taken on an iphone, the bright colours and dancing figures perfectly surmise the feel of my strand.
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Summer with Sam and Ava
Images taken over a few days in summer.
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One off images:
Image 1: Archie and Ivo at mountview
I chose to include this image as the compositon +7 Image 2: Isidore at the bienale Image 3: Oscar at Layla's, halloween Image 4: Max in Padstow |
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Response conglomerate
Mock piece
In this task i was required to create a mock final piece, the project links with the theme of structure through the exploration of layering images and contrasting the broken shapes of the collage images with the clear bold lines of my own photos layered on top. The piece was heavily inspired by photographer Ben Watts who is very creative with the presentation of his own work, as shown in the left, playing with layering, different mediums. Whats more the bright colours that are prevalent in his work as seen on the far left can be seen throughout my own work. I intended to make my own images stand out by placing them on top of the collage rather than layering them into it. However, this was not particularly effective as my images do not stand out particularly well against the busy background. Additionally, as I made the collage before putting my images on the top, there was not enough space to add an adequate amount of my images.
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However the piece is not without merit as it does effectively convey the atmosphere that I wanted to create in my project: Teenage expression, and explores structure through layering.
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Thus,
WWW: The piece effectively evoked the feeling of teenage expression and youth culture and explored structure through layering EBI: I used more of my own images and emphasised my own pictures more effectively. |