Thursday, March 31, 2011

Recreation5 and Historical Presentation in Contructed Reality - John Heartfield



Biography
John Heartfield (born Helmut Herzfeld) was born in June 1891, in Berlin Germany. During the early 1900’s, Heartfield became a major player in the Communist Party of Germany.  In 1924, Heartfield developed a form of photomontage as a means of political and artistic expression. He worked for several publications and is best known for his work with the Arbeiter-Illustrierte-Zeitung. There, he created several politically charged images, to show his distaste for Hitler and the war. Heartfieild moved to East Germany in 1954 after WWII, where he continued to create amazing montages until his death in April 1868.
John Heartfield (1927)
Composition
The image uses a contrast of color (background) and black and white (subject and sax). The awkward positioning, placement and enlargement of the subjects legs, make them the focal point of the image. Music note cut-outs and text add context to the image.
Concept/Motivation
This image is one in a series of publication covers. The idea behind the image is to create the motion of a woman dancing. All the components come together to execute this concept.
Method
Heartfield took several pictures and pasted them together to form one final image. The woman’s legs and saxophone are two separate images. The music notes are paper cutouts.
Opinion
I like this image. I thing the photographer definitely captured movement in this scene. I don’t like the colors, but I understand the limitations ofCompose that time period. 
Friday Night (2011), Kimber Bowman

 
RECREATION
Composition
This image uses a series of cutouts as well. Emphasis is on the girl walking along the golden road. The image is framed to include the text, model and background.
Concept
This image uses digital cut outs. I also chose to make a woman’s legs the focus of the scene. I imagined that the original image was like someone going out for the night, so I tried to do a modern day remake of that.
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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 5, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    I think this is a really interesting layout choice and it works well with your theme. I really enjoy the message behind it. I think you could have made it a little more interesting by making the legs pop.

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  2. Kendra ShireyApril 5, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Love the new age "yellow brick road", very satirical (I think!) and playful. Also love the element of campy horror introduced by the font choice. Very intriguing and interesting choices - nice work!

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  3. ValerieApril 5, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    The text works really well for this image and I like the coloring. I didn't notice the legs until you said something so I suggest maybe bringing the legs down further on the "road" so that they are more visible.

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  4. UnknownApril 5, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    hilarious recreation. subtle use of Magnums and a pun off Vegas.
    -Bryce

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  5. allisonApril 5, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    This photo made me really look twice. It had a good depth to it and the different shades of yellow made the cutout girl really pop from the screen

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  6. chriszlongApril 5, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    There is a lot going on with your recreation which makes it very interesting. There are a lot of small details that really make the image. I think it would have been even better if you could have somehow crammed even more details (even if they would only be recognizable by your circle).

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  7. Adriel_FloresApril 5, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    I find the image is really interesting and the composing was really good. I think that you captured the idea behind the original image (party) and transported it to your own world.

    As a suggestion I'll try to keep all of the images focused and composite it a little bit more. The idea is cool, but the corona bottles are difficult to be read and unless you explain it, it kinda gets lost.

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  8. MackenzieApril 5, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    the photo collage is fantastic. the typography, however, could use a little more thought. with more time and dedication, this image could be a spectacular representation of a young american's evening.

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  9. sarahjanebApril 5, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    humorous and quirky. the integration of images works for the hazy feel of friday night. even though all of the images are so different from one another, you were able to bring them together and make a piece that feels cohesive. the legs look both like they are walking and like they are dangling from the top of the poster-- maybe a bit dada?

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  10. Aaron YoungApril 5, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    This works very well with the theme in mind. It actually looks like something the original
    photographer would do. So, very well done!

    "The Golden Condom Road" coming this fall to FOX!

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  11. dougl149April 5, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    I think this is a great interpretation of the photos you tried to recreate. It fits in perfectly with college life and is a fun recreation.

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  12. Brian SmallApril 5, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    Text looks great! Nice job with placing the legs over the image. Funny how much it fits a "typical" night for a college age group.

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