During the period of 1885 to around 1920, Pictorialism photography dominated , which was likened to paintings as the image had visible brush strokes.
Australian artist Harold Cazneaux produced images, which contained an atmospheric sense displayed by soft hues and grainy styles. This specific style was used throughout the world, and was also called the “Fuzzy Wuzzy Style”. Shortly after Pictorialism declined in popularity, Modernism was pioneered in Germany at the Bauhaus school of design. This specific style…..
In Australia, both Max Dupain and Olive Cotton followed the movement, which concentrated, on sharp focus, abstract angles, bold tones and perspectives. This was also called “New Photography”.
“The evergreen Valley of the Macquarie, New South Wales” by Harold Cazneaux captures a beautiful farming scenery, which is quite faded, emphasizing the Pictorialism theme. The …show more content…
The use of light defines the architecture of the bridge. The back of the bridge is quite hazy as it is out of focus. It makes the viewer ponder what is deeper in the background. There is a sepia tone in the image and the subject matter being the bridge highlights the cars driving by as they intrigue the audience. The blur of the car in the foreground suggest this photograph was taken with the purpose to capture movement. The negative space created amoungst the cars captures the strong line of the shadows created from the structure of the bridge. It produces a sense of balance as it seems like the architecture of the bridge continues on the road. The contrast of the light is most prominent in the foreground of the image, as the architecture of the bridge is bold, compared to the background where the contrast is less noticeable. The line of the Sydney bridge is definitely the main point of emphasis, as it creates a pattern on the bridge, overall adding the whole photograph. Due
Australian artist Harold Cazneaux produced images, which contained an atmospheric sense displayed by soft hues and grainy styles. This specific style was used throughout the world, and was also called the “Fuzzy Wuzzy Style”. Shortly after Pictorialism declined in popularity, Modernism was pioneered in Germany at the Bauhaus school of design. This specific style…..
In Australia, both Max Dupain and Olive Cotton followed the movement, which concentrated, on sharp focus, abstract angles, bold tones and perspectives. This was also called “New Photography”.
“The evergreen Valley of the Macquarie, New South Wales” by Harold Cazneaux captures a beautiful farming scenery, which is quite faded, emphasizing the Pictorialism theme. The …show more content…
The use of light defines the architecture of the bridge. The back of the bridge is quite hazy as it is out of focus. It makes the viewer ponder what is deeper in the background. There is a sepia tone in the image and the subject matter being the bridge highlights the cars driving by as they intrigue the audience. The blur of the car in the foreground suggest this photograph was taken with the purpose to capture movement. The negative space created amoungst the cars captures the strong line of the shadows created from the structure of the bridge. It produces a sense of balance as it seems like the architecture of the bridge continues on the road. The contrast of the light is most prominent in the foreground of the image, as the architecture of the bridge is bold, compared to the background where the contrast is less noticeable. The line of the Sydney bridge is definitely the main point of emphasis, as it creates a pattern on the bridge, overall adding the whole photograph. Due