Oscar Gustave Rejlander

for a period of time to exclusively pursue this new style of photography. From 1982 Hockney explored the use of the camera, making composite images of Polaroid photographs arranged in a rectangular grid. Later he used regular 35-millimetre prints to create photo collages, compiling a ‘complete’ picture from a series of individually photographed details. Oscar Gustave Rejlander, a successful portrait photographer in 1850s London who went from shooting fairly straight people pictures to expanding the notions of what photography could accomplish technically and thematically. Rejlander was pioneer of manipulation techniques such as combing multiple images in one print, double exposure, photo montage and retouching. “Two Ways,” for example, combined more than 30 negatives and took six weeks to produce. Rejlander started out as a painter, but, after marveling at an early display of daguerreotypes, vowed to elevate this new medium by applying “lessons learned from the great masters of the fine arts.” Oscar Gustave Rejlander (1813-1875) was part of a generation of radical, young photographers working in the 19th century. Rejlander was also an important pioneer of photomontage, a technique that was later embraced by artists as well as photographers. Photomontage has been used by some of the most influential artists of the 20th century. It is a stylistic element that has been utilised by movements that include the Russian avant-garde, Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism, Pop Art, and…

Paris. Unfortunately, he died in 1893. “Boule of Suif” (Ball of Fat”, 1880), was his first published story and was considered his masterpiece. Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850 in Dieppe, France. He was the first son of Laure Le Poittevin and Gustave de Maupassant. His parents were from prosperous bourgeois families. Maupassant’s mother, Laura loved her sons more than life itself. She believed that her sons were the only things in this life that could give her true happiness. When…

Some people say that telling the truth does more harm than good; yet if someone went around asking people whether they would want to know the truth rather than a lie most people’s answer would be truth. But why is this? Yes, the truth can bring peacefulness to one’s mind, but at the same time it can destroy a person completely. In “The Jewelry”, by Guy de Maupassant, through the marriage and death of M. Lantin’s first wife the reader sees the pros and cons of M. Lentin realizing the truth about…

Anita Desai's first novel Cry, the Peacock (1963), is about Maya, a dissenting female who battles against three traditional forces in her life: male authority expressed by her husband; her female friends who play stereotypical submissive-wife roles; and her religion's beliefs in karma and detachment. Being over-sensitive, sentimental and imaginative Maya is a total contrast to the rational, logical, Gautam. By making a beautiful use of the symbolic technique, Anita Desai has delved deep into the…

Mme Loisel is a character from the short story ‘The Necklace’. In the story she is described in many different ways, she can be charming but can also be an envious person. She can also be a greedy and eager woman that likes to look rich. The story is set in ‘La Belle époque’ - French for ‘The Beautiful Era’. ‘La Belle époque’ was in contrast with WW1 which followed on from then . It was a period of time characterised by economy and regional peace especially in Paris. Until WW1 came along. ‘La…

Rafaella Espin Mrs. Baker IB English HL- Period 2 11 January 2015 Anna Karenina Scavenger Hunt The French Language Tolstoy incorporates the use of French language in Anna Karenina in many ways for various reasons. Throughout the entire novel, many of the protagonists state random words or phrases in French. Tolstoy particularly starts this trend at the beginning of the novel to establish the character’s social status and educated background. The establishment of supremacy throughout the…

beginning with divorce at age eleven. While trying to cope with this drastic adjustment, he was enrolled into a religious boarding school. According to Tunell, he later “deliberately engineered his own expulsion” (par. 2) Maupassant despised boarding school and moved to Paris to peruse an education in legal studies. Maupassant’s studies were brought to a halt as soon as the Franco-German War irrupted. He served as a private until, becoming demobilized in 1871. At this time, he moved back to…

window and balcony adorned in iron. It seems as if every window wears a flower box, and the balconies are overflowing with small, lush gardens. I imagine, living in the building above the bakery on my right. Waking early every morning to the smell of fresh bread, walking next door to the butcher, and down a few more steps to buy fresh produce. Every step I take is that of a life I have always dreamed of. We reach our final intersection on this road, and we can see the Tower lights twinkling in…

Realism was a mid 19th century art movement led by Gustave Courbet. It directly challenged the traditional conventions of academic art. Considered the father of Realism, he was an inspiration for many artists who would follow in Courbet’s defiance of artistic tradition. Specifically, realism sought to reject the idealized nature of painting and sculpture, in favor of a more realistic portrayal. Realists sought to portray contemporary life and real everyday situations, disregarding class…

During the trip to The Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, one of the most captivating two dimensional work was the Gust of Wind by Gustave Courbet. The energetic painting is not just merely oil on canvas, it is the representation of an oncoming storm in a once peaceful meadow surrounding a small pool. This realistic artist is well known for his paintings because they capture day-to-day attributes. Gustave Courbet did not focus on just landscapes, his paintings ranged from nudes, still lifes, to…