David Hockney
Genre/Category:
David Hockney's work fits into the genre of social reportage, he uses many techniques in his work to make it more interesting than a basic photo you would typically see in the same genre.This photo is of two people talking, this shows that it is social reportage as it's a photo of social life.
Analysis/meaning:
This photo is a collage of Polaroid's, the way he has done this is by taking numerous photos at different angles, distances and times, and then positioned them in a portrait structure, this is because Hockney usually works with a theme of cubism. Some of the Polaroid photos are also either farther or closer than the rest. I think he has done this as the viewer of the photos can look at each one, mainly the central photos as a point of interest and see something different in each one whilst seeing all of them together as a collective is still interesting, as the whole collective of photos is very different to one that would be just a singular photo of two people standing and sitting. I think it is also like this to show movement and life in his photo as a collective. In my opinion this image is very different to ones that are in the same genre as this, as Hockney has presented it in a unique way that you don't usually see.
Purpose:
I think the main purpose of his photos are just to capture life in the moment as the way he does the photos are photos I wouldn't really see in a newspaper, he may also not be doing this for a client to promote a product or event.
Analysis/meaning:
This photo is a collage of Polaroid's, the way he has done this is by taking numerous photos at different angles, distances and times, and then positioned them in a portrait structure, this is because Hockney usually works with a theme of cubism. Some of the Polaroid photos are also either farther or closer than the rest. I think he has done this as the viewer of the photos can look at each one, mainly the central photos as a point of interest and see something different in each one whilst seeing all of them together as a collective is still interesting, as the whole collective of photos is very different to one that would be just a singular photo of two people standing and sitting. I think it is also like this to show movement and life in his photo as a collective. In my opinion this image is very different to ones that are in the same genre as this, as Hockney has presented it in a unique way that you don't usually see.
Purpose:
I think the main purpose of his photos are just to capture life in the moment as the way he does the photos are photos I wouldn't really see in a newspaper, he may also not be doing this for a client to promote a product or event.
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