Artists as photographers

1. Learning Objectives:
• Review others work demonstrating
competent analytical skills
• Collaborate effectively in order to
develop an understanding of others
workLO1 – Understand photography as a medium for artists’ work
PASS (P1) – Learners explore the relationship
between art and photography by investigating
a range of artists who choose to use
photography as a medium for their artwork.
MERIT (M1) – Learners investigate how artists
have contributed historically to the
development of photography.
List 1
• Melinda Gibson
• John Stezaker
• Erin Case
• Damien Blottiere
• Merve Ozaslan
• Maurizio Anzeri
• David Hockney
• Anselm Kiefer
• Gilbert and George
• Cindy Sherman
• Andreas Gursky
• Gillian Wearing
• Gerhard Richter
List 2
• Caravaggio
• ManRay
• Marcel Duchamp
• Dora Maar
• John Heartfield
• Rene Magritte
• Andy Warhol
• Raoul Hausmann
Tasks today
1. Look at some of the work from the artists on list 1. Select 3 photographers and add at
least 3 images from each onto your blog with detailed annotation describing who the
artist/photographer is.
2. Select one artist/photographer and produce a detailed analytical study demonstrating
your ability to form a personal response to the photograph chosen.
3. Now look at list 2. Research at least 2 artists that have contributed to the development
of photography. What has their influence been? For example; Caravaggio was a painter
who explored the technique ‘chiaroscuro’ which has been used in photography,
especially in black and white portrait photography.
Assessment for Learning:

2. Describe (what do I see…?) Analyse (how is the work organised…?)
Interpret (what is happening…?) Judge (what do I think about the artist’s/photographer work …?)

3. Melina Gibson
John Stezaker Merve Ozaslan
PHOTOMONTAGE…Portrait combined with Landscape
Erin Case

4. Damien Blottiere
John Stezaker
David Hockney

5. Julie Cockburn
Lucas Simões
Liesl Pfeffer

6. Maurizio Anzeri
Lucas Davison
Emily Hoys
Waldemar Strempler