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Cubism Photo Montage: David Hockney Knock-Off

Adaptedfrom:JoeApplebaum,BrecksvilleBroadviewHts.S,Cleveland,OHhttp://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/cubismphoto.htm#Resources
and:MikeSacco,GelinasJr.High,NYhttp://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/mikehockney.htm andMarkAnderson

Previoususeofcomputersandphotographicequipmentrequired

MATERIALS:
Slidesandhandouts(history)
Camera
Memorycardorfilm(onerollof36exposurecolor)
photos(doubleprints)
cellophanetape

CateLaskovics(StudentofJoeApplebaum) rubbercement
illustrationboard(14ply).

DAVIDHOCKNEYARTISTSTUDY
HowcanwemakealandscapeofourownbereminiscentofDavid
Hockney's"joiners."

It takes time to see these pictures you

can look at them for a long time, they
invite that sort of looking. But more
importantly, I realize that this sort of
picture came closer to how we actually
see, which is to say, not all at once but DavidHockney

rather in discrete, separated glimpses
which we then build up into our DavidHockney PROCEDURES:
continuous experience of the world.
DavidHockney,bestknownforhispaintings,didsomeworkwith History/Overview:
photographshecalled"joiners"."Joiners"isamethodoftaking
manyphotographs,ortheindividualparts,ofasubjectandpiecing ReviewfeaturesofCubistworkandtheworksofDavid
theprintstogethertorecreatethesceneorperson. Hockneyandhowhemayhavebeeninfluencedby
Cubism.

ASSIGNMENT Plan/Sketch/Practice:
afinishedphotographicjoinermontagederivativeof Createasketchofalandscapethatyoufindinteresting
DavidHockney andusesperspectiveasafocalpoint.Breakitdowninto
smallerpieceseitherbyfoldingthepaperrandomlyorby
Ourgoalistofindaninterestinglandscape,thathasalot
drawinglinesthroughyoursketch.
ofcharacterandsayssomethingaboutyouthroughwhat
isshown.Thinkaboutwhatmakesthelandscape Practicewithcardboardviewfinders
interestingto. Practicestandinginoneplace(youmustnotmove!)and
Inyoursketchbook,makeaplanforhowyouwantto getawholescenein36shots.
createyour"joiner". Practicewithyourcamerabeforeyouactuallyshootthe
FinalMountingBoard:11x14. scene.Makesureyoucangeteverythingyouwantinthe
amountofshotsyoutake.
APOption:CombineinPhotoShop.
Rememberthatyouwillslightlyoverlapeachpicture
taken.
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TakePhotos Oneofthebiggestproblems,aswithanyphoto,isifyou
donotgetcloseenoughtowhattheyarephotographing.
Composeaphotowithastrongcenterofinterest.Since
youaretakingpicturesofaverywidearea,youshould DoNOTshoottheassignmentjustasstraightline.You
keepyourcenterofinterestveryclose. needtolookupanddown,ifit'stoolongitwon'tfitona
board.
IfyourcamerahasaProgrammode(P)youmayuseitfor
thisassignment.Ifyoureusingasemiautomaticor
manualcameraremembertouseyourmetertogetthe
correctexposureoneveryshot.Youmustalsomakesure
yourcameraiscorrectlyfocusedforeachshot.
Nevertomovefromyourspotuntilyouredone.Youmay
tiltthecameraupanddownduringtheshoot,butnever
changeyourshootingposition.
Practiceshootingfirst.TheideabehindHockneys
approachistophotographalargescenebybreakingitup
intomanysmallerones.Thinkofyoursceneashavingan
invisiblegridwithoverlappingsquaresplaceduponit.
Beginshootingwithonlyyourwaistturnedthree
quarterstotheleft.Continuetoshootyourfirst
DavidHockneyChair.1985.
horizontalrowofphotos,rememberingtoalwaysoverlap
thephotoyoujusttook,untilyoureachapositionwhere
yourwaististurnedthreequarterstotheright.
Begintoshootthesecondrowofhorizontalphotosas
youdidpreviously,butyoumustalsooverlapthetopof
thisrowwiththebottomofthelastrow.
Continuetoshoottheentirescenealwaysoverlapping
bothverticallyandhorizontallyuntilyoucompletethe
scene.

Downloadimagesintocomputer. PhotoMontagebyKatelynVershall(StudentofJoeApplebaum)

BringimagesintoPhotoshop.

Printouts
colorprinterusingphotoqualitypaper.
Makedouble4x6prints,MATTsurfaceifpossible(glossy
doesn'tworkaswell,showstoomanyfingerprints,
rubbercementdoesn'tcomeoffaseasily,looksbetter,
etc.)
Thedoubleprintshelpforcreativity

(STUDENTOFMARKANDERSON)

Arrange
Arrangeimagesontoillustrationboardaccordingly,then
pastedownusingarchivalglue.Wewilluse11x14to RESOURCES:
mountthephotoson. MarkHarden'sArtchive:
Tape(cellophane)theprintsdownontheboardbefore http://www.artchive.com/artchive/H/hockney.html
youadheretheprintspermanently Artcyclopedia
Option:CombineinPhotoShop http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/hockney_david.html
DavidHockneyTheofficialwebsite

FORCONSIDERATION
Youcanhaveapersoninit,andifyoumovetheperson
around,theycanbeintheshotmanytimes(aslongas
thepersonisn'toverlappingwheretheywerejust
standing)
Photographs:PearblossomHwybyDavidHockney
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/videoDetails?segid=2015&
segnr=1VideoatGetty
ThroughtheLookingGlass:Furtheradventuresin
opticalitywithDavidHockney
http://www.believermag.com/hockney/lookingglass/
byLawrenceWeschler
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Teacher Notes
OBJECTIVES:
TheStudentWill:
BeabletoidentifyCubistworks(PicassoandtheCubist
inspiredworksofDavidHockney).
Developcompositionalskills.
Learntoappreciatethevisualaspectsofone's
surroundings.
Expressorcreateaworkshowingatimeframe.
Thinkofwhatthefinalcompositionwillbewhile
shooting.
Continuethedevelopmentofcriticalanalysisinapositive
manner.

TIMEALLOCATION
34classperiods,1houreach
makeasketchoftheiridea
makephotos
imagedownloadandprintouttime
timetoarrangephotosonboardtopastedown

History/Overview:
IntroducethetechniqueofCubismhistoryofits
beginnings,importantartistswhocontributedtothebirth
ofCubism.
ShowslidesofCubistworks,discusseachone,ask
studentstoidentifytheCubistaspects/features.
IntroduceworksbyDavidHockneywithslides.Discuss
Cubistfeaturesinhiswork.Havestudentsidentify
similaritieswhere/howhemayhavebeeninfluencedby
Cubism.


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