Tag Archives: Ansel Adams

Shadow Self Portrait

Posted on May 19, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst

Initial thoughts for assignment 3 were to work with reflections, an area I have previously explored with a modicum of success (here), and there did seem to be the opportunity to take this idea further. I briefly researched reflective self … Continue reading →

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Cindy Sherman: Untitled Film Stills

Posted on April 1, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst

Postmodernism and Feminism  Cindy Sherman often uses the word “ambiguous” when describing the intent of her work, so when Elizabeth Couturier describes her as the “high priestess of the conceptual self portrait” (1) we must be careful not to leap to any … Continue reading →

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The Deadpan Aesthetic

Posted on February 24, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst

History and Origins According to Artbook (1) the origins of the word “Deadpan”  can be traced to 1927 when Vanity Fair Magazine compounded the words dead and pan, a slang word for a face, and used it as a noun. … Continue reading →

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