“Entrance; detail of one element,” by Andy Goldsworthy is an example of Earth Art. Goldsworthy creates sculptures using what he finds in nature to create each piece such as flowers, vines, wood, stone, etc. There is a notable quote by Goldsworthy that describes this style perfectly, “Each work grows, stays, decays – integral parts of a cycle which the photograph shows at its heights, marking the moment when the work is most alive. There is an intensity about a work at its peak that I hope is expressed in the image. Process and decay are implicit.” His pieces show the natural process of life.
Annie Leibovitz was most known for her Portrait Photography like the one pictured above, “Paloma Picasso, Paris.” As the head photographer for Rolling Stone magazine, Leibovitz single handedly defined the intimate portrait style photography the magazine is known for. Above, Leibovitz captured Paloma Picasso, the daughter of Pablo Picasso, a famous jewelry designer for Tiffany & Co. in her signature red look.
The above sculpture titled “Chemo 1” by Robert Arneson demonstrates the Modeling technique. He shaped and molded the piece using clay to create a three dimensional figure. Arneson died of cancer in 1992 so this piece is representative of what he may have been feeling or how he viewed the disease and treatment at the time.
“Untitled Film Still #14” above by Cindy Sherman is representative of her style of Staged Photography. Here a woman stands looking distressed with objects very carefully placed in order to recreate a moment. Viewers can see she is holding what appears to be a knife and in the reflection of the mirror viewers can see a glass of alcohol and a jacket hanging on the chair. The woman appears to be an innocent housewife but the way the photograph is staged viewers are left to question what happened before or after the picture was taken.
The above photograph by Henri Cartier Bresson illustrates the technique of Decisive Moment. The photograph is called “EUROPE. FRANCE. Paris. Latin Quarter. 1952.” Pictures like these capture a single moment of time where they will be lost in the next minute or may not have happened if taken a moment before. The photograph above shows the moment when a man and woman meet and shake hands. For the viewer, we are left to question whether or not this is their first meeting, or if they know each other and maybe haven’t seen each other in a long time; which makes these photographs unique.
Michelangelo is well known for his Carving ability especially in the example above titled “Pieta.” The
piece is made out of a single piece of marble and Michelangelo used tools to
shave and carve down the marble into the figure he wanted. The intricate nature of each piece makes his
style so impressive knowing that it is the result of a single large piece of
marble.
