Arnold Newman Brooke Holland
Artist Profile Arnold Newman
Born: March 3rd, 1918
Died: June 6th, 2003
“Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world,” -Arnold Newman
Subject Igor Stravinsky, Russian Composer, Pianist and Conductor, 1946 Common Themes: Portraits Subjects: Artists in their place of work (studio) Underlying Messages: Capture their personality and essence of their work
Visual Aesthetics Ansel Adams, American Photographer, 1975 Elements of Art: Colored and black + white photos, negative (background) and positive (subject) space are equally important Principle of Design: Photos are overall balanced, low contrast, emphasis on artist and place of work Composition: Uses rule of thirds often Style: Capturing a portrait of an artist while incorporating their place of work to produce a photo with a lot of personality
Technique Leonard Bernstein, American Conductor, 1968 Camera Techniques: Used camera to capture portraits of artists; overall simple strategie, had camera on tripod, snapped this picture, simple style allowed photo to do all the “talking” Presentation: Only uses a portion of his negative, prints are archivally finished Media Platforms: Museums, photos hung on rag boards
Significance Salvador Dali, Spanish Surrealist Painter, 1951 Why is he significant to the history of art? Brought a new perspective to portraits; showed people how much a picture can say/show about a person
In the Style of Arnold Newman Brooke Holland, 2015
Pinhole Camera: Photo of the Box Design
Works Cited Arnold Newman Works Cited: Title: Portrait of President John F. Kennedy, 1961 Description: B&W Portrait of John F. in front of white house Date Accessed: 5-18-15 Website: http://designobserver.com/feature/my-phone-call-to-arnold-newman/4507/ Title: Candid Description: Portrait of woman in sunglasses Date Accessed: 5-18-15 Website: http://www.vogue.it/en/encyclo/photography/n/arnold-newman Title: Arnold Newman Self Portrait Description: Portrait of Arnold N. Date Accessed: 5-18-15 Website: http://imgarcade.com/1/arnold-newman-self-portrait/ Title: Igor Stravinsky, Russian Composer, Pianist and Conductor, 1946 Description: Man seated at piano Date Accessed: 5-18-15 Website: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/arnold-newmans-incredible Title: Ansel Adams, American Photographer, 1975 Description: Photo of Ansel posing outside his studio Date Accessed: 5-18-15 Website: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/arnold-newmans-incredible Title: Leonard Bernstein, American Conductor, 1968 Description: Portrait of him on stage Date Accessed: 5-18-15 Website: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/arnold-newmans-incredible Reliable source: http://arnoldnewman.com/content/inside-shoot database: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/412986/Arnold-Newman