I went to the John Stezaker exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery. It was so so amazing, I didn't realise quite how much work this man had produced, there was loads! Was really inspiring.
As I went round, looking at the different ways he collages and juxtaposes images, I made notes of the techniques he uses.
-Placing a white cut out rectangle on top of a photo:
-Tabula Rasa II, 1983
Collage
5 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (14.9 x 19.7 cm)
I have noticed that a common use of his collaging is with a black and white background with a colour image on top.
Although I think the images are beautiful, I think there is an element of sorrow in them. There is definitely a hint of sadness hidden amongst the humour or the beauty.
-Untitled (Rose), 1982
Collage
7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.3 cm)
Collage
7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.3 cm)
I really really loved this exhibition. And i'm going to do some experimentation inspired by some of the techniques of his which I noted down.
I'm starting to take photo's on a disposable camera, once I have the film developed, I shall use these photo's to work with.
