Choose a photographer (I have chosen Andy Goldsworthy) or an artist who uses nature as the central subject in his/her work. discuss individual photographs in detail to support the areas above.
-How does their biography influence the development of their work as a photographer? Are there other influences in the development of their work as a photographer? In what way if any is that influence demonstrated in the images?
Compare and contrast at least 10 major works by this photographer. 6 pages or more, 1.5 spaces Times Roman. Attach the images you discuss at the end of the paper on a separate page.
-What are the themes and ideas regarding nature and the environment explored in individual photographs and in the photographs as a body of work?
-Describe them in detail and offer some of your own interpretive analysis of each. What do you see when you look at the photographs?
-What are the specific photographic processes used in the photographs and how does it/they influence your interpretation of their work? (He uses photography to capture his work. He is patient and when he finishes a piece spends time with it and watches it's transformation!)
-Are there affinities/similarities to other landscape and nature photographers? Compare to Maya Lin from PDF "Eleven Minute Line" and "Great Serpent Mound". Compare to Rebert Smithson "Spriral Jetty".
-Where is the photographer’s place within the tradition of this genre photography? What impact does their photographs have on the tradition?
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