Photograms

Working without a camera

Man Ray• August 27, 1890–November 18, 1976• American Dada and Surrealist artist• Born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philly & raised in Brooklyn• Family changed name from Radnitzky to Ray due to anti-

semitism• “Manny” condensed name to Man…thus Man Ray• Had scholarship for architecture but chose studio art• In 1918, photography became successful medium for Man Ray• Friends with famous DADA artist Marcel Duchamp• Helped establish the artistic group of American DADA artists

the “Others”• Moved to France in 1921• Created photograms technique which he called Rayograms• http://www.manraytrust.com/

http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/surrealism/Man-Ray.html

http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1067&bih=675&tbm=isch&tbnid=YH-YnPsBRS5HzM:&imgrefurl=http://longstreet.typepad.com/thesciencebookstore/2012/06/a-prehistoric-rayograph-a-proto-example-of-man-ray-from-1810.html&docid=FxLupBe4DwzgAM&imgurl=http://longstreet.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83542d51e69e2010536fb6591970c-500wi&w=298&h=375&ei=4vZJULPhKYLq9ATj6oHQAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=818&vpy=245&dur=173&hovh=252&hovw=200&tx=171&ty=138&sig=106422455631795292615&page=2&tbnh=151&tbnw=124&start=17&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:17,i:184

http://www.google.com/imgres?start=160&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1067&bih=675&tbm=isch&tbnid=5AhRQNdl_g6dIM:&imgrefurl=http://christinaphilibosian.com/photography&docid=XpAHiEYiJU07dM&imgurl=http://christinaphilibosian.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/Man_Ray_Appropiation_2_copy.93224403_large.jpg&w=1280&h=1656&ei=FfdJUJCdMo6W8gTVsYC4CA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=821&vpy=254&dur=1252&hovh=255&hovw=197&tx=124&ty=138&sig=106422455631795292615&page=8&tbnh=134&tbnw=102&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:18,s:160,i:284

Great photograms

http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/06/pinhole-photogram-photography-creative-photographers/?ref=search&utm_campaign=googimages&utm_source=images&utm_medium=other

Mark Magnan

http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1280&bih=706&tbm=isch&tbnid=6hSbjqaPQrqUrM:&imgrefurl=http://www.brucegray.com/htmlfolder/html_subpages/photogram.html&docid=8mDZswfrcP5dxM&imgurl=http://www.brucegray.com/images/photogram.jpg&w=554&h=686&ei=PVBJUOHZOZDY9ASH24CIBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=388&vpy=341&dur=884&hovh=250&hovw=202&tx=130&ty=161&sig=109665713759665477859&page=2&tbnh=156&tbnw=124&start=18&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:18,s:18,i:257

http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1280&bih=706&tbm=isch&tbnid=ExYXCHbFCQt60M:&imgrefurl=http://www.wendymukluk.com/mukluk/phgrm.html&docid=N-Ev9eeSFKfqIM&imgurl=http://www.wendymukluk.com/mukluk/soybeans.jpeg&w=450&h=348&ei=PVBJUOHZOZDY9ASH24CIBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=800&vpy=398&dur=1601&hovh=197&hovw=255&tx=143&ty=106&sig=109665713759665477859&page=2&tbnh=156&tbnw=202&start=18&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:21,s:18,i:266

http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1280&bih=706&tbm=isch&tbnid=POogkq4XIseRqM:&imgrefurl=http://indiesandes.blogspot.com/2010/09/922010-photograms-baby.html&docid=NspSx5FBdlSCGM&imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J9fiaifA_yE/TH_BAhzL7NI/AAAAAAAAAA8/P3eAgjaw5MU/s1600/Fandango.jpg&w=480&h=705&ei=PVBJUOHZOZDY9ASH24CIBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1052&vpy=319&dur=89&hovh=272&hovw=185&tx=133&ty=147&sig=109665713759665477859&page=3&tbnh=164&tbnw=116&start=41&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:41,i:289

Beginner level: Aspire for more!

http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&biw=1067&bih=675&tbm=isch&tbnid=5bwgwCIKBjvgTM:&imgrefurl=http://www.ephotozine.com/article/making-a-photogram---traditional-darkroom-ideas-4688&docid=lgg3TWS-0cYVPM&imgurl=http://www.ephotozine.com/articles/Making-a-photogram--traditional-darkroom-ideas-4688/images/photogram.jpg&w=400&h=276&ei=wPdJUL-4G5Pu8ATCqYDYDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=372&vpy=190&dur=43&hovh=186&hovw=270&tx=137&ty=81&sig=106422455631795292615&page=1&tbnh=142&tbnw=188&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:144

http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&biw=1067&bih=675&tbm=isch&tbnid=lBW5AMtWyM8vjM:&imgrefurl=http://hungrydesigns.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html&docid=f2DZBnmSMULvtM&imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SqKxP3H64v0/SbkbubdxF_I/AAAAAAAAAGY/46FaWEPC_eY/s400/d444a221c09238f1b301c03433e48694d227aa86263d3de29a1c7df21725f8ee24f0f9d6e4cf69f6b43b6073de063414d8ceb89f148f1bab01b327c1f5d5d55a60426ca4a6bc3d727a215630.jpg&w=400&h=336&ei=wPdJUL-4G5Pu8ATCqYDYDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=773&vpy=234&dur=1069&hovh=206&hovw=245&tx=143&ty=119&sig=106422455631795292615&page=1&tbnh=135&tbnw=156&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:0,i:172

http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&biw=1067&bih=675&tbm=isch&tbnid=frjkO7DAg5uo2M:&imgrefurl=http://flamingturnip.co.uk/photos/photograms.html&docid=609Az1KJTq-2pM&imgurl=http://flamingturnip.co.uk/photos/03photogram2.jpg&w=603&h=480&ei=wPdJUL-4G5Pu8ATCqYDYDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=304&vpy=308&dur=169&hovh=200&hovw=252&tx=172&ty=97&sig=106422455631795292615&page=2&tbnh=141&tbnw=182&start=18&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:18,i:216

Problem to Solve

How can you create an artwork using found materials, created materials and original photographic materials utilizing

the photogram process?

Critique

http://www.valentinatanni.com/public/2012/06/iamcamera2.jpg

Aesthetic Comparative