Part b
Mario Gerth Mario Gerth is a photographer, journalist and traveller. He’s travelled to over 65 countries taking photographs of the things and people that fascinate him. He has witnessed, war and poverty. He took a set of black studio based photographs in Ethiopia of the ‘’Surma Tribe’ ’that he is mainly known for now. This image is one of the photographs from the set that stood out to me. The image displays a young boy roughly between 8-‐13 with a saddened look on his face. The image is portraiture and it displays the hardship, suffering and poverty that such people go through in Ethiopia. His facial expression looks like cry for help. There is a good contrast of black to white in the photograph and the use of the black studio makes the white powder stand out. The powder used on his face represents the tribe he is from. It is a way to disMnguish who is from what tribe in Ethiopia. From the photograph could possibly give the viewers a sad feeling when looking at the image as you can see the pain in the boy’s eyes. I believe that the photograph is successful as Mario Gerth wanted to display the poverty and hardship people in other countries encounter and this photograph does. I will convey Gerth’s photographs into my work.
DEVELOPMENTAL SET
FINAL DEVELOPMENT
Mariah Robertson Mariah Robertson is a talented arMst. Her work stands out to me as it is striking and unique. The painMng is part of her shapes and colours theme. It has a vibrant burst of colour. It could possibly be portraying shaWered glass with all the cut and different shapes she has used in the painMng. It is also very colourful. The picture conveys diversity as there is a plethora of colours that would usually clash however the way they have been used in the painMng makes the colours unite accordingly. The picture gives the viewers a confused point of view as they possibly may not know exactly where to look as there is so much going on in the photograph. The image is abstract and looks like it is trying to disguise/hide something. I believe the photograph is successful as it goes perfectly with her Shapes & Colours theme she was iniMally going for. I also believe It is a beauMful painMng and has a great outcome. The picture inspires me and I will convey the variety and mesh of colours into my own work.