Exercise - Week #7

Constructed Narrative

Shonibare, Yinka. FAKE DEATH PICTURE (THE DEATH OF LEONARDO DA VINCI IN THE ARMS OF FRANCIS I - FRANCOIS-GUILLAUME MÉNAGEOT) 2011. Digital image. Yinka Shonibare, MBE (RA). N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2016. <http://www.yinkashonibarembe.com/artwork/photography/?image_id=121>.

A constructed narrative is a creation intended to tell a story through its tableau-like composition and the use of narrative elements such as allegorical/allusional references and a visual representation of a subject's or subjects' characterization. From certain pieces of Yinka Shonibare's work, the narrative is told through a familiar piece of work depicting a famous person but with the insertion of Shonibare's visage to recreate the narrative and add a different perspective to the reactions of the painting's subjects to the death.

Hyper-real

Monroy, Bert. Times Square. Digital image. Times Square. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2016. <http://www.bertmonroy.com/timessquare/timessquare.html>.

A level of extreme realism demonstrated in a painting or photograph.

Pictorial Space

Broughton, Mark. Till The Morning Sun. Digital image. Hyperfocal Distance and Photography. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2016. <http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/digital-slr-cameras-hyperfocal-distance-focus/>.

The depth and space that recedes to the distance inside a two-dimensional image.

Symbolism

Santora, Ade. Blind with Anger. Digital image. The Photo Argus. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2016. <Walker, Richard T. Us through This. Digital image. E-flux. N.p., 11 Feb. 2014. Web. 15 Nov. 2016. .>.

The usage of symbols to create references and representations of ideas and qualities.

Subjectivity

Walker, Richard T. Us through This. Digital image. E-flux. N.p., 11 Feb. 2014. Web. 15 Nov. 2016. <http://www.e-flux.com/announcements/31560/i-chronicle-narrative-history-and-subjectivity/>.

The effectiveness of how an interpretation can be different depending on the individual.