Statement of Intent

For my exam project, I would like to explore Cubism. My main inspiration for this project is Stephen McNally. These are some images by him:

I am particularly interested by his work as I admire how he uses different camera and editing techniques. I would like to do this myself by using a range of shutter speeds and exposures. Some locations I am planning on going to are various places in St Helier, St Aubin and in St Brelade. I will also be going to London during this time so I would like to take some images there. When forming my final outcomes, I will firstly do this in photoshop as it will allow me to play around with different layouts and designs and then I would like to recreate them by hand. I will do this by printing and cutting out each of the segments I will be using and stick them together on to some card.

Cubism relates to the theme of Union as it is an Art Movement which has brought together many photographers over the years. Photographers who have explored cubism each share common styles and interests. Being part of this art movement creates a sense of belonging and proposes a collective influence in art and photography. Cubism also relates to the theme of Union as each fragment of the image join together to form the subject as a whole.

I am interested in exploring Cubism as I really enjoy taking landscape photos and think that it will be amusing to form my own joiners. I also think it would be a good opportunity for me to be able to experiment with different techniques and ideas.