Tate Modern

When I visited the Tate Modern Art Gallery in London I saw many different pieces of work displayed in so many different styles.
It was hard to find some good exmples of what I wanted to see - narrative.
There wasnt really much that I could find.
Many of the pieces of art there were sculptures, which was not what I was looking out to see.
However there were some. This is one of them.

It is called 'Venus Rags' by Michelangelo Pistoletto. I find this photo really exciting. And I feel that this does contain elements of narrative. Venus is the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility. This is very strange because of this. She is standing in front of a large pile of rags. Why? Her face is hidden. Why? This poses so many questions in the mind; Pistoletto had been very clever when creating this masterpiece. I enjoyed looking at this photo very much.

From looking at examples of other photographers works, and looking at the Tate Modern artwork I will be able to create some good narrative photography examples.

Planning a trip

During my arts and photography courses I have done a fair amount of research into artists.

There are a few in particular which I find very fascinating. When the opportunity arose to take a visit to Tate Modern art gallery in London, I was thrilled. I was not willing to miss this chance to see some extraordinary piece of artwork. This was my chance to see if I could find some Narrative Photography examples.

Skills

During my photography course there have been a range of skills that I have needed to pick up.

Skills like learning how to use the camera and learning how to use the lighting in the studio are just simple ones. I have had to explore with macro photography, the use of aperture and depth of field.

What I hope to develop from Narrative Photography is how to stage scences, how to pose questions through my work and how to use the different elements of Photoshop to alter my pictures so that they link in with my chosen style.