Research - Assignment 1

André Kertész

André Kertész is a Hungarian photographer who took a monochromatic approach to his artworks. This was inevitable at the time as most of his photographs were taken during the 20th century. They are composed of rather simple objects yet they have abstract meanings behind them. He "combined a photojournalistic interest in movement and gesture with a formalist concern for abstract shapes" by taking extreme care and putting thought into his camera angles. In fact, he was highly inspired by the idea of innovating boring concepts into concepts with deep meanings.        

     

Walker Evans

Walker Evans is an American photographer who also took a monochromatic approach by taking mostly black and white images during the Great Depression. Most of his artworks are focused on the daily life of the traditional american family during these times and they are very obviously the main subject in the pictures. He was influenced by the French photographer Eugene Atget as he didn't enjoy traditional photography and tried much harder to represent social life through the power of imagery. 

                                                               

Sources:

https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/andr%C3%A9-kert%C3%A9sz?all/all/all/all/0

https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/walker-evans