Down on the Farm - Art Gallery of Alberta

More documents

Recommendations

Info

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition ProgramAaron FalkenbergFurrows, 2011Pigment printCollection of the artistGlossaryAFA Travelling Exhibition Program, Edmonton, AB. Ph: 780.428.3830 Fax: 780.421.0479youraga.ca
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition ProgramGlossarycamera obscura Latin, meaning “dark room, camera obscura refers to a system of mirrors andlenses created during the 16th and 17th centuries, used as a primitive camera for artists. Usinga camera obscura, a painter could project an image on a 2D surface to use it as a preliminarysketch. Light entering through a small hole in one wall forms on the opposite wall an image ofthe scene outside.daguerreotype The first commercial photographic process. A daguerreotype is a finely detailedimage formed on a sheet of silver-plated copper. It is fragile and non-reproducible.documentary photography refers to a popular form of photography used to chroniclesignificant and historical events. It is typically covered in professional photojournalismattempting to produce truthful, objective, and usually candid photography of a particular subject,most often pictures of people.exposure The amount of light that falls on a film or negative. In a camera, exposure isdetermined by the length of time the shutter is open, and the size of the opening through whichthe light passes.perspective creates the feeling of depth through the use of lines that make an image appear tobe three dimensionalphotography The art or process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces.pictorial photography an approach to photography that emphasizes beauty of subject matter,tonality, and composition rather than the documentation of reality.picturesque defined as an aesthetic quality marked by pleasing variety, irregularity, asymmetryand interesting textures; for example, medieval ruins in a natural landscapepictorialism A movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries that sought to havephotography recognized as a fine art. Pictorialist photographers manipulated their prints toachieve a variety of effects. Romantic subjects in soft focus were common.pinhole camera The simplest camera you can use to take a photograph. A pinhole camera isa closed light-tight box with a pinhole on one side. Light enters through the hole and projects aninverted and reversed image on photographic film or paper placed inside the box, opposite thehole.realism a movement in the late 19th century representing objects, actions or social conditionsas they actually are, without idealization or presentation in abstract formAFA Travelling Exhibition Program, Edmonton, AB. Ph: 780.428.3830 Fax: 780.421.0479youraga.ca
Page 2:
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Page 5 and 6:
Page 7 and 8:
Page 9 and 10:
Page 11 and 12:
Page 13 and 14:
Page 15 and 16:
Page 17 and 18:
Page 19 and 20:
Page 24:
Page 28 and 29:
Page 30 and 31:
Page 32 and 33:
Page 34 and 35:
Page 36 and 37:
Page 38 and 39:
Page 40 and 41:
Page 42 and 43:
Page 44:
Page 47 and 48:
Page 49 and 50:
Page 51 and 52: The Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Page 106: The Alberta Foundation for the Arts
show all

Down on the Farm - Art Gallery of Alberta

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?