Photograms
Photograms are a camera-less image created in the darkroom. Students study the varying effects that paper weight can have in terms of transparency and manipulate how their image will turn out by selecting the paper type best suited. Anything from wax paper to tissue paper to computer printer paper to card-stock is used to get a variety of whites, grays, and blacks due to the way the light can pass through. It's interesting to experiment with jewelry, string, leaves, flowers, and anything else they can think of to create these interesting images.
This is the first darkroom assignment for the students. It's fun and everyone is relatively successful in it plus it allows them to learn how the enlarger and chemicals work without the added pressure of having a negative to print.
Minnesota State Visual Art Standards:
This is the first darkroom assignment for the students. It's fun and everyone is relatively successful in it plus it allows them to learn how the enlarger and chemicals work without the added pressure of having a negative to print.
Minnesota State Visual Art Standards:
- 1. Analyze how the elements of visual art including color, line, shape, value, form, texture and space; and principles such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks. (9.1.1.5.1)
- 2. Evaluate how the principles of visual art such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are used in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks. (9.1.1.5.2)
- 1. Identify the tools, materials and techniques from a variety of two- and three-dimensional media such as drawing, printmaking, ceramics or sculpture. (0.1.2.5.1)
- 1. Create a single, complex artwork or multiple artworks to express ideas. (9.2.1.5.1)
- 1. Analyze, interpret and evaluate works of visual art by applying self-selected criteria within the traditions of the art form. (9.4.1.5.1)