Mix it Up! A David Hockney Inspired Photomontage Lesson

* David Hockney is a world renowned artist and photographer. He was born in 1937 in Yorkshire, England to a working class family. He studied at the Royal College of Art and had his first one-man show at the age of 26.

* Hockney had a variety of careers and jobs ranging from painter to printmaker to photographer and designer.

* Hockney is known not only for his art, but for his exuberant personality and trademark circular glasses.

* Although much of his work is labeled as “Pop Art”, Hockney rejects this label.

* While Hockney was very much inspired by the artist Pablo Picasso, and cubism, he stumbled upon photomontages by accident. He was taking numerous photos and putting them together as inspiration for a painting, and found that he really enjoyed the result.

A style of painting and sculpture which reduces natural forms to their geometrical equivalents. Many cubist artists were trying to show all planes of the object at once.

David Hockney's artwork, especially his photomontage work, has been especially influenced by the cubist works of Pablo Picasso. Trying to capture all angles of a subject, as Picasso did in his cubist paintings, Hockney produced visually captivating artwork.

1. Work with a partner (or by yourself). Every student will turn in their own project (even if you work with a partner).

2. Take at least twenty photos of your subject from different angles.

3. Create a 16"x20" 300 ppi canvas in Photoshop and save as a PSD file.

4. Copy, paste, and arrange your photos onto your canvas. Use "command T" for transforming. Hold the shift key down and drag by the corner.

5. When your composition is finished, save as a PSD, then flatten and save as a JPG.

6. Turn in to the server and post to your blog.

Mix it Up!

Hockney INSPIRED Work

The Art!

David Hockneys' Work

David Hockney's Work

Photomontage

Photographer: David Hockney

The Artist:

David Hockney

The making of "Pearblossom Highway"

Cubism!

Directions

Project Requirements

Pablo Picasso

1. Each student must turn in their own project.

2. Your project should have a MINIMUM of 20 photos.

3. Different angles should be used.

4. Drop shadow, frames/strokes, Polaroid effects, and other creative techniques may be used.

5. Have a PLAN! Be creative and have fun!

DUE:

Photomontage

Pablo Picasso

Looks fun but complicated!

HOW do I do it?

Ms. Rapp will give a tutorial in Photoshop on how to:

Create a 16"x20" 300 ppi Canvas

Copy, Paste, Transform

Move objects on the canvas

Create frames and image effects

Save files as PSD

Flatten layers

Let's Go!

Student Examples

Photomontage:

A combination of several photographs joined together for artistic effect or to show more of the subject than can be shown in a single photograph.

Photomontage can also be a "collage" of images.

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(Photomontage)

Hannah Hoch

(Collage)

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(Collage)