Digital Photography and Imaging - Week 9

Chan Wan Qing / 0350928 / BA of Design (HONS) in Creative Media
Digital Photography and Imaging
Week 9 (Lecture)

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WEEK 9 (1.6.2023)

Lecture

In week 9, we learned about digital surrealism in our lecture. Mr Fauzi first explained to us the differences between realism and surrealism. Realism takes subject matters of the ordinary and common world which we call "reality." It almost always takes a non-exotic and non-extraordinary subject matter and theme. There is no need to think outside of the box, as that is not "real"; while surrealism explores the subconscious mind, with subject matters concentrating on dream-images and often aims to distort the ordinary and what we call reality. 

Realism                                                     Surrealism

Surrealism:

• A cultural movement focused on type of arts to express about the artist’s idea themselves
• Defies logic
• Dreams and the workings of the subconscious mind inspire surrealistic art (French for "super-realism") filled with strange images and bizarre juxtapositions
• Fueled by the teachings of Freud and the rebellious work of Dada artists

Salvador Dalí (a Spanish Surrealist painter and printmaker)

• Promoted free association and dream imagery
• Known for exploring subconscious imagery

Dadaism

• An anti war art movement with art works that is  satirical and nonsensical in nature

Digital Surrealism

• Dream-like scenes and symbolic images
• Unexpected, illogical juxtapositions
• Bizarre assemblages of ordinary objects
• Primitive or child-like designs

After finishing our lecture, Mr Fauzi simply brief on our next project that we will start next week. Then, Mr Fauzi checked on our progress of current exercises and project from last week. He also gave us feedbacks and what can we improve on while checking.