Brainstorming Topics for Digital Photography.

The first topic I thought of exploring was inspired by the musician and artist Niagara Detroit.
A Punk Rock Icon (from the band Destroy all Monsters)  who is now creating pop art styled pictures centred around 1950’s looking pin up girls with modern angst attitudes.

Detroit’s’ artwork gave me the idea to digitally investigate how the female image has been portrayed over the decades starting with Propaganda posters from World War II. This particular poster Join Us in a Victory Job (pictured, AWM ARTV00332. ) depicts glamorous uniformed women in various working roles which were previously considered male-only occupations such as postal and factory workers.

This photographic journey would continue on through iconic pictures that represent a time line such as Audrey Hepburn’s photograph at Breakfast at Tiffany’s through to current musicians that become the covers of popular magazines.

This investigation may include detailed juxtapositions between poses, clothing, makeup and what the photo is selling, whether it be a new social norm, (such as the WWII propaganda posters) fashion, film or music.                                                             

This idea of art or a photograph being an icon then lead me to the thought of how a CD or LP album cover can also become iconic  as well  as an identifying representation to the artist or band. For example Pink Floyd’s album Dark Side of the Moon is a memorable interpretation of a prism catching the light causing a rainbow to pass through it. Or Nirvana’s nevermind album, a baby submerged in a swimming pool caught as an underwater shot.

Both investigations would reflect how art is iconic to a particular decade, social norm, genre whether it is be music, film or fashion and what the depth of the message is behind the artwork.