GILBERT & GEORGE
Italian/English 1943–
English 1942–
Dream 1984
243.8 x 254 cm
gelatin-silver prints with handcolouring
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Gift, C.E.D.E.F., S.A., Geneva
© Gilbert & George, courtesy of Jay Jopling and White Cube (London)
86.3412
Sarah Anne JOHNSON
The Buffer Zone 2003
from the Tree Planting series, 2003
243.8 x 254 cm
chromogenic print, ed 1/2
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Purchased with funds contributed by Pamela and Arthur Sanders; the Harriett Ames Charitable Trust; Henry Buhl; the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection, Falls Church, VA; Anne and Mel Shaffer; Shelley Harrison; and the Photography Committee, 2005
© Sarah Anne Johnson, courtesy of Julie Saul Gallery, New York
2005.43.44
For |
Senior Years Students |
Curriculum |
VCE Art/Studio Arts |
Aim |
To explore the materials and techniques used in this work. |
Preparation |
To do this activity you will need to:
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Individual Task |
Compare Gilbert and George's hand coloured silver gelatine photographs with a Type C colour photograph such as Sarah Anne Johnson's Tree Planting series. Consider the similarities and differences in terms of:
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Research Questions |
How does this work look like a traditional stained-glass window found in a church, or such as the large stained-glass ceiling by Leonard French in the Great Hall at NGV International? Comment on the use of colour, strong black outlines and symmetry in the imagery. Why might Gilbert & George have made this reference to the format of religious art? |
Discussion Questions |
Comment on the use of colour and scale in this work. How does this make you feel? |