6.2

Senior Years Activity

Formal Elements and Techniques

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: Read the information for Theme Six – Contemporary Art: The Legacy of Pop. View the work either online or in the exhibition. Research through the library or Internet.
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: formal elements materials & techniques
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?