Recreation

Eye-Montage by Anton Stankowski:

 Recreation:

Born: June 18, 1906 in Gelsenkirchen, Westphalia and lived in Germany whole life.

Education: Folkwang Schule

Eye-Montage Created: 1927

 

Stankowski's work is is best known for using techniques of fine and applied arts by fusing the two together. This was something unique and creative at the time. He also developed an original Theory of Design and pioneered Constructive Graphic Art.

Being fine and applied art, there was no "rule" Stankowski had to follow. Most of it is either over exposed or under exposed, resulting in complete white or black. The eye is the main emphasis of the image and helps the viewer relate to their own eye. Stankowski didn't seem to follow many rules. Seems as if he let his work happen more freely.

Stankowski was trying to illustrate a certain behavior or process with the image. It's not always clear or easy to see something or understand it. Stankowski attempted this quite well by blocking the path of the eye or by making it tough to see.

I don't exactly care for his work because I found it difficult to understand his EXACT goals. But I can still look at his work and come up with my own conclusion of what it means. But just because I can come up with what I think it means does not mean it is good. But then again, I am only one person.

Recreation:

In recreating the image I wanted to come close to the original, but not exact. I used natural lighting and wanted to frame the eye a little off from the original. I wanted to keep the contrast the same as it was extremely important in the original. I also wanted to have the same sort of outlines.

This is a recreation because I left out the sharp lines which are very important in the original. They add more depth to the meaning of the photo. I also wanted my edges to be a little more strict and not as fluent or free as Stankowski's. By trying to recreate the original in similar form, I was attempting to see (no pun intended) how he was viewing his work.