Photography and Dada Period 10/21/19 Recap

       Photography started with the method of Camera Obscura. Not only is the picture projected on the wall, but it is also projected with depth. The issue with Camera Obscura is that it is not permanent. This was how photography was introduced. The first print took eight hours to create. No people were in it. The Daguerrotype came next, and only took 15 minutes to create. It was very detail and used chemicals, such as mercury vapor, to create the image. If the images contained people, there were rules that the people could not move, smile, or sneeze. We then moved to the calotype painting. This is when an object is placed on a piece of paper in the sun. After some time, the image of the object was made on the paper due to the use of sensitized paper. Next, we studied the cyanotype process. I found this process to be very interesting because I liked how the paper was first wet, but the paper was then able to print an image in as little as ten minutes. To capture photography in motion, known as chrono painting, Mr. Marey used a camera gun to create life to be seen in microseconds. This gun was not just used for photography but also for studies in science. The evolution of technology helped create the foundation cinema. This is because taking pictures very quickly with a moving object is just like cinema in the past thanks to Eadweard Muybridge.
       We then talked about the Dada Period. I find the Dada Period to be very interesting because I liked how the art is looked at differently from different people with different perspectives. When watching the performing art pieces, I like how you have to be actively engaged to understand the performance. You have to find the deeper meaning, not just what is shown on the screen. Watching these pieces is allowing me to start to think what I would like to do for my performance art piece.