Gottfried Helnwein image cont.
Examine the following images and answer the questions below.
Image 2
Image 3
How does this change in viewpoint change your interpretation of the image?
Image #3 shows the actual work by Helnwein after being installed in Waterford, Ireland. The name of the photograph is "The Last Girl". From this viewpoint you can see the size and location of the work. The first image you saw (Image #1) was a photograph documenting the installation of this large-scale image.
With that in mind, describe Helnwein's image in as much detail as you can and in a separate post, record your answers on your Blog. Look at the image closely (Click on it to enlarge). What do you see? Describe it as if you were recounting it in detail to someone who had never seen it. Think about the scale--how could the size affect the meaning? Think about the material, the logistics and engineering of mounting it. Is it one contiguous image or is it spliced together or can't you tell?
Think about the location--is it urban? Rural? Residential? Industrial? Given the image's location, who do you think will see the it? Who is the intended audience? Describe the mood of the image. What is the expression on the girl's face? Is it blase? Is it engaged? Is it optimistic? Wondering? Melancholy?
Finally, consider the title "The Last Girl". What do you think the title suggests?
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