Portraiture

Portraiture - An Artists representation of a person whether it shows them to be good or bad.

Context: Portraits are usually used for people like the Queen or Pope, or anyone who was rich enough to have one. This helps them to look powerful and important in that time.  However, portraits can be used for anyone else to show a person in their natural area. for example, we use them to prove our identity on I.D cards. also, for family portraits, as it captures a moment in a families life which is important to them. For example, Diane Arbus uses this technique in her work such as her photographs of the matthaei family.

Diana Arbus, born March 14th 1923. She was an american photographer. After committing suicide in 1971, a year later she was the first to have photographs displayed at the Venice Beinnale and  Millions of people viewed her work in 1972-1979.

         "Deviant and marginal people"

 Walker Evans, born 3rd november 1903, also an american photographer was best known for his work for the farm security administration. his work has been the subject of retrospectives at such institutions as The Metropolitan Museum or George Eastman House.

     "literate, authoritative, transcendent"

Techniques: The main technique used today, is one in which the photographer takes an unexpected picture instead of a posed or false imterpretation of the object or person for example,. the picture of picasso.