Stuart Haygarth
Analysis
Stuart Haygarth creates single colour or two colour surreal two dimensional photographs. He does this by using discarded man-made objects he finds along the southern coast of England. His work urges the viewer to consider the reckless pollution of the earth. Stuart Haygarth illustrates the scale of pollution in the sea and its effect on the health of the planet. This is shown by the wide range of debris featured in his work. Stuart Haygarth became interested in this issue because he saw how man’s reckless treatment of the environment was effecting the area he lived in. After collecting a lot of debris Stuart Haygarth separates it out into groups of colours. He arranged and photographed the items on a white background which helps separate the individual shapes. This helps to support Stuart Haygarth’s point about how we are all responsible for looking after the environment as we can see that most of the debris is from family households and not industrial pollution.
My Response
I made a series of images in the style of Stuart Haygarth’s Categories work. For this I used a selection of blue items all found in my kitchen. I also made some photos using sport and fitness equipment I have at home.
Stuart Haygarth creates single colour or two colour surreal two dimensional photographs. He does this by using discarded man-made objects he finds along the southern coast of England. His work urges the viewer to consider the reckless pollution of the earth. Stuart Haygarth illustrates the scale of pollution in the sea and its effect on the health of the planet. This is shown by the wide range of debris featured in his work. Stuart Haygarth became interested in this issue because he saw how man’s reckless treatment of the environment was effecting the area he lived in. After collecting a lot of debris Stuart Haygarth separates it out into groups of colours. He arranged and photographed the items on a white background which helps separate the individual shapes. This helps to support Stuart Haygarth’s point about how we are all responsible for looking after the environment as we can see that most of the debris is from family households and not industrial pollution.
My Response
I made a series of images in the style of Stuart Haygarth’s Categories work. For this I used a selection of blue items all found in my kitchen. I also made some photos using sport and fitness equipment I have at home.
What Went Well
The blue photos using the kitchen items look better than the photos using the sports equipment. I think this is because they look more like Stuart Haygarth’s work.
Even Better If
I think I could have been more careful to avoid getting my shadow in the photos. I also think that I could have stood more directly over the items. The worst photos are the ones where the borders are not parallel.
Top Three
Below are my three best images from the project.
The blue photos using the kitchen items look better than the photos using the sports equipment. I think this is because they look more like Stuart Haygarth’s work.
Even Better If
I think I could have been more careful to avoid getting my shadow in the photos. I also think that I could have stood more directly over the items. The worst photos are the ones where the borders are not parallel.
Top Three
Below are my three best images from the project.