Introduction (Say what I’m going to say)
What I’m going to say in this article, and why
Main Body (Say it)
Sugimoto’s work:
Description
Background (Why he did this work: the extension of Diorama series )
Technique(How he did this work?)
{Read &Watch: (1)The Exactness of The World: A Conversation With Hiroshi Sugimoto;(2) From Oil to Wax to Silver: Sugimoto’s Portrait Gallery; (3)Documentary Film: Memories of Origin}
Holbein’s work:
Background:
- Holbein’s journey
- He started to paint portraits in England
The function of portraits:
- To know how a person looks (like photography now)
- A weapon of propaganda (scale, appearance, position…)
{Read & Watch: A culture show special. Holbein – Eye of the Tudors(Video on eStream); The genius of British art: power and personality(Video on eStream)}
Comparison:
Similarity:
- details: clothing, jewelry…
Differences:
- scale
- position
- light&shadow
- method
Relationship:
- The role of keeping memory: painter, wax figure sculptor, photographer.
- Source: portrait as an archive
Influence/meaning
Conclusion (Summarize what I said)
The portrait keeps the memory of the person and shows what they want to express and say to the future.
Portrait as a living archive. Frozen time, memory and all surroundings in it. Let the people in it can live forever.
