Art & Meaning in Photography

E level (ish)
You get some photos that recreate at least one element in the image (similar colour, arrangement, style etc..). Little to no explanation.

D level (ish)

You have recreated some of the elements in your inspiration image and explained some of the elements used to create meaning.

C level (ish)

You have recreated the majority of elements in your inspiration image. It is clear how your image was visually inspired by the artwork. You can explain how elements create meaning in your work.

B level (ish)

 You have introduced new meaning / your own meaning into the work in such a way that we can see what the original was about but you have brought it into your own context. For example, in the image to the left, a person participating in the getty museum challenge recreated Casas' Jove Decadent (1910). The origonal work shows the idea of the decadance of youth; the freedom to nap on the couch and read poetry all day. Meanwhile, the recreation shows the boredom or exhaustion of covid lockdown, being stuck on the couch with nothing to do, even though we now have access to far more than poetry through our phones. You can analyse how elements create meaning in your work.

A level (ish)

You have introduced new meaning / your own meaning into the work in such a way that we can see what the original was about but you have brought it into your own context, see example explored in 'B level.' It is clear how your image was visually inspired by the artwork. You can critiquely analyse your work by explaining the meaning and techniques used to create meaning in the original work as well as the meaning and techniques used to create meaning in your own work and evaluate why and how you have used the techniques that you have and what you would improve.