Wegman ppt
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William Wegman is an artist known for photographing his Weimaraner dogs in humanlike poses and situations. Wegman attributes human characteristics and behaviors to his dogs through a technique called anthropomorphism. In his photographs, Wegman portrays his dogs not just as pets but as complex characters with their own inner thoughts and experiences. By anthropomorphizing his dogs, Wegman aims to create mythical or imaginative characters rather than simply make his dogs appear foolish.
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Wegman ppt
- 21. “I’m turning them into mythical characters, I’m not just making fools out of them.”
- 22. Anthropomorphism any attribution of human characteristics (or characteristics assumed to belong only to humans) to animals, non-living things
- 23. "I didn't talk…I just listened to what he was listening to, the whole aura of smells and sounds and sights and things that he was picking up on during that day. Most people who have dogs see them as their dogs: 'Come on, boy,' or 'Fetch' or pat-pat. But they're really teeming with their own thoughts." How does this affect his photographs?
- 25. Pick a photograph from your group’s book and answer the following question: What influenced William Wegman when he photographed this picture? Consider (but you are not limited to) popular culture, well known stories, society’s stereotypes and ideals, art movements and artists, and anthropomorphism.