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Francesca Woodman: Surreal Influence

Francesca Woodman was an American photographer born in 1958 who studied surrealism and commonly photographed young nude women with blurred or obscured faces merging with their surroundings using slow shutter speeds and extreme contrast to create surreal images. She committed suicide in 1981 but is now considered one of the most influential photographers as her work is still widely studied and discussed today for how it blurred appearances and cracked codes of reality.

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Francesca Woodman: Surreal Influence

Francesca Woodman was an American photographer born in 1958 who studied surrealism and commonly photographed young nude women with blurred or obscured faces merging with their surroundings using slow shutter speeds and extreme contrast to create surreal images. She committed suicide in 1981 but is now considered one of the most influential photographers as her work is still widely studied and discussed today for how it blurred appearances and cracked codes of reality.

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Francesca Woodman

Rebecca Weisenhoff
Period 4A
Life & Times

 Born 1958
 Schooling from 1972-1978
 Moved to New York in 1979
 Committed suicide in 1981
Ideas & Themes -
Surrealism

 Tradition of not explaining work


 Desire to crack the code of appearances
Common Photographs

 Generally photographed young women


– Nude
– Blurred
– Faces obscured
– Merging with surroundings
Effect on Society

 Most talked about


 Most studied
 Most influential
Technique

 Extreme contrast
 Very clear images, despite blurred faces
 Slow Shutter Speed
Photograph 1
Comparison to Woodman
Photograph 2
Comparison to Woodman
Photograph 3
Comparison to Woodman

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