ARTIST RESEARCH SHEET Tate Modern

CONTENT
What is happening in the image?
a) A man is leaning against a wall next
to his bike in the shade of the
buildings surrounding him.
b) A woman is waiting at a bus stop in
Armenia.

Name of artist, Date, size and type of art:

a) Piergiorgio Branzi, 1954, small,
photography Alley in Via del Corso
b) Ursula Schulz-Dornburg, 2002, small,
photography Armavir-Yervandashat

What do you think the story behind the

image is about?

a) That life in Italy at the time was very

hard due to the poor economy.
b) That we spend much of our lives
waiting and not noticing the things
around us.

Is the image a part of a series?

a) Yes.
b) Yes, it is called Bus Stops.
FORM
What is in the foreground
and background?
a)

b)

In the foreground
the streaks of
shadows reach the
border of the image
and in the
background there is
the silhouette of a
man leaning against
a wall next to his
bike.
In the foreground
there is a woman
standing wearing a
dark coat under a
concrete shelter. In
the background
there a couple of
buildings which are
hidden behind the
shelter.

What colours has the

artist used and what
affect do they have on the
work?
Both artists use black and
white in their photographs as
it makes certain parts stand
out. In Branzis piece, there
is emphasis on the shadows
and the unknown man and in
Schulz-Dornburgs piece, the
woman stands out because
her coat is much darker than
anything else in the
photograph.

PROCESS

ANALYSING AN
ARTIST

Where was it made?

a) Florence, Italy
b) Armenia

What do you know about the

artist?
a) He is an Italian journalist and
photographer.
b) She is a German photographer
and artist known for the
conceptual series.

MOOD
How does the work make you feel?
a) It makes me feel nostalgic since
there is a sense of past
experiences within the image.
b) It makes me feel eerie since
there is something unusual of
only one person waiting at an
abandoned bus stop.

What is in the image that affects

you?

a) The strong contrast between

light and dark.
b) The lone figure.

Does the work relate to the social

or political history of the time?

a) Italy was very poor during the

time because of WWII.
b) The bus stops photographed
were built in the 1970s and
represented the golden age of
socialist construction.

Does the work relate to other

areas of knowledge, such as
science or geography?
No.

How does this work link to your exam theme of Apart and or Together?
a) The image is part of a collection of the photographers home country (links to Places).
b) The woman standing seems apart from society as she is in an unusual and lonely place.