Max Dupain

RESEARCH PROJECT

WHEN DID HE LIVE? & WHERE DID HE LIVE?

• Max was also known as Maxwell Spencer Dupain, that was his full name.

• Max Dupain lived from( 1911-1992).

• Dupain was born in Ashfield, Sydney, his parents where Ena and George Dupain.

WHEN DID HE START PHOTOGRAPHY AND WHAT INSPIRED HIM?

• At 13 years of age

• Dupain was given his first camera, and quickly developed an avid interest in photography.

• Max Dupain was inspired by Man Ray’s photographs, especially his abstract works and the way Ray deals with lighting.

• Dupain was also influenced with Paul Cezanne (French painter) where his painting was equivalent to Man Ray’s photographs.

• Dupain was influenced with both these artist as they have worked with nudes like him.  

WHEN DID HE GAIN GREATEST RECOGNITION FOR HIS WORK AND FOR WHAT IMAGE(S)

• He gained greatest recognition in (1997) after his sunbaker image.

• He won the Carter Memorial Prize for Productive Use of Spare Time in 1928.

WHAT STYLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY DID HE WORK IN?

• Max Dupain worked with Nude black and white style kind of images.

WHAT TYPES OF SUBJECT MATTER DID HE WORK IN?

• He worked in Portraiture subjects

• He also worked in Documentary photography.

DID HE GAIN ANY SPECIAL AWARDS?

• Yes he did gain a special which was the Carter Memorial Prize.

EXAMPLES OF HIS WORK

Close up shot

3 art elements are shape, tone & form

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HIS ART WORK• Mid shot 3 art elements are texture, tone & shape

MORE EXAMPLES OF HIS WORK

Long shot 3 art elements are tone, texture & shape

EXPLANATION

• I chose these pictures because the mostly represent Max’s art work really well.

• I also chose them because they have a lot of detail about different camera angles,

MAX DUPAIN• By Pritchard Khumalo.