Diptychs and Triptychs
Intro to Diptychs and Triptychs
A diptych is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge. A Photography diptych is a pair of images placed side by side to form a single artistic statement or comparison. The images can be identical or similar in composition, they can show different angles of the same scene, or they can demonstrate polar opposites such as; morning and night, old and new, or before and after. Diptychs are great because they can deliver twice the storytelling impact of a single image. The strength of the diptych is based on the Gestalt theory of perception, which is summarized in the saying, “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.”
Triptych art is made up of three different panels/paintings/photographs that are intended to be displayed together. The three panels become one unified piece of work to the viewer. A triptych is from a Greek adjective meaning “three-fold”.
The first triptychs were from early Christian art, which were a popular format for altar paintings from the Middle Ages onwards. Today triptych art is still defined as a work of art divided into three sections.
These images have an aesthetic appeal to them. They challenge the viewer to think about the design and challenge themselves to the meaning and movement of the piece. As the viewer looks from one panel to the next, they have to come to terms as to how the art speaks to them and how they can digest three different artworks in one composition.
Triptych art is made up of three different panels/paintings/photographs that are intended to be displayed together. The three panels become one unified piece of work to the viewer. A triptych is from a Greek adjective meaning “three-fold”.
The first triptychs were from early Christian art, which were a popular format for altar paintings from the Middle Ages onwards. Today triptych art is still defined as a work of art divided into three sections.
These images have an aesthetic appeal to them. They challenge the viewer to think about the design and challenge themselves to the meaning and movement of the piece. As the viewer looks from one panel to the next, they have to come to terms as to how the art speaks to them and how they can digest three different artworks in one composition.
Your Assignment:
Create 3 DIPTYCHs or a TRIPTYCHs shot in Manual mode
You must choose 1 theme and 1 Genre of photography to focus on for this.
Your Diptych or Triptych should focus on 1 of the approaches below:
-ZOOM (getting close to a subject)
-Storytelling (do you want to tell a story? about a particular person? about a particular object? you all tried out storytelling in 1 object/30 times.)
-Compare/Contrast subjects and ideas (opposites)
-Visual Connections (do you want to make a visual connection of 2 very different photos by placing them side by side. Remember, there must be a unifying element(s) to these selected photos....)
-Sequence (showing a series of events as time goes by)
-Point of View change on the same scene
-Same subject/different composition
You must choose 1 theme and 1 Genre of photography to focus on for this.
Your Diptych or Triptych should focus on 1 of the approaches below:
-ZOOM (getting close to a subject)
-Storytelling (do you want to tell a story? about a particular person? about a particular object? you all tried out storytelling in 1 object/30 times.)
-Compare/Contrast subjects and ideas (opposites)
-Visual Connections (do you want to make a visual connection of 2 very different photos by placing them side by side. Remember, there must be a unifying element(s) to these selected photos....)
-Sequence (showing a series of events as time goes by)
-Point of View change on the same scene
-Same subject/different composition
Triptych and Diptych examples:
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