Sunday, February 15, 2015
Unmasked: Call for Art Exhibition
Yesterday I got an email inviting WSU students and staff to a public art exhibit here on campus and also being encouraged to submit works of art of any medium that would fall into the category of socio-political structures. I immediately felt the need to participate in this event and started brainstorming what pieces of art I had or can create for the exhibit. I finally came up with three ideas that would represent domestic violence. I decided to choose this topic because it is a hidden danger that many can't see, it can ruin a person's life mentally, and it can be difficult to escape. I feel as if the topic isn't exposed enough and I'd like to show it with my artwork. I have always enjoyed drawing and have been for as long as I can remember. Since I have been busy with school, this is a great opportunity to draw because it has been a while since I've done so. I will post the completed works on here as soon as I'm done.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
The Photograph as Contemporary Art Chapters 7-8
Revived and Remade
I enjoyed this chapter because I feel like the photos had a lot of style to them. There are different types of cultures being presented from all over the world and I think it's interesting to see how photographers show their idea of beauty and how they differ from different photographers and different era's as well. I really enjoyed Joachim Schmid's No. 460, Rio de Janeiro on p. 212. The subject is lying on the floor with little clothing on, possibly posing. The photograph was actually found by Joachim either lost or thrown away on the streets, the photograph is cut up into four pieces. The personal life of this woman and whoever originally took the photo is unknown but we can assume the subject being deleted from someones life.
Physical and Material
This chapter focuses on actual objects however they give a digital or unrealistic feel to them. I like how creative these photo's are. It feels as if the objects or subjects are a piece of art and they're painted on the canvas. I like how some of these photo's did use Photoshop or some sort of photo editor to make their photo's look unrealistic. It adds something new to the book and I personally enjoyed it because it goes back to the technology aspect of things and ties into what we are doing now which is using Photoshop in the three photos we took to create a composite.
I enjoyed this chapter because I feel like the photos had a lot of style to them. There are different types of cultures being presented from all over the world and I think it's interesting to see how photographers show their idea of beauty and how they differ from different photographers and different era's as well. I really enjoyed Joachim Schmid's No. 460, Rio de Janeiro on p. 212. The subject is lying on the floor with little clothing on, possibly posing. The photograph was actually found by Joachim either lost or thrown away on the streets, the photograph is cut up into four pieces. The personal life of this woman and whoever originally took the photo is unknown but we can assume the subject being deleted from someones life.
Physical and Material
This chapter focuses on actual objects however they give a digital or unrealistic feel to them. I like how creative these photo's are. It feels as if the objects or subjects are a piece of art and they're painted on the canvas. I like how some of these photo's did use Photoshop or some sort of photo editor to make their photo's look unrealistic. It adds something new to the book and I personally enjoyed it because it goes back to the technology aspect of things and ties into what we are doing now which is using Photoshop in the three photos we took to create a composite.
The Photograph as Contemporary Art Chapters 5-6
Intimate Life
This section is very personal and its essential photo's of a persons private life. These photo's aren't shown in a family photo-book or at a social gathering. These photo's for the most part are story-telling and the viewer can make various assumptions or ideas because the subjects have expressions and the way the subjects are positioned as well as the background elements all play a role in what is happening or could be happening. All of these photo's feel as if it had taken a part of someones life and displayed it to the entire world. The photo's are like I said very personal and I wonder where these people are at now, what they're going through, and get to know their lives. However all we can see is a photo of a single moment in the subject's life.
Moments in History
This chapter talks about photographs that were a part of history. History can mean anything in the past but these photos are a reflection of something that happened in the past whether it is a time of war or Thai and Eastern European fruit pickers working in northern Sweden. These photo's aren't too focused on the subject but rather the place in time things were happening.
This section is very personal and its essential photo's of a persons private life. These photo's aren't shown in a family photo-book or at a social gathering. These photo's for the most part are story-telling and the viewer can make various assumptions or ideas because the subjects have expressions and the way the subjects are positioned as well as the background elements all play a role in what is happening or could be happening. All of these photo's feel as if it had taken a part of someones life and displayed it to the entire world. The photo's are like I said very personal and I wonder where these people are at now, what they're going through, and get to know their lives. However all we can see is a photo of a single moment in the subject's life.
Moments in History
This chapter talks about photographs that were a part of history. History can mean anything in the past but these photos are a reflection of something that happened in the past whether it is a time of war or Thai and Eastern European fruit pickers working in northern Sweden. These photo's aren't too focused on the subject but rather the place in time things were happening.
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