clutter

Clutter- Summer

Clutter - Eli Dinkelspiel

How does a desk accumulate so much stuff?

sky

Sky - Eli Dinkelspiel

Photo of the sky

photo of the sky

Picture of the Sky

Summer- Take a Picture of the Sky

Artist Research

Jeff Wall:

            A part of the Vancouver art scene since the 1970s.

Displays his photographs in light boxes.

            Many of his photographs are cinematographic.

            He recreates scenes from books, movies, and his own experience in his photographs using actors, sets, and crews.

            Beginning in the 1970s, he has challenged photographic tradition with his presentation of his work and the cinematic aspects of his work.

            He uses his

            I appreciate the depth of each photograph. Even though they are single frames, they illustrate complex stories that intrigue me. 

 Joel Sternfeld

            He was one of the first color photographers and helped to legitimize color photography as an art medium.

            Sternfeld utilizes large format photography to document mainly the United States.

            He has published his work in multiple books including: American Prospects, On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam, and Stranger Passing.

            Sternfeld uses these works to critique aspects of American culture such as man-made landscapes, violence, and stereotypes around social class.

Someone In Pain

This is my little sister

She broke her growth plate and had to get hand surgery where they inserted a really large needle into her hand, and she has to leave it in for a month <that is what the white thing is, the end of the giant needle>

Artist- Henri Cartier-Bresson

-Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer who photographed around the world
-He used the 35mm format and was often referred to as the master of candid photography
-As a street photographer he took most of his pictures on the streets of different cities and suburbs
-He liked to completely immerse himself in his surroundings through his photographs
-Cartier-Bresson preferred the experience of taking shots over displaying and printing his work
-I like how there are so many tones in all of his pictures and they feel like the real raw surroundings he was encountering

Alec Soth and Ablardo Morell

Alec soth

Tries to find a narrative within pictures, or a hint at a larger story

Likes to wander around and find images to take, rather than work with models

Creates cinematic images

Mostly photographs in color (earlier images were black and white)

Uses a 8x10 camera

I like his use of space, rather than focusing on one specific thing

I like his honest portrayal of people in his photos

Ablardo Morell

Experiments with lots of types of image capture, such as:

Camera obsucra

Photograms (photographs without a camera)

Cliché-verres (photos on glass)

I really like how he uses obscure methods of photography in order to create a feel in each photo

Artist- Robert Frank

-Frank was Swiss born and in 1959 released a book called The Americans
-His book contains pictures from all aspects of what he considered to be American life
-When it was released there was a lot of negative thoughts because the book showed people that the media never covered.
-He took pictures with b&w film
-Frank enjoyed photographing at night, and experimented with using grainy film, blurs, and imprecise focus
-In his book he only put one picture per page
-I like his pictures because they make you feel like your in the moment that he was in

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100688154
http://www.ricecracker.net/files/blog_images/18_robert-frank_trolley-new-orleans_1955.jpg
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2013/01/07/timeless-lessons-street-photographers-can-learn-from-robert-franks-the-americans/

Rineke Dijkstra

Rineke Dijkstra's work offers a modern version of portraiture. 

I love her work because it's super simple and also captures the awkwardness of adolescence and bodies.

Cindy Sherman

Cindy Sherman is an American photographer.
She takes photographs of herself, dressed as various characters. Cindy's methods include Photoshop in more recent years, stage makeup, and detailed costuming. She shoots alone in a studio, serving as the photographer, model, makeup artist, and director.
Her photographs raise questions about the roles and portrayals of women in American society. Some of her work is among the most expensive art ever sold.
I love the expressiveness/acting in her photographs, and the unintended effect that they have on the viewer as Sherman says that the photos are not supposed to be explicitly "feminist". I love her versatility, the use of color and black and white, and the use of a wide variety of characters to create her concept.