1. Burtynsky’s work was truly captivating to me. I liked how in his work he really focuses in on the details to capture the story around the subject he chose. In his work, I also enjoy how right away I get this visual connection and, it’s engaging because it makes me wonder and question his intentions of what he decided to photograph. When I immerse myself into his work, it fascinates me. It almost gives me a pleasant feeling to look at his work because it’s beautiful to me but, then again I try to make of why he decided to capture this. It’s almost like I’m seeing a behind the scenes of what goes on in nature and by looking at this other side, I do lament to what this world has come and, how us humans have changed things since the beginning …show more content…
One of Burtynsky’s projects that made an impression on me was his project about water. Water is a resource that is vital to our existence yet sometimes we can take it for granted. The iconography of his showcase leaves a lasting impression because of how deep the meaning is. In this project, Burtynsky captures this resource in a way that makes us see this source on our planet in new ways. The form in his photographic works is created by capturing a vast landscape and, within that landscape we are able to see the content depicted well. We are able to see how water is misused and/or how humans have redesigned Earth to fit our needs for water. Out of all Burtynsky’s photographs in water, Benidorm #1 was interesting to me. The subject matter is a beach. The element line defines the border between the sandy land and the ocean. This helps portray the visual experience of how a beach is. I felt very draw to this photograph because it is so rich in color and I feel like it helps brings this work to life. I thought the two principles unity and variety were portrayed well in this work. Unity is presented by the sand and the ocean. Both make up a whole being the beach. The variety is depicted by the many people found in the beach and, the different array of umbrellas. Both the elements and principles I described, were executed well in my opinion. I believe Burtynsky decided to include the beach into his gallery to show that water is a pleasure but going into deeper thought, I …show more content…
Burtynsky’s work, Highway #1, from his oil gallery, has a lot going on. I would say one of the elements that stand out the most is texture. By observing this photograph, I have an idea of the texture because of the visual experience I am immersed in. Another element depicted well is movement. As seen in the photo, the looping highway takes many turns and, the cars are going in various directions of the highway. The principle balance is portrayed well. It is not symmetrical, but is asymmetrical. If this photo were to halve, both sides would be similar except that the left side seems to be visually heavier. The principle rhythm is presented here by the lines and the directions they are moving in. Also the cars contribute to this principle because they are in constant motion. Moving on to another photograph, Densified Oil Filters #1, depicts texture as rough because of the visual sharp edges from the appliances. The element color is shown stronger in areas than in others. I feel like that helps to bring out the visual experience of this recycling yard. The appliances shown were once working, and what I mean that color is shown stronger than in other areas is that now that they’re not in use, they have a dull gray color to them but still with some of the surviving colors. The principle variety is shown by the various objects depicted of different sizes. In this photograph, there is a lot of detail going on and I feel like that’s where the principle proportion comes in. The
Richard Fairbanks and Takeshi Yasuda are very different in nature, but I find each of their works visually and aesthetically compelling. Difference creates questions, which creates interests, which creates answers. I feel both of these men treasured simplicity in its realist form! Fairbanks and Takeshi both explored the "unknown" to create identity for themselves. The creativity, ingeniousness, and capacity of knowledge that these men display helps identify who they are and what they stand for as artists.
Johnson, Brooks. Photography Speaks: 150 Photographers on their Art.” New York: Aperture Foundation Inc., 2004. Print.
...her yet preserving each object’s detail so that the audience can still tell what it is. In “Deep Sea Drifters II”, Propp is not trying to present things in an orderly manner; rather, she compensates the passive mood of the blue color with a chaotic feeling by clustering all the “debris” together.
Although often inspired by natural landmarks and places, crafted landscapes are separate from the land the pieces attempt to depict (Andrews 1). A piece of artwork is a vessel to judge how an artist or culture saw, felt and depicted nature. As of a result, citizens of similar cultures may depict similar themes in their work in a variety of different styles. Both Barret’s 1785/1819 Untitled (Landscape) and Lacroix’s 1763 A Shipwreck display distinct European attitudes towards nature while attempting to captivate the audience in a similar way.
Water Imagery in the Works of Eudora Welty, Teresa de la Parra, Kate Chopin, and María Luisa Bombal
The art world of photography is changing all the time. Peter Schjeldahl starts out with a very strong and well written paragraph about the world of art. Peter Schjeldahl says, “You can always tell a William Eggleston photograph. It’s the one in color that hits you in the face and leaves you confused and happy, and perhaps convinces you that you don’t understand photography nearly as well as you thought you did”. These couple of sentences are very strong and flow so well together, and they grab the reader’s attention. Peter explains how William Eggleston was known as a great American photographer.
Edward Burtynsky is an incredibly talented photographer who is able to create pieces of art from a troubling and sensitive subject. All the photos show his expertise in his equipment, as well as his knowledge of how to take monumental, awe inspiring photographs. He is able to express the delicate mix and balance between mankind and nature. It is refreshing to see a photographer who has a clear and specific subject that matters to them.
..., the broader feel of the scene. He wants us to take in the entirety of the painting but have a moment to catch the individual scenes within it, like the couple dancing, the man in the corner rolling his cigar, or the women in the front talking to the man. We do get places where our eyes can rest, but in general your eye takes in the swirl of modern life and pleasure.
It is where people can enjoy the water splashing on the shore while they stand on the warm sand. Looking out upon the ocean helps create a sense of wonder because it appears to go on forever and blends into the natural sky. While soothing sensation occurs as the waves approach and splash on the beach. Through the use a focal point, which appears to be the small children in the red shirts, the artist evokes feelings from many viewers who have visited the beach before. This brings back fond memories for those who have spent countless hours as children swimming in the ocean and enjoying the beach. It also brings back times of being relaxed by the soothing sounds of the ocean waves as the come onto the beach. The artist uses the element of color to help bring out more positive emotion. The white tips of the ocean waves help make the painting appear more realistic, the red shirt brings out the warmth and enjoyment of being on the beach, and the blue background brings out the cool soothing emotions with the natural beauty of the water and sky. These color help connect the audience into being reminded of all the fun going to the beach
John Mahtesian's photography offers a visual poetry of the human condition. It is a direct expression of his warmth, depth of spirit, and humanity. A true gentleman, extremely humble and unfailingly polite, he achieves an invisibility that is the success of his art. His patience and commitment to his vision allow him to capture moments others could not. If his subjects are aware of his presence, his gentle nature so enchants them that they are unguarded and their essence is revealed. So compelling are his images that we are truly convinced his insights are our own. They make us rejoice in the world around us, and in the nature of human existence.
...on their market value, has become the substitute for what paintings lost when the camera made them reproducible” (146). Confirming Berger’s argument, when I viewed this piece of art, I was amazed by it. It invited me in and I spent a long period of time looking at, and looking into it. Although the environment of the museum added to my experience of viewing the artwork, if the original painting had looked as vibrant and colorful as the reproduction, the painting would have been even more intriguing. If I had seen the reproduction first, I know that I would not have been pulled into this piece of art.
Monet's works during his last years at Giverney are mysteriously beautiful and can be interpreted many ways, holding a different meaning for each individual. I see Monet's work as objects of wonder and enchantment, which boggle the mind, stimulate thought and provide visual pleasure for the viewer. There is no denying that Monet is probably one of the best-loved artist in the world. People who have never even seen any of his actual paintings recognize his work. Monet's work commands immense prices and a seemingly endless stream of studies and monographs every year and will continue to do so the centuries to come.
She starts by bringing a pessimistic view to photographs of nature, by describing what may or may not lie just outside the boundaries of the picture. Mockingly she leads the reader to assume that there are no real nature photos left in the world, but rather only digitaly enhanced photos of nature wit...
Introduction Upon my first encounter with Kandinsky's painting, my eyes and indeed my mind were overcome with a sense of puzzlement, as it seemed impossible to decipher what lay beneath his passionate use of colour and distorted forms. Kandinsky hoped by freeing colour from its representational restrictions, it, like music could conjure up a series of emotions in the soul of viewer, reinforced by corresponding forms. Throughout this essay, I will follow Kandinsky's quest for a pure, abstract art and attempt to determine whether his passionate belief in this spiritual art and his theories on its effects on the soul, can truly be felt and appreciated by the average viewer, who at first glance would most likely view Kandinsky's paintings as simply abstract. Kandinsky was indeed a visionary, an artist who through his theoretical ideas of creating a new pictorial language sought to revolutionize the art of the twentieth-century. Regarded as the founder of abstract painting, he broke free from arts traditional limitations and invented the first painting for paintings sake, whereby the dissolution of the object and subsequent promotion of colour and form became means of expression in their own right.
This artist has done many works of art that some people just may not seem to understand why it was made. Some people find an interest in certain paintings while others may not find that exact attachment to the painting like others. I have chosen to write about this artist because of the many and beautiful arts of work he has created through many years. Although some I may not find a meaning to or why he would make a piece of art the way he did, they still seem to catch my attention to some.