Seniors #3 journal--Every Picture Tells a Story, Don't It?
This is your SECOND journal assignment of the second quarter.Hopefully, you're reading this post for homework on Monday, December 6, to prepare yourself for a trip to the second floor Tech Lab tomorrow during class.
Rockin' Rod Stewart borrowed the old cliche that "every picture tells a story" for an uptempo rocker of a song (is there any other kind?) of the early 70s. Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Woods, formerly with Stewart's band called The Faces, plays a searing lead guitar in the song. Yes, I did see Rod Stewart and The Faces in concert at the defunct Spectrum in Philly.
Your assignment?
Analyze a painting or photographI'm hoping that by analyzing a piece of visual art that you'll be able to focus even more on description in prose.
Step I: Find a painting or photograph that you enjoy and that begs for closer study.
Step II: Look at the painting/photograph and describe what you see objectively without editorial comments. Note figures, colors, objects, etc.
Step III: Begin to analyze the painting/photograph, with attention to lines (specifically, where is your eye drawn?), shapes, balance, emphasis, contrast, proportion, unity, harmony, colors, etc. Here are some basic links to web sites to help novices like us to know how to analyze a photograph or a painting. As someone who doesn't understanding your genre completely, you don't have to analyze EVERYTHING.
Step IV: Now, based on WHAT you've seen, reflect on how the painting/photograph makes you feel and/or what story (or message) it tells. Look for symbols, especially, in doing this.I suspect that we're all rank amateurs here (if there IS a artist in the class, please speak up and teach us the art), so don't feel intimidated or fear that you'll be wrong in whatever choice you make.
Here's a photograph by award-winning photographer Annie Liebowitz that I'll use as an example.
Pictured below are actress Gweneth Paltrow and her mother, actress Blythe Danner.
The photograph tells a very human and real story.
It was taken a short time after Paltrow's father and Danner's husband, Bruce Paltrow, passed away.
In the photo, Danner, in a mourning black turtleneck, has ironically assumed the role of her deceased spoused, that of the comforting father figure. Danner looks a trifle sad, but more brave. She peers directly into the camera lens. Nestled closely to her daughter, she provides physical and emotional support, embracing her around the waist, her left shoulder buttressing Paltrow's forlorn figure.
Paltrow, in a white dress that falls off her left shoulder, is Danner's little girl who submissively accepts her mother's warm embrace. Her eyes closed, she also looks sad, but peaceful. Note that Paltrow's hands are locked with her mothers. Paltrow's white fallen dress reinforces her need for comfort, to be clothed, warmed, healed, by her mother's touch.
This posed, staged, photograph, is a work of art. It was not snapped by some digital camera carrying fan and downloaded hastily on the internet. It begs for analysis, as it is more than just a "pretty picture."
Of course, so does Jamie Wyeth's painting Patriot's Barn, a print of which hangs in my family room. Headed north on DE 82, the barn can be found on the left hand side of the road about a half a mile before entering Centreville or about a mile after you pass the entrance to Winterthur.
Wyeth painted this soon after the tragedy of 9-11. I'm not entirely sure if the flag was ever really on the barn (it isn't on there now), or if Wyeth added the image for his painting.
Regardless, it is the flag that makes the barn, and the painting, so patriotic. It's emblazoned on the whitewashed barn, and its reflection (emphasizing and symbolizing both Wyeth and the barn painter's patriotism) is cast in the pond that lies at the base of the painting. The somewhat subdued blue sky symbolizes perhaps, the uneasy atmosphere that enveloped our world after the bombings. The red and blue colors of the flag, and the green of the rolling landscape are more alive. Alive with hope and patriotism, because of the patriot painters--the owner of the land and Wyeth. Their shared message is as loud and clear as the sight of the star spangled banner (and that the national anthem that it inspired) that flew over Ft. McHenry during the bombing of Baltimore during the War of 1812. American patriotism cannot be defeated.
To me, this painting is a patriotic equivalent to the Marines who raised Old Glory after the Battle of Iwa Jima during WW II (see link to this famous Life magazine photograph). I especially enjoy this painting because the barn sits about five miles from where I live, and when I pass it, I think of Wyeth's painting.
Here are some other examples of photos and paintings (that you may write about): (in order, Nighthawks, Edward Hopper; Willie Nelson, Annie Liebowitz; Elvis Presley's Phonograph; Annie Liebowitz; The Singing Butler, Jack Vettriano.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: AS SOON AS YOU BEGIN WORK IN A WORD DOCUMENT, SAVE IT AND NAME IT, IN CASE YOUR WORD CRASHES. IF THE DOCUMENT IS NAMED, IT CAN USUALLY BE RETRIEVED.
Please print me a copy of your photograph or painting to include with your written analysis when you turn in your journal at the end of the quarter.
posted by JTF @ 11:01 AM
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http://www.fineartsla.com/the-berlin-wall-is-falling-down-falling-down.html The word written on the wall explains the the feeling of all Berliners on that day. After so many years of being kept separate, the day has finally come to reunite with their cousins on the other side of the wall. It was not always the case where families had been split apart. However, the Berliners wanted their own identity back. That day the Germans felt as if they were all one country again. The rebuilding of their country was coming. They were no longer ruled by a concrete wall. The magnificant wall was a reminder to all Germans of the terrrible past of the 1930's and 1940's. There was finally light at the tunnel. The two men in the picture grasping hands catches all the emotions of a reunion...after so many years.
http://kkmull.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/hungary-peace-rally-peacep045-ga.jpg
The photo that I found tells a very important story. If you look closely you'll see that the red lights of the peace sign are actually candles being held up by human beings. The fire of the candles represents the hope and light within this group of people. Since the human peace sign is formed in what looks like a town center, it is showing that an entire community is coming together to promote peace within themselves. The eagle statue in the back center of the photo represents that they are striving for world peace as well.
When I first saw this painting, it screamed out to me that there was a story behind it. This painting consists of three men. Two of the men look in charge and control of the situation and the other has a bandage around his head looking injured and beaten by the other men. The position of the men and their facial expressions tell a story all its own. The man in the black looks like he is listening carefully to the situation presented. The injured man is explaining something to the man sitting with the brown coat. The man sitting, wearing the brown coat, is listening intently to the injured man. By the looks of the painting, the caped man and the brown coat man had the injured man beaten because of something he did or a situation that involved them all. The first impression I had of this painting was mysterious and conflict. This painting uses many tan and brown tones. These brown tones give the painting an old fashioned feel. These colors also give the mood of conflict and seriousness. The fact that the men are in a empty room with only chairs, and the door closed shows that they needed a empty place to talk about something serious. The bandage, the cane, the position of the men, and the cape on the standing man symbolize seriousness, mystery, and conflict. The title of the painting is The Long Story. This title gives clue that the situation in the painting consists of possible conflict, confusion, and mystery. This story can have many possible background history behind it.
I associate this painting with feelings of destruction and chaos. There appears to be a peaceful town in the background, but there is a splotch across it that appears closer to the spectator. I can make out trees, hills, the sky, a stream, and a small village set in a peaceful valley. But from the bottom of the canvass, the scene begins to disintegrate and “melt” or “drip” down into an abyss. This is then exploited by a slew of colors all around from black to red to green to blue. I interpret this as being a very solemn place, once peaceful but now wreaking with regrettable havoc. Something must have gone terrible wrong. I feel like this place is uninhabited, for whatever reason. My eye cannot help but be drawn towards the center, where all the colors of chaos seem to converge. This is a negative notion, but I still see beauty and mystery, perhaps this is just the way art is, mysterious.
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This is a photograph by Elena Kalis. This is a photograph from her gallery of underwater pictures inspired by the story Alice in Wonderland. Knowing a good amount of information about Alice in Wonderland, I’m assuming this picture is from Through the Looking glass. This specific picture is showing Alice going into the looking glass into the topsy-turvy world of Wonderland.
As well as the little girl being dressed as Alice, I believe the lighting is the main part of the picture. Notice how behind Alice is dimmed light, but as your eyes drift closer to the mirror, it gets brighter and brighter until the light is pure white. Just as the light draws Alice into the mirror, it also draws in our eyes. The gold of the frame emphasizes the light even more until the light is a golden ring inviting you in.
The underwater essence also adds a hint of subtlety. If not taken underwater, it would take away from the flowing motion the picture seems to want to get through to you. It adds a soft, flowing texture to every little thing; the wisps of hair, the water droplets in the mirror, the creases in Alice’s satin dress. Even the way her fingers are curled so delicately makes you feel so innocent. Again, going back to the story of Alice in Wonderland, the picture forces you to feel the innocent curiosity of Alice as she steps into the Looking Glass.
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http://www.worldsfamousphotos.com/index.php/2007/04/19/the-power-of-one-2007/
This picture won the Pulitzer Breaking News Photography 2007 award. In this photograph a lone Jewish woman is defying Israeli security forces as they remove illegal settlers in the West Bank. This photograph says many things to me. This solo Jewish woman is fighting back, against the large crowd of Israeli security forces. It is quite obvious that this woman will face destruction, but she still stands tall. She is holding he own pushing on the other side of this Plexiglas, against many, bigger, stronger, Israeli men. This is the classic example of standing up for what is right or what you believe is right. This woman has probably found more of a home in the West Bank then she has anywhere in her entire life. She is most likely fighting for any chance of her family to stay, which doesn’t look like a strong chance. Her and her family were most likely removed from this area by the Israeli’s for life. This Jewish woman is certainly “sticking it to the man”. In the background you can see a smoking building; perhaps that is her home and she is trying her best to repay these security forces the favor. Also you can see a sad, shabby looking group of people standing on a cliff in the distance. This is most likely her Jewish family and friends rounded up by the Israeli’s forced to see their mother, or aunt, or wife, or whatever their relation; about to be beaten to an inch of her life. This photograph indeed tells a sad story, yet the struggle between two groups of people goes down in history, time after time.
http://www.worldsfamousphotos.com/index.php/2007/05/16/stricken-child-crawling-towards-a-food-camp-1993/
in the photo of a stricken child by Kevin Carter, you can see a little kid curled up on the ground. the kid is very malnourished and behind him is a vulture waiting for the kid to die so it can eat him. when i saw the picture, i felt sad. sad because the kid is going to die probably, and hat the hungry bird is just waiting for it's meal. sad because i can very much relate to what the child is feeling. sad, scared,lonely, helpless, hopeless, and lost. the dark browns and dryness of the place is very solemn. weather the child knows of the presence of the bird behind him i don't know, but even with out that knowledge, i'm sure the kid himself is just waiting to die. he is so small and young. because he is all alone n this shot it seems that he has nobody in the world, or has just been left behind to whatever fate finds him. though, i am not in the exact situation as this child, i can find very easily in myself those same feelings of not knowing what to do or where to go or why this horribly thing has to happen. and thinking what it is that happened in life that has brought this thing to be so real and inescapable.
The painting I chose was one hanging in my living room that I see everyday. It is a painting of Buckley’s Tavern in Wilmington, Delaware. I wasn’t sure who the artist is and it’s not on the Internet so I will not post a link. It is set in the winter so there is sparkling, white snow everywhere. It is at dusk so there is barely any light other than a spotlight over the sign that says Buckley’s Tavern. That would be where my attention goes directly towards because it stands out the most. Next to the sign is the tavern itself. It just looks like an old white house made more beautiful with the accent of the snow. It really doesn’t look like anything special, but with the setting of the snow and lighting around it is what makes it unique and beautiful in its own way. The Tavern is on the corner of a snow filled road and next to the road is a tree also covered in a white blanket. The painting takes an old building that could easily be overlooked and makes it lovely in its own way. The mood is calm and serene with the dim lighting and the soft snow. You can almost hear the quiet snow touch the ground because really that is all that is going on in the picture. I think the artist just wanted to show beauty in its simplicity. The artist also makes this one house stick out the most out of the other houses around it. It looks like this tavern would normally blend in with the rest of the houses around it, but the contrast of the picture is what makes this one house stick out.
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/A/alvarez_bravo/alvarez_bravo_laughing_mannequins_full.html
Awkwardly there are pictures sort of mannequins of white-faced Caucasian women in a sea of clutter. They are standing high above the merchant workers. In the background of the picture there are signs on the building, but in Spanish. Personally, I find it a little weird that in a Spanish village market they are using Caucasian women as the models to sell their clothing. If I were in a Spanish town at a market it would strike me odd seeing the mannequins hanging there. I’m not quite sure how the Spanish women, who would be buying these clothes, could relate to the Caucasian mannequins. Most people would be more sensible to use a more Spanish type looking mannequin, at least something that resembles the people of the area. Taking a second look at the photo and referencing the photos name “Laughing Mannequins”, it seems to me that there is some animosity towards white Caucasian people/women. They are pictured here, dressed in nice, clean clothes, and smiling easy, almost looking as if they are laughing at the Spanish people. Then down below the Spanish people are there, working hard in their run down market, an obviously looking lower state of life then the women up above. In contrast to that serious view, a person might also think this as a comical scene, laughing at hoe funny it is to see these ‘big cheesin’ white women mannequins way out of their element, with their only purpose being selling clothes.
Step 1: http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/aproaching-storm-leonardo-ruggieri.jpg
Picture of two men in a small boat facing rough waters.
Step 2: I see blue and gray hues with white caps on the water. There are two men in a rowboat going over waves. The waves aren’t huge but it look’s to be more than a small boat can handle. The white and blue mix and make it hard to tell where the water and sky begin. The boat is crisp and then the background is faded and blurred making the boat standout even more.
Step 3: My eye goes straight to the boat, particularly the bow. The Men are dark and stand out in the middle of a white cloud. Although there is not a lot of color there’s a lot of excitement in the picture. The bow of the boat is pointing to the northwest but it makes you wonder where the boat is headed. The one man on the back seems to be fishing in these rough waters. The men are dark and add mystery to the photo. I think even though the waters are rocky, these men are doing what they love, so it’s a passionate picture.
Step 4: I love the ocean but this picture makes me feel a little solemn, it feels lonely. There are two men but they’re just in this “abyss” of blue and it seems like they’re heading further into a storm. There are also two seagulls following the boat so maybe that’s some kind of symbol. The birds are flying away as the men are rowing away, like they’re both leaving something whether it be temporary or long term.
Steps One: The painting by Marcus Ashley entitled, "Endless Summer" is a tropical piece portraying carefree island living.
Step Two: At first glance of the painting, your eye will jump from place to place because it is so busy. The colorful, tropical flowers frame a scene of two beach chairs sitting along the shore next to a white, wooden beach shack. The main focus of this though is the bright blue waters that appear to never end.
Step Three: My eye is immediately drawn to the bright blue waters of the tropical island. The soft lines created make it look more carefree and easy to look at. The two chairs seem to make it look like two people are living there and trying to get away from the real world. This picture looks like an escape to me; the title even makes it sound like an escape. The bright, exaggerated colors create a blissful mood that makes you feel as if you’re on that warm beach.
Step Four: The “Endless Summer” painting tells a story of two people wanting to get away from the world and escaped to a place where it appears that nothing could ever go wrong. The two chairs close to each other, waiting by the shore looks like the two connect to each other a lot gives off a feeling of unity. This picture makes me feel joyful and excited for the summer to come around.
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My first impression of this painting is a dramatic silliness. The lighting especially emphasizes the spotlight and the focus of the painting, drawing your attention to mainly the dog in the center facing us dead on. The smoke coming from the cigar of the grey hound is also quite intriguing. Giving this painting another glance, you notice that the white bulldog is passing an ace card to the dog next to it; another thing is that those two dogs have obtained the most chips and are robbing the other dos of their money. Possibly symbolizing that men are lying cheating dogs. It is somewhat ironic because a bulldog is often symbolized or representing a strong figure and even the official mascot of the United States Marine Corps. The lines are very precise, exact and clean. The title of the painting is Dogs-Playing-Poker, which doesn’t say very much about the meaning behind it, which allows you to expand your imagination to your own personal interpretation. The contrast between the background and the dogs is really good, because it minimizes distractions allowing you to focus in on the details. The fact that they are all drinking a glass of scotch or whiskey is typical. The collie on the left doesn’t not seem to be attentive as the other dogs are, he seems somewhat fed up, tired, and over with the whole seriousness of the game.
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1) Windmills painting by Salvador Dali
2) The painting is full of very vivid colors. There is a field of windmills with their blades replaced with giant butterflies. The sky is very bright and filled with swirling clouds. It is daytime but there is a clear crescent moon in the sky. The windmills fade off into the field.
3) My eye is drawn to the front windmill, and then to the brightly colored sky filled with swirling clouds. The clouds seem to direct my eye to the very clear crescent moon, even though it is daytime. My eye follows the windmills fading off into the distance. There is a man who is very small compared to the butterflies, perhaps symbolizing how much larger the world is than us. The windmills might represent a more nature friendly form of energy, which explains the butterflies.
4) The intense colors of the butterflies give a sort of happy feeling, and the field tapering of onto the horizon is very relaxing. I find this piece very soothing and comforting.
The photo I chose to analyze was taken by Tom Ford for French Vogue. The photograph displays a woman sitting in a wheelchair in what looks like a dimly lit doctors office. Her face is completely wrapped and covered in bandages. She presumably has just undergone numerous plastic surgeries. The lighting is dark and ominous giving the photo an eerie effect. Even though the lighting is dark, the woman has on large sunglasses, most likely to hid the work done. Also, her eyes may be sensitive from the procedures. You can also see that her lips are overly inflated from collagen injections. The most twisted part of the photo is the fact that the woman is decked out in high heels, a high fashion coat, and fine jewelry. Her body language also displays that she is somewhat of a diva, from her body positioning to the way she is dressed. Your eyes are almost drawn away from her bandaged face, with the attention on her beautiful clothing, jewelry and shoes. I feel that this was necessary, considering Vogue is a fashion magazine. However, the photo has a much deeper objective than displaying designer clothing. The photo conveys how our society glamorizes plastic surgery procedures, which in reality are very serious and sometimes deadly. The photo came across a bit creepy to me, between the lighting and the bandages wrapping her face. It definitely made me shudder. I feel that this is the affect Tom Ford was hoping for. It shows how common cosmetic surgery has become, and how this woman does not even feel the surgery is a big deal. The way she is sitting and dress says that loud and clear. It goes to show that our society has become so accustomed to these surgeries, and how we glamorize these gory procedures.
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I chose this photo because it is beautiful and eye catching photograph that underneath all the beauty and mysteriousness a deeper message lies.
The different colors of the clouds bring out a deepness in the depth of the sky. The clouds reflect off the water giving the picture a mirror effect. The green of the turf-like grass is centered perfectly under the lightness and opening of the sky. The jagged rocks separate the world of water and the airy mysterious island.
The picture emits an eerie yet relaxing mood when you first look at it. Your eye is instantly captivated into the middle of the sky above the island. The photographer chose to use the lightest part of the sky as the center of the picture for this very purpose. The clouds and different shades in the sky add depth, and a hypnotizing relaxation. Your eye will feel compelled to inspect the other darkness in the photograph, meaning it will follow the horizon of the picture which is adorned with dark mountains and trees. Your eye will walk closer towards the beginning of the picture and enter a world of curiosity when it finds the island. It will roll over the green hills and bushes of the island and stop on the cement barriers. Once your eye figures out the purpose of them it will begin to walk down the dock towards you. When you reach the middle of the dock your eye will stop. You will look closer. A bride and groom, here? You instantly become more confused yet drawn in deeper to the picture. Now instead of analyzing the whole picture bit by bit, your eye steps back and takes in everything all at once. It looks at the bride and groom as the center of the picture and the world around it becomes smaller and less important.
I really like the underlying message that this picture is trying to convey. It is explaining the relationship and events of a newly wedded couple. It uses the boardwalk as a bridge from known into unknown. The known world is what there life has been until this very day. They have been single for their whole life and now they are walking into a life where they must be dependent of one another and share everything. They are taking their relationship to the next level and rearranging their whole world into a curious world of the unknown.
I chose to analyze a painting called “A Friendly Farmer, Ireland” By Donald Curran. In this painting there is an older man walking up a gravel/dirt road, leading a donkey behind him. The man seems to be dressed pretty warmly with boots, a jacket and hat on so it must be fall or winter time. Also by the types of boots and hat he’s wearing you can tell he does some sort of outside work. The donkey is attached to a cart carrying lots of bags and boxes. As the man walks he’s waving to someone up ahead. The painting’s main colors are different shades of green with darker neutrals and some stand out blue and red boxes. The way the picture is painted it appears very grainy, looking as if it’s made up out of a million dots of color. The details in this painting are very intricate; you can see the man’s rosy cheeks and all the straps holding the bags and boxes to the cart along with the straps on the donkey. As you look at the painting your eye is immediately drawn to the man and his happy face as he walks waving. In the background you can see a stone wall that makes you think it may be the entrance to a house or farm. The entire painting is very soft with no hard lines or bold shapes, which leads me to think it was painted more out of pleasure and to be pleasing to the eye instead of serious. I love this painting and it seems to make me smile for several different reasons. It’s fun to try and picture who the man is waving to or where he’s going or coming from. There are so many details in the painting which keep you interested and you pick up something new every time you look at it. The slight smile on the man’s face reassures you that he’s having a good day and must be happy to see whoever he’s waving at. Finally, the fact that this painting is said to take place in Ireland makes me like it even more because I’ve always wanted to go there.
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There are four or five marines in this photograph that are putting up an American Flag, which is flying through the wind. This flag is being put on rubble that the soldiers are standing on. The photograph itself is black and white and is taken from the bloody battle of Iwo Jima. A marine photographer named Louis Lowery recorded this event. American soldiers were fighting for control of the slopes and cheered with the raising of the flag. Hours later, the raising of a second larger flag occurred, which is what this picture is showing.
When I look at this picture, my eye is drawn to the rippling flag in the wind on the long pole that the marines are holding below. I am drawn to the marines and their hands, each reaching to grab a piece of the flag pole to raise it up. All the rubble below that the flag and the soldiers are on was the end of this bloody battle. It is ragged and uneven and not comfortable. The flag is diagonal to the ground, possibly meaning that this war is almost over in general, even when this battle is done. A little bit more to go and a little bit more pain to fight for freedom, to put up this flag, is what are left. The contrast of the dark clothed soldiers and the dark black and white flag contrasts with the grayer lighter sky about them. There are no colors in this picture, just black and white. This represents the gloominess and destruction that had occurred before the picture was taken. There is definitely emphasis on the effort to put up the American Flag.
This picture fills me with honor and thankfulness. The soldiers fought for freedom.
These five marines are trying to put up the flag together, representing how these soldiers stood together to fight. The flag represents freedom, and the soldiers fought for that freedom. They stood in unity in battle and are standing in unity to raise this flag together. It tells that freedom comes at a costly price, and in order to achieve this freedom and this victory, destruction and gloominess must occur first.
Cape Cod Morning
By: Edward Hopper
In this painting there are various colors. The colors of nature are pale for example the pale blue sky, light green trees, and tall yellow grass. The jet black shudders draw you to immediately look in the window of the bright, white siding house. The contrast between the house and the shudders captivates you to the inside of the house. Inside the house seems lit up because of the bright yellow walls. There is a woman wearing a warm colored pink dress. Focusing on her, there can be many moods felt by analyzing her position. She appears to be leaning up against something and intently peering out the bay window. It is unsure if she is awaiting someone or something, or if she is simply taking in the view of nature around her.
I feel like this is a painting that wants you to interpret it in your own way and conjure up your own scenario of what’s going on. It can either makes you feel unsure and a little unsettled, or calm and indifferent. The fact that you can’t see what exactly she is looking at allows you to think of numerous possibilities. Overall this painting is interesting and draws you in even though it depicts a natural scene.
Step 1: I chose the cover of the Beatles album Abby road.
Step 2: in the picture the Beatles are walking across a street in London to their recoding studio. Unlike their other album covers they are all dressed differently. They are dressed more to fit their personalities. Paul McCartney isn’t wearing any shoes and it appears that he is holding something in his hand. They are walking in the cross walk on a street with cars coming at them in the distance. Old cars line the streets. It seems to be a pleasant day out, the sky is clear and its sunny.
Step 3:My attention is first drawn to the men walking across the street and then down to their feet because of the lines on the cross walk. Also the shapes in this photo are similar because all the men are in the exact same position walking across the street. I think the balance in this picture is very good; the men are spaced out well and balance the picture nicely. The colors reflect the mood. It’s a calm picture and the colors coincide with that, they are not very vibrant like that of a very happy picture or very dull like that of a depressed photograph. I also think that the fact that they are walking across a street brings interest to the picture; the cars in the background provide additional interest.
Step 4: this picture makes me feel that in all the business there is still slow motion. It also looks almost to perfect, the fact that one picture capture this moment in time is hard to believe. I also feel that the band members aren’t very happy with each other. They are not facing each either and all dressed differently.
Step one: The painting I chose was Shannon Core’s “Cakes”.
For step two, there are 13 cakes, two the same, and 12 different. They all are on small tables, each belonging to one cake. The photo has a color scheme of neutral colors. That includes whites, beiges, browns, and vanillas. There are some shades of pinks thrown in though that draw your attention to the more “up did” cakes.
Step three, my eye is drawn to the most worked on cakes that consist of decoration and more color than the other ones. There are so many shapes within all the cakes, circles, swirls, ovals, triangles, and rectangles. Everything is within proportion, nothing too big, or small. Almost everything is balanced.
For step four, I believe that all the cakes are on the same heighted display stools to show that all cakes are equal, but the cakes are different to show that every cake has there own uniqueness and deserve their own spot light for whatever different qualities they have. There are two cakes that make me wonder why they are the same. They are also the only two things that just barely, but still throw off the balance of the picture. They are more to the right then in the middle. I assume that the holes in the middle of those cakes are slightly different to show that nothing is identical. Overall, I love this picture.
http://www.worldsfamousphotos.com/index.php/2007/07/03/the-last-jew-in-vinnitsa-1941/
This picture taken from an Einsatzgruppen soldier’s personal album. On the back of the photo read “Last Jew of Vinnitsa, it shows a member of Einsatzgruppe D is just about to shoot a Jewish man kneeling before a filled mass grave in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, in 1941. 28,000 Jews were killed by the Einsatzgruppen in Vinnitsa and its surrounding areas at the time. In the photo your eyes are immediately focused on the man kneeling on the side of the grave with his blank facial expression. From there you look at the Jew and notice how skinny he is. His face pops out to you, you can see almost everyone of his facial bones. What surprises me most about the picture is that there is no fear in the Jews face. A look of tiredness and starvation but no fear. The Nazis face shows a mad man eager to shoot the Jew. It seems as though once the Nazi has done his duty there he will have no remorse and he will just go on throughout his day following more orders. The spectators attentions aren't even really drawn to the shooting that is about to happen. This tells me that all of them have been there done that. Even though this photo is black and white it takes away little in the photos eye popping ability. The faces say it all. This wasn't a photo done by a professional photographer nor is there complicated composition entailed in the picture. Rather it's simple and direct and really takes into affect the saying a picture is worth a thousand words. This photo doesn't scare me nor does it make me grimace, it just makes me shake my head in shame. How could people do such a thing and honestly tell themselves "I'm just doing my duty. What makes me the most shameful is the fact that the Jewish man doesn't have a look of fear. He has a look of a man who has seen many deaths, mostly likely of friends and loved ones. He has a look of a person who has seen such terrible things that even in the face of death he shows no fear.
http://www.sauer-thompson.com/junkforcode/archives/2010/11/12/leibovitzNKidman.jpg
I chose a photograph by Annie Liebowitz of Nicole Kidman from 2003. I chose this photo because a few things caught my attention. First off the main focal point for me is Kidman's dress. It is elegant yet very different. The way the fabric gathers on the stage floor is unique and the tightness it has on her body. They seem to be opposites but it looks beautiful on her. The next thing I noticed was the lighting behing Kidman. It made her seem very angelic. The mix of the angelic lighting and the white dress certainly give off the impression of innocence and almost as if she is an angel. I think the way he head and face is means something as well. It is a profile shot instead of her looking into the camera. The backdrop is gorgeous and it helps to set the mood of elegance. Kidman appears confident because of the way she is carrying herself and the position of her arm on her hip and also appears very classy. She is definitely the main focus which I believe was intended. I think Liebowitz did an excellent job portraying her as a strong innocent and independent woman.
http://www.danwitz.com/index.php?article_id=54
Step 1: The image I chose is a painting by Dan WItz entitled “Kedzie Ave. Chicago.” In the painting you see an intersection on a rainy night. There is one visible building on the corner. All the lights are off and the blinds are down. You can see the traffic light is currently red and there is a single car with its bright lights on stopped at the intersection. The road is obviously wet because you can see the reflections of lights in the puddles covering the ground.
Step 2: Immediately when I look at the picture my eyes go straight to the one illuminated store sign hanging from a pole. From there my eyes are pulled to the single car with its bright lights to the right of the store sign. Witz uses dark shades of black and brown with a dash of red or yellow here and there. There is not much contrast and the whole image is sort of the same dark dreary brown with one exception, the lights. The reflections of light on the wet road is done perfectly really making it appear as though it was really raining. The perspective of the buildings, and angles in the road make it pleasing to look at. The brightest parts of the photo are towards the center while it slowly fades out and gets darker towards the edges, especially in the sky. This focuses the viewer’s attention on the most important parts of the painting, being the closed store and single car.
Step 3: When I look at this painting the feeling of loneliness comes over me. The dreary shades of brown and black in the sky create a sort of creepy mysterious vibe in the image. All of the blinds down and lights shut off in the store and surrounding windows suggests a feeling of emptiness, like there is no one out on the streets, or at home. This is helped by the single car stopped at a red light where no other cars are out to go the other way. The single car seems to be sitting there for no reason at all. The viewer might take on the how that person in that car must be feeling. The reflections in the road create the feeling of dampness and coldness.
http://pictopia.com/perl/ptp/artwall/?ptp_photo_id=140091
In this photo the black and white tone sets the mood. It adds a somber almost sad feel to the painting. At first glance your eyes are drawn to these men and the where they are. The background is beautiful. Your eyes are glued to the view of the huge city and you are stuck looking at it in amazement. There is little action in this photo but because of where they are it manages to hold all your attention. The meaning behind this photo I believe has to do with the American dream. The beam and how the men show no fear sitting on it signifies the fearless attitude they acquire to reach the desired American dream. Even though that beam could give out at any moment and they could die, they are willing to go to those extremes just so they can eat lunch, and finish their work and return home to their families all the while hoping that one day this will help them reach their dream, the American dream.
Propped up against the wall in my bedroom is the painting of a sunset overlooking the ocean. Its colors may not be blended well in some places and the brush strokes may be a little thick in some places but I love it anyway because I painted it myself a couple of years ago. The lady in the art therapy demonstration at the summer program I was attending told us we were going to paint a sun scene on the beach because it was a peaceful image but if I were to analyze the moods that painting evokes peace would not be my only choice. I find it can support the emotions I feel at any given moment. When I’m angry I focus on the red and oranges at the top of the canvas until my heart stops pounding. If I happy I look at the yellow and softer oranges and feel the beams on my face. Looking at the black rocks reaching up toward the sky can seem either insurmountable or protective. By far my favorite part of the picture is the ocean. The closer you get to the foreground the lighter the blue and greens get until you reach the point where you just want to Ska—doo into the picture and jump into the waves.
1: I chose the painting “Bambi’s First Year” by Thomas Kinkade.
2.The painting is full of lots of bright and dark colors mixed throughout the painting. There is bold streaks of lightening, a stream showing the reflection of a rainbow, a huge tree with lots of red-orange leaves that shelter a grown Bambi as he looks down at his younger self with his friends in the meadow.
3.My eye is drawn immediately to stream by a brightly colored meadow. I follow the small waterfall, that emptying water into the stream over towards the back of the painting, where my eye is drawn to vivid lightening streaks, then over to the mountains, where there is a burst of light, then finally, my eye is drawn to the tall tree.
4.This painting makes me feel reminiscent in a way as I reflect back on my childhood, like in this painting as an adult Bambi is looking back on his youth. While looking at it, I’m reminded that, like Bambi, our childhoods, were very happy, but every now and then there were a few bad times, like the lightening streak.
The photo that I chose is from the movie, The Polar Express. It shows the train traveling up the winding, snow-covered mountain. The moon is bright and heavy in the midnight sky behind the mountain. My eyes are first drawn to the massive mountain but then quickly divert to other places. I notice how close the moon is, so close you can almost touch it. Behind it is the nighttime sky of the North Pole, an abyss full of mystery and awe; this makes the moon appear larger and brighter than it would be. My eyes then drift towards the icy ground. Then, they move to to a small speck on top of the train; this speck is the little boy. As I stare at him in this magnificent winter scene, the white snow makes me cold on the outside and yearn for a cup of hot cocoa. I can smell Christmas in the air and it makes me warm inside; I begin to smile at thought of it all; a typical winter scene brings me back to my younger childhood. This message tells you the same exact message when you see the movie it is from, believe. Believe in Christmas and the season.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.purityspring.com/images/packages/polar_express/polar-express1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.purityspring.com/packages/polar-express-package.php&usg=__NGV4mJRqBJ8HCPgNc1Wa90Khu1k=&h=500&w=700&sz=87&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=lFpl6h-nJizJOM:&tbnh=143&tbnw=183&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpolar%2Bexpress%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1680%26bih%3D847%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C141&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=1228&vpy=83&dur=153&hovh=190&hovw=266&tx=131&ty=67&ei=xHIFTdGjF9GpnQfo-IToDQ&oei=xHIFTdGjF9GpnQfo-IToDQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=33&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0&biw=1680&bih=847
http://www.layoutsparks.com/1/81155/john-lennon-imagine-petals.html
In this picture you see a mix of yellow, pink, and red shades of petals all spread to make the symbol of a peace sign. The whole picture is all tones of black, gray, and white. Those petals stand out to symbolize how John Lennon stood out and what he stood for: peace. This image has an angel- like glow to it. It looks as if an angel is standing there in Central Park, at Strawberry Field’s Memorial blessing John Lennon. It’s almost hypnotic. You look at it and get stuck in a trance staring at that seven letter word. This mosaic isn’t just there to give reference to a song. It is to give reference to a way of life, to a person who changed a lot of people’s lives. Although John Lennon may be dead, his legacy will forever live on and his actions, beliefs, and thoughts will forever have a profound effect on our future. We have to IMAGINE that peace can happen and that good can come.
My picture was found online, called “Island of Faith.” It seems to portray many emotions. This beautiful yet deceiving photograph has the mind constantly going. The contrasting colors is what drew me in; wanting to know more and more of what this picture is all about. The purple/green shades of the island could possibly emphasize hopelessness and despair. The lingering palm tree is reaching out, grasping for assurance. This scenery is on a tilt, almost as if the island is looking onto the crashing crystal clear waves. The sun reflects off the wet sand, to give off a reoccurring comfort that maybe everything is not exactly what it seems to be like. Reality is in the eye of the beholder, and the beholder is drawn into the mellowing corresponding color of the rising sun and its reflection. The reflection is shown to instill peace in the interpreter. Perhaps the sun is a higher power, one we cannot understand, but believe in. The fluffy clouds are broken up yet close, portraying individuality yet conformity. A lot of passive feelings are developed while admiring this wonderful picture in which is so appealing to the eye. This truly is an “Island of Faith,” as the title suggests.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Vanity-Fair-annie-leibowitz-143991_653_329.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fanpop.com/spots/annie-leibovitz/images/143991&usg=__1arutZRRqGdzTKksX_Z7wyRbaG8=&h=329&w=653&sz=64&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=B0r3DIu04L-aTM:&tbnh=117&tbnw=206&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dannie%2Bleibovitz%2Bvanity%2Bfair%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1072%26bih%3D589%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=318&vpy=236&dur=1418&hovh=159&hovw=316&tx=192&ty=81&ei=T30HTaf3KYOClAfrm-SHDg&oei=2HwHTa7FDYP_8Abqr-iWBg&esq=16&page=1&ndsp=14&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0
I picked a photograph by Annie Leibowitz for Vanity Fair of ten Hollywood women. They are all dressed up in fancy dresses, yet they are in plain undecorated room. Their outfits are very different probably to reveal their personal style. They all look relaxed and carefree. The make up is very natural with not dark eyes or dramatic lips. Their jewelry is very minimal as well. The positions of the women were defiantly deliberate. The arms and body placement drawls your eye from person to person. My eye is first drawn to Drew Barrymore in the emerald green dress. I think it is important that she is lying down because she does not dominate the entire picture. I find it interesting that no one else is wearing a bright color. They are all wearing black or neutral colors. I think this picture represents strong hard working women, and it does not matter where they are or what they are doing.
The painting I chose is called Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth the painting shows a girl in a pink dress sitting in a field looking at a far off house. She almost seems to be crawling to the house. The painting is of a woman who had suffered from polio and couldn’t use her legs. The gray sky and faded color of her dress give the painting a sad feeling. The clouds in the sky and her hair blowing almost look like an impending storm. She is trying to make her way to the house but her disability is hindering her. Everything about the painting has a sad oppressive feeling to it. It allows you to feel her frustration at her lack of mobility.
http://blog.photoshelter.com/image/christinas_world.jpg
This painting is called New York Movie and is by Edward Hopper. The first thing that I notice is the blonde haired woman not watching the movie or even sitting down. The lights above her also make her stand out even more. She seems to be sad or worried about something, and definitely has something on her mind. She could be trying to avoid the man she came with and thinking about whether to go back and sit with him or to just leave. Her blue dress most likely symbolizes her sadness. Also I cannot tell what is playing on the movie screen. It could be the back of a woman, a mountain, or clouds. The theater is dark and that makes the scene somewhat mysterious. It also adds to the mystery of why the woman is standing off to the side in what looks like a hallway. Also there is the mystery of what is playing on the movie screen, there isn’t enough picture showing, and I think the point of that is to make you wonder. This painting also gives off a melancholic mood. The dark colors and dark theater add to this mood. The placement of the woman’s hand on her face and by her looking down also adds to the melancholic mood. I think the overall story this painting is a lonely woman trying to find company but isn’t sure if she has found the right person.
http://www.art-reproductions.net/hopper-edward/new-york-movie
The picture I have chosen is a photograph of Elvis Presley singing. This is a simple black and white photo. There are no extra colors to distract the eye from the focus of the picture. The main and only objects in the photo are Elvis himself and his microphone. Although the picture is just black and white there is still a lot of contrast. His dark black hair stands out compared to his skin tone, the stage lights also reflect off of his shiny hair and his very white teeth shine from his lips and mouth. The lightness of his face and the darkness of his features and the background create a great balance for the overall photo. To me, this is a classic photo of Elvis at his prime. His regular hairstyle, a slight curl in his lip, showing his heart through his facial expression, holding the microphone singing one of his famous songs is the image that everyone pictures when they think of Elvis. I think that this photo really helps people get a feeling of who Elvis was while he was entertaining. I feel as if I can really tell that Elvis was a true crowd pleaser and always gave a whole-hearted performance when on stage. I love this picture because it shows what kind of person he was and if you really think about it you might even feel as if you knew him because I think that he shows a tremendous amount of soul in this photo. Even though this picture is only a facial shot of Elvis anyone can tell that he was an excellent performer just by his facial expression. This picture tells a brief history of Elvis as a performer, the great performer that he was and I can only hope that other people can feel the same when they look at this photograph.
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/8-famous-people-who-died-in-the-bathroom-elivs-2.jpg
Step 1: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.studionemo.com/wp-content/uploads/picture-32.png&imgrefurl=http://www.studionemo.com/category/art/photography/photographer/page/2/&usg=__ibxPCrmbF_N0rqPLX0g7M8O3s1M=&h=510&w=793&sz=545&hl=en&start=256&zoom=1&tbnid=ZCNLlvmHFvTBxM:&tbnh=141&tbnw=199&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dinteresting%2Bphotography%26start%3D248%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1045%26bih%3D469%26addh%3D36%26output%3Dimages_json%26tbs%3Disch:11%2C9541&um=1&itbs=1&ei=0zn-TKuXLoKBlAeqpfTaCA&iact=rc&dur=318&oei=yzn-TMjdFcL68AbCguHzBw&esq=27&page=28&ndsp=11&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:256&tx=159&ty=79&biw=1045&bih=469
Step 2: This picture draws me in by how the detail is so precise. I believe the meaning to this picture is a young woman, trying to escape the real world and takes herself to a field where she can be alone, and in her own world. The young girl is surrounded by flowers and weeds and in the distance, there are hills and plain grass. I think that is showing how she is hiding from reality.
Step 3: The surrounding is all nature. The flowers surround the woman, which I believe symbolize innocence and her escape. The hills show the conflicts she is facing as she begins to grow older. Each hill represents the everyday battle of getting stronger through the hard situations. The woman is wearing a red shirt, which symbolizes her courage to be strong through the rough spots in life.
Step 4: This picture makes me wonder what is wrong in the woman’s life. I think that maybe the problem is her home life and she is in the rebellious years. She probably doesn’t want to be around her family anymore. Her family has probably been annoying her about college and all of her stress is building up. The field is probably her getaway place to let out stress and anger.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jx1GIj50mhg/TBW9Cu51stI/AAAAAAAAAIU/mlkeoMEI6Xw/s1600/nature3.jpg
The photograph that I have chosen is unique in the way the mountains seem to almost pop out of the picture. The greenery on the edge of bank shows is out of the ordinary and is complimented by the thin waterfall in the background of the mountains. All of the figures also reflect perfectly on the still water. This painting draws my eye particularly to the line where the land and water meet. It is here where they form a mirror image of each other. The lining on the vegetation in the walls also grabs my attention. The crease of the furthest mountain provides a line of water flowing crisply through the picture itself. The story that this photograph tells is that there is so much to be seen in the world and so much still yet to be experienced. There are places like the one in this photograph that just beg to be seen, and we wonder what these places look like in person. This photograph makes me feel relaxed yet it makes me want to go out and explore the world around me because there are so many places just as wondrous as this one.
“Christina’s World” was painted by Andrew Wyeth in 1948. Andrew Wyeth inspiration came from his neighbor in Maine, Christian Olson. She had an undiagnosed muscular deterioration that paralyzed her lower body. The colors are depressing and dull. The grey sky gives off the sense that a storm is coming in. The eye is drawn the girl lying in the grass. Her pink faded dress seems to blend in with all the colors as if saying she was just part of the earth and we are all one. The center point is the girl laying on the ground but off in the distance is the house. The house looks like it is abandoned just like she is out there lonely. The house and the girl seem to be playing off each other. The fence on the house seems to say loneliness and say away. The girl lying in the ground is alone and is looking back by saying stay away from her past.
The picture is amazing and can tell a thousand different stories. To me, this painting expresses a loss. The story of the painting is “Christina” looks as if she let something slip by and is now looking from the outside because she missed her opportunity. This is filled with regret and watching the world pass by. This is why there are so many dull colors and regret.
http://www.pathguy.com/lectures/ARTsarg.jpg
The painting I chose was called "Gassed" by John Singer Sargent. Maybe its the historian in me but I always enjoyed paintings of history. However, I like this picture because of its starkness and the message it entails. The first thing I noticed about this painting was the sky. There is still light out even though the sun is setting. The sky seems sad for some reason despite the light. The next thing I noticed was the group of soldiers, all blinded, leading each other out. They have been blinded by a gas attack (which were common in WWI). There is a threefold message behind this. It is meant to show the horrors of war (this message is also show by the dead and wounded in the foreground). The soldiers are centered in the painting. They don’t know where their life will go after this blinding, so they lean on their friends, the other soldiers. The soldiers are centered because they are the most important stories of the war, not the generals, not the battles.
Step I: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VZaVT03Q2G0/S9r9nC5atlI/AAAAAAAAMlE/HCxcBzhsoPo/s1600/KentState.jpg
Step II: In the black and white picture I see a body on the ground with a girl kneeling beside it crying. Other people look around at what is going on. Though the body is on the ground, people do not seem to be that concerned. There is not a group around just a couple people.
Step III: My eye is immediately drawn to the girl in the middle of the photograph. She looks devastated at the scene in front of her. My eyes are drawn to her face because of the look on her face. The photographer got the picture right when the girl is looking up and you can see her expression. The emphasis on the picture is the girl and the body. The colors of the photograph set the mood. The black, white, and grey tones set the somber mood.
Step IV: The painting gives me an eery vibe because of the dead body in it. It also makes me mad that this could happen and the people walking around nonchalantly. The girl is obviously upset over seeing someone die, while the people around her, as it looks to me, just walk by acknowledging it but not going to help. The real story behind the picture is the shootings at Kent State University in 1970 which left 4 protesters dead. The message it tells is that violence is never the answer. Even if the protesters were getting out of hand there was no need for the outcome to be this serious.
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