Artist 10

1983-1985
Sally Mann

This photo is from Sally Mann's series 'at twelve' where she photographed young women. I was drawn to this photo because the subject of the photo is a young twelve year old girl. But in the background is a couple making out or doing something like that. I think its an interesting setting to photograph this girl in. It also is a very real setting, the girl with no shoes and the dogs, and the women in the background is probably her sister or mother, along with the open beer sitting on the car. This whole scene is very realistic, and also reminds of the south. 

Artist #9

Eleanor and Barbara, Chicago, 1955

Eleanor, New York 1945

Eleanor, Chicago, 1949(S-99)

Harry Callahans muse was his wife Eleanor. After they married Callahan became interested in photography and switched his carreer. His wife was the subject of most of his photographs along with their daughter Barbara. Eleanor Callahan says "  “I never complained, whatever I was doing. If he said: ‘Come quick, Eleanor — there’s a good light,’ I was right there.”  She was very supportive of her husbands work.  I enjoy this story becuase someday I would like my partner to me by muse. The greatest emotion is love, and so what is better to photograph then your love ones. Also, its like you have a live in model, you always have someone to pose for you, if they are willing.

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Artist #7

USA. Hollywood, California. 1988. "Slayer, Errol Flynn Squat, Hollywood."

USA. San Francisco, California. 2000



I first fell in love with Jim Goldbergs work last semester, there is something I am drawn to when text is combined with photographs. Goldberg is based out of California, and it is represented in his photographs. When i see his photos, i think Cali. His photos show real people doing real things, it is not always clean and friendly.

 

Artist #8

Mourning Cloak

Stolen Summer

Robert and Shana ParkHarrison are a husband and wife team. The metaphors for their art work is all the same, peoples effect on the envirnment and linking the two together. Both of the photos aboce are from their series 'Gray Dawn'. I immediatly liked there work becuase of the surreal quality that their photos have.
 

Yesterday's Sandwich

I very much enjoyed this reading. The first few sections 'beauty', 'An Era', and 'An Encoded Reality' were my fovorite. These sections seemed to have a common theme, and that is what is beautiful to some, may not be considered beautiful to another. I feel like this is extrememly true, the weird and old are some of the most interesting delightful things to me. But to some, they are not seen as pretty and unique, but unpleasent. To me its the dirt and grime that is becuatiful. " Id take the beauty of chaos over ugly perfection".

The end of Firpo in the world

This short reading was very interestingly written. The amount of detail put into each sentence was incredible, gave you answers to every question you would ever have about the subjects he is talking about. the very long run on sentences were different. It reminded me of a lyric essay, where every paragraph is written about something different all relating to a main subject.

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Artist #6

Mike and Doug Starn ,ATL Film Still #2, 2002-2003

Mike and Doug Starn, Attracted to Light #1, 1999-2002

Both of these images immediatly cought my eye when searching through the artist profiles. There series 'Attracted to light' is extrememly beautiful. The fact that they use the moth as their main subject is what makes these photos so interesting. Moth's are not usually categorized as beautiful, yet these photos have something magical about them that make you forget you are merely looking at a dull colored moth, instead of a bright colored butterfly, or other insect that people describe as beautiful. In Attracted to Light #1, i feel as though the moth is looking at me, and it makes me wander about this particular creature. What his life consists of, what he thinks when he is looks at a human, or if he even knows that he is looking at something. This moth takes on a personailty, and is no longer just an annoymous flying insect that we come into contact with in our day to day lives.

Artist 5

Uta Barth
Field # 9
1995

Uta Barth is known for her "blurry backgrounds created by focusing her camera on empty foregrounds" (guggenheim.org). I was immediately drawn to her work because of its abstract blurs. I enjoy these because you cant make out objects just a general shape and color. This photo appears to be headlights and what looks like either trees of telephone poles in the background. The color of this photo draws me in, or should i say, the lack of color. This photo unlike the saturated color in Hildo's photos, gives me a sense of life. Even though you can barely make anything out, there is a sense of human energy in these. 

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Artist 4

Todd Hildo
8350
2009

Todd Hildo's photos in series fragmented naratives tell a story. These naked women sitting in hotel rooms in the dark make you ask questions. Why is she in this hotel room? Why is she naked? Is she a prostitute, or simply waiting for her husband to return? Why is the only light coming from the window? When reading about this series the author wrote that the window light seemed to make the outside world seem like too much to deal with. When i look at these photos i can relate to what the author was saying. These photos make me think that these women are hiding. Maybe they are not too sure what they are doing in these hotel rooms either, but they are alone, hiding from the bright outside world that might not understand them.

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Artist # 3

Title : Opera Di Arnulf Rainer
Artist : Arnulf Rainer

       Arnulf Rainer was a Surrealist painter and photographer. After seeing Jackson Pollocks painting and other abstract painters, he started to emulate their work. In the beginning he painted over other peoples photographs. Now he paints over his own, many which are self portraits. Like the piece Opera Di Arnulf Rainer, he took a self portrait and put a separate medium on top of it. His strokes that lay upon on the image remind of a lot of Jackson Pollocks brush strokes. There is definitely a similar style being represented in Arnulf Rainers photo collaborations.
    I chose this photo because when i looked at his work this was the first piece that grabbed my eye. The black dot above his lip reminds me of marilyn monroe. I also like that he is yawning and it is just his face in the frame. The photos that he has that show the whole body of a person are not as interesting to me because i would rather focus on the painting and pencil that he applied to the top of the photo. This is what is interesting to me about the photos. He also has a series that are painted over with different colors that i find quite interesting. To me it is no longer about the person but the abstract form and personality that the photo takes on when a separate medium is added to it.
    I had a difficult time finding this photo in any online collections, so i do not know the date this piece was made. But i was committed to this photo from the start and would not change my decision.

Artist 2 Peter Beard

 
Artist: Peter Beard
Title : Jenny and her Jewelry
Date : 2005/2006

         I think this photo is beyond beautiful. Her jewelry as well as the patterns incorporated around her truly make her look like a african goddess. The designs that Peter Beard added to the photo make it look wild, just like the safari in Africa where Beard took many photos. Jenny looks like a strong woman, due to her stance and facial expression. When i look at this i cant help but first look to her eyes and face, then to the rest of the piece. I love mixed media, thats why when i saw Peter Beard he immediately grabbed my attention. He seems to put a lot of time into this collages, there are many details as well as a wide variety of things incorporated into them.

Personal Project 1

Wave. Jan 19 2013

Black Smoke Jan 19 2013

Serenity. Jan 19 2013

Metals and Pearls. Jan 19 2013

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Feb 2 2013

Bella

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"These images do not dwell in the modern world, but rather exist in a timeless place where the ages collide"
(http://www.ethertongallery.com).

Joel-Peter Witkin is well known for his photographs of absurd objects, such as fetus's and body parts as well as the 'freaks' of the world that question your morals as a viewer. In his photo "Reality is an Invention Balthus" created in 2008, there are several different scenes that fill up the frame. The whole image is dark and has scratches through it, it makes it look old, slightly vintage.
I was drawn to this image because to me, it looks like a circus. It is chaotic and random. The textures and colors of the clothing and wall paper help to create this circus feel, Or maybe it is more of a 'freak show'. The characters in this photo are odd and creepy, which is what had appeal to me. All the little details, such as the dead cat or scratches, make this photo interesting to look at. You can look at it for a long time, just to notice all the detail he has put into this photo. I honestly have no idea what the intention of this photograph is. To different people it could have different meanings.

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