Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Jan Saudek Artist Write-up

This picture is definitely unique but also really different and odd at the same time. I like the idea of the reflected image being something totally different. However, I am not sure that I get a message of what the picture is actually supposed to represent. Also the fact that the girl is half naked his kind of weird. I sort of get the feeling of hate and love from this photo. I see anger and distrust from the expressions on their faces. I feel like their expressions show how when they think of each other, they view each other as repulsive but at the same time they are attracted to each other.


This picture is definitely repulsive to look at. The theme I get from it is that we all do things that other people probably find repulsive. Even though I view this picture as weird and something that someone just wouldn't do, the girl doesn't view it as that. I think we all do things on our own and we don't see how other people think of those things. We live our lives and do the things we know and were taught to do and sometimes the things we do are considered beautiful to some people and repulsive to others.

Friday, April 24, 2009

2 Montages

Consumed by confusion


This photo is meant to show confusion. I wanted there to be a person looking towards something she thought she knew and was certain to her. However, all around her the different lines and colors are consuming her thoughts and confusing what she thought she knew. There is also a reflection of her to show how sometimes things make people so unsure about what they thought they knew. They just fade into the background and their confusion consumes them. I used the fence to draw the viewers eye to the person and I also used the different colored lines to show the confusion someone feels. There is also a shadow in the bottom left that shows how a lot of the time, people in our lives are the ones that confuse us the most.



It takes over

The theme for this montage was based on music. Somehow in everything I do, music seems to work its way into it. I wanted to show how there are other things in the background, but I used the sheet music as the top layer to show how it kind of takes over and intertwines its way into my life. The picture taken outside shows how I love to be outside and I really like nature. I like the picture of the lighted window because it shows different things that I like and how they are a part of my life. The piano music box on the left represents music but is also a representation of memories and past times in my life. There is also a faint picture of a hand on a piano and lastly the sheet music is the top layer because it sort of takes over everything else. I like how the lines in the music draw your eyes to look further into the photo.

Monday, April 6, 2009