Cory Archie 188
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Artist #6
Artist: Joyce Neimanas
Series: Untitled
Year: 1983
Joyce Neimanas works in a variety of different mediums. Her subjects are sometimes either absurd or inane, ranging from pig ears to women browsing magazines. While I was interested in the train of thought behind her "male nude" series, which involved an odd fascination with the loincloth, I found this collage more aesthetically appealing. I have always been interested in Polaroid collages. The subject matter appears to be a woman in a plaster cast—which is somewhat intriguing. Unfortunately, I could not find a larger size image, even after perusing her website and the Art Institute's website.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Artist #5
Artist: Uta Barth
Date: 1997
Title: In Passing
Uta Barth is a minimalist photographer who makes great use of light and focus in her work. Most of her pictures are warm in tone and feature little to objects within the frame of her composition. They're often soft and elicit a strange variety of emotion—in my opinion, mostly sentimental longing. She captures an environment, rather than a landscape or a subject.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Artist #4
Artist: Todd Hido
Date: 2008
Title: A Road Divided
Todd Hido has always been one of my favorite photographers. Use of natural strange color and eerie quietness are predominant in most of his photographs. He's very good at setting mood and tone and giving somewhat normal places his "feel."
I was also surprised to find that Raymond Carver's publisher requested for his photographs to be used on the covers of his books. In a way, his photographs could be described as snap shots because they are taken so quickly with little preparation, but they seem "fuller."
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Artist #3
Artist: Judy Linn/Robert Mapplethorpe
Date: 1960-70
Title: Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith
Robert Mapplethorpe is known for his large black and white portraits, often of nude males. He's known for eliciting controversy with the homo-eroticism and blatant view into the world of BDSM in his work. Disregarding the vast array of metaphors and imagery in his portraits, his photos are often clean and clear cut with their composition.
For me, it was hard to pick between Mapplethorpe and Chuck Close, mostly because I'm a fan of large clean black and white portraits. However, the culture behind the former's is so interesting (and I've already done a project on Close), I was forced to pick him.
Date: 1960-70
Title: Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith
For me, it was hard to pick between Mapplethorpe and Chuck Close, mostly because I'm a fan of large clean black and white portraits. However, the culture behind the former's is so interesting (and I've already done a project on Close), I was forced to pick him.
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