Richard Misrach, Desert Fire #153 (Man with Rifle) (1984)Courtesy: www.artnet.com
Richard Misrach, Drive-In Theater (1987)Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Desert Cantos
Desert Cantos is a series of works by perhaps my favorite modern day photographer Richard Misrach. Desert Cantos, a series Misrach has been worked on for over 35 years explores desolate landscapes, gritty decay and mans relationship with the land. His works appears to stylised as a documentary depicting the southwest American landscape.
For the past 5 years I have been documenting my own series of photos entitled "Urban decay". Like Richard Misrach I have focused on the decaying facades , buildings and the land all within Melbourne. I too also like to explore themes of destruction and abandonment. These themes are quite confronting and powerful. Examples of these themes can be seen through Misrach's photographs Desert Fire #1 and Drive in theatre, Las Vegas.
Seeing Misrach's work inspires me to keep further exploring the one subject, in varying ways.
Desert Fire #153 (Man with a rifle) is my all time favourite photograph. It captures everything that is powerful in relation to man and the land. It shows both sides of control, one that man has through the obvious pointed rifle and the control the land takes upon them. Having an appreciation for the wilderness and the barren American land I feel connected to this photo and it power really recinates with me.
When Misrach was brought up in todays class I was just so thrilled.I am in utter awe of Misrach's works.
For the past 5 years I have been documenting my own series of photos entitled "Urban decay". Like Richard Misrach I have focused on the decaying facades , buildings and the land all within Melbourne. I too also like to explore themes of destruction and abandonment. These themes are quite confronting and powerful. Examples of these themes can be seen through Misrach's photographs Desert Fire #1 and Drive in theatre, Las Vegas.
Seeing Misrach's work inspires me to keep further exploring the one subject, in varying ways.
Desert Fire #153 (Man with a rifle) is my all time favourite photograph. It captures everything that is powerful in relation to man and the land. It shows both sides of control, one that man has through the obvious pointed rifle and the control the land takes upon them. Having an appreciation for the wilderness and the barren American land I feel connected to this photo and it power really recinates with me.
When Misrach was brought up in todays class I was just so thrilled.I am in utter awe of Misrach's works.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Out and About at School
Portrait of a Stranger
This is one of the photographs I took whilst on assignment in class time. Our tutor had given us a list of over 15 shots to take, one being a portrait of a stranger. I'm not really comfortable putting up any of my other shots. The surroundings, the effort and photos all felt to forced and therefore are not worth viewing. This picture was the only decent "rough draft" photograph I could display. Aspects that I enjoy with this photo and want to work on further is the incorporation of clothing within portraiture. I like the look of the subjects jacket being removed and blurred bringing his face and chest to the foreground. I decided to give the photo a lighting change. I decided to do this as I wanted to frame the portrait with the branches above.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Man Ray
Last weeks documentry on early photography had prompted me to do some further research. In particular I wanted to further explore the genuis of Man Ray.
Man Ray
The thing I love about Many Ray was his modernist and surrelist style. Many Ray's photographs depict dreams, disres of sometimes an unreal surrounding. He delves deep into the subconsious mind and does remind me of the Salvador Dali of Photography. Man Ray's paintings are again in the same surrelist style, reminicint of Dali, yet individual. Ray's works such as The Misunderstood (1938) display a dream like, other world and uses colours expressing these ideas.
Man Ray
The thing I love about Many Ray was his modernist and surrelist style. Many Ray's photographs depict dreams, disres of sometimes an unreal surrounding. He delves deep into the subconsious mind and does remind me of the Salvador Dali of Photography. Man Ray's paintings are again in the same surrelist style, reminicint of Dali, yet individual. Ray's works such as The Misunderstood (1938) display a dream like, other world and uses colours expressing these ideas.
I love Man Ray's use of solarizing which was brought to the forefront through his work. It idividualised his "aliminium sleek" style. I too enjoy using such effects. Photos such as Primate de la matiere sur la pensee (1929) shows his use of solarizing.
It is through Man Ray's exploration of the unconscious mind he is able to portray his surrealist style
and unite both painting and photographs.
and unite both painting and photographs.
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