Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Ortho Generated Project
We were supposed to make to Ortho generated prints, either Cyanotypes or Van Dyke Browns. I chose Cyanotypes for ease of manufacture. There are actually three and as soon as it gets taken of the display board , I'll scan and post it. These first two came about as such: I had to ambiguous images of graffiti and I had two ambiguous stories and I wanted to see how putting the two together would work. You decide.
What Babs thought: You have 2 strong pieces here, expressively wacky. They have a "hand of the artist" charm + power. The one that's under exposed and fuzzy could be done over but as is, no. Anyway, you only needed two. A!
Actually, the second one is the under-exposed fuzzy one. I burned and sharpened it in PS2 which sucks I know. More later.
What Babs thought: You have 2 strong pieces here, expressively wacky. They have a "hand of the artist" charm + power. The one that's under exposed and fuzzy could be done over but as is, no. Anyway, you only needed two. A!
Actually, the second one is the under-exposed fuzzy one. I burned and sharpened it in PS2 which sucks I know. More later.
Monroe Street Project
These are the images for my Monroe Street project. The idea being we should find four conceptually linked images on Monroe Street.
In Honor of George W. Bush's 6th State of the Union Address: Winning the War on Terror
Babs' Remarks: The pictures work together thematically. The Holy Temple is printed too dark but the others look okay. I'm trying to cozy up to the toy aesthetic. I think this subject matter would be better served with a good camera capable of sharp focus. Keep looking for an approriate subject for that camera. A-
John's Remarks: These are friggin cruddy to great affect. I like the series. The picnic shot is the weakest of the four. It's compositionally similar to the Holy Temple and Labor Ready, which seem more specific to the place. Worn and beleagured posters on abandoned buildings are less specific to a place than the other two . . . Since the trailer shot is strongest, in my opinion (no words/text/graphics influencing my attraction), I see the opportunity for two diptichs or a diptych and a pair rather than a triptych and a solo drummer.
Tread's remarks: I think this works on many levels, photographically, journalistically and more importantly stylistically. Your works speaks without any description of what your assignment was... very nice.
In Honor of George W. Bush's 6th State of the Union Address: Winning the War on Terror
Babs' Remarks: The pictures work together thematically. The Holy Temple is printed too dark but the others look okay. I'm trying to cozy up to the toy aesthetic. I think this subject matter would be better served with a good camera capable of sharp focus. Keep looking for an approriate subject for that camera. A-
John's Remarks: These are friggin cruddy to great affect. I like the series. The picnic shot is the weakest of the four. It's compositionally similar to the Holy Temple and Labor Ready, which seem more specific to the place. Worn and beleagured posters on abandoned buildings are less specific to a place than the other two . . . Since the trailer shot is strongest, in my opinion (no words/text/graphics influencing my attraction), I see the opportunity for two diptichs or a diptych and a pair rather than a triptych and a solo drummer.
Tread's remarks: I think this works on many levels, photographically, journalistically and more importantly stylistically. Your works speaks without any description of what your assignment was... very nice.
