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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Final Assignment: Abstraction

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Photographic Research Inquiry Essay

#3 Andres Serrano, Piss Christ

The photo I have chosen the third photo Andres Serrano’s Piss Christ mainly because the imagery of Christianity. Thought the image is overexposed in the subject or object, we know, as the viewer, that it is a crucifixion is Jesus Christ. Christianity is an international religion that has made participations on in many conversions, and deaths around the world throughout its history. With that in mind I believe that it why he has overexposed Christ and why he titled this photo Piss Christ. I also think that the yellow color of the light source is the main reason for the title of this photo. Conceptually I feel a sense of rejection of this religion because of the exaggerated exposure of Christ around and empty dark space. However, the yellow light source is overpowering the dark space, which blurs the crucifixion into a yellow shape. The blur on the crucified Christ could be a sign of disbelief or hostility to the religion. To that idea, modern Christians tend to be oblivious to their past and do not acknowledge the bad deeds the do. How do they get away with it? Simple. “It was God’s will.” Christianity brought racism in Americas using cast systems, slavery, segregation, and the slaughter of many indigenous people. For us to feel safe in “one nation under God” does not make me feel safe or proud of a land that’s been soiled by this religion who refuses to acknowledge its own mistakes. This connection I make is what I assume is the concept he is telling us as the viewer and the connection I made with this photo of the Piss Christ.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Humans of UTSA

How did this affect you psychologically?
"I stayed in there long enough for me to get comfortable inside"

How do you handle rejection from the public?
"I've gotten used to the idea of rejection that I sort of gotten used to it."

Can you tell me a general idea of "self-realization?"
"We have to understand that stress comes from within ourselves. Not from the things around us."

What was the worst thing to happen to you?
"I really wanted to be in a college football team, but I didn't make since I was slacking with my grades in high school."

What made this a concern to you?
"I've had experience of a friend who was a dietetic, which made me help with this awareness of nutrition."

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Color Critique

Crystal
In Crystal's photos, there is play with sunlight in terms of flowers, grass, and trees. She contrasts the that natural settings with a an unnatural object in some of her paintings. Some of her photos is in an urban setting and uses shots of many different color in the compostions like wigs and umbrellas. The images of the umbrellas in particular has a lot of color, but are not pure hues. The colors are transparent because of the play of sunlight, and the colors are dull and tinted. Since they are transparent, we know which section of color overlaps the other.

Daniel
In Daniel's photos, the colors are very tinted and worn out. His images displays the idea of what aging and time does to color. Sun light plays a huge part in all his photos because in all his photos, the colors are brighter than what the color really is. Line take effect in all his photos as well. Whether it is converging or parallel. The is line in brick, wood panels, reflection from the water, and the metal objects in the image. Some images has a focus on one part of the image where there is a single color thats contrasts with the rest of the image.