Blog Four

Edward Ruscha, Phillips 66, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1962, from Twentysix Gasoline Stations, 1963. Gelatin silver print, 4 11/16 × 4 11/16 in. (11.9 × 11.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from The Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Foundation, and Diane and Thomas Tuft  2004.467

http://whitney.org/Collection/EdwardRuscha 

This image relates to the work I did for the first project because they are documentary.  I was documenting events of my typical summer, Ruscha was documenting gas stations. 

"Untitled" (For Stockholm), 1992
15-watt light bulbs, extension cords, porcelain light sockets
Overall dimensions vary with installation
Twelve parts: 62 ft. in length each
ARG# GF1992-25
Installation view of "Felix Gonzalez-Torres" at Magasin 3, Stockholm Konsthall, Stockholm, 1992

http://www.andrearosengallery.com/artists/felix-gonzalez-torres/

This image is related to my project because of the use of light.  My photos of the fireworks, other than being documentary, were based on light and pattern.  This installation also concerns light and patterns the lights make.

24 pieces by Allen Ruppersberg
Published by Sunday Quality, Los Angeles. No date, but 1970.
Spiral bound.
Edition of 600

http://littlebrownmushroom.wordpress.com/24-pieces-by-allen-ruppersberg/

 These images relate to mine because they are of places where it seems people should be.  Yet, like mine there are no people present in the locations when the photos were taken.

Images of My Own:

I chose this image because I like the detail in the rust and the color of the paint.  

I like this image because it was taken at night.  I also like the way the moonlight is reflected off the clouds.

I chose to post this image because it is a reminder of fun times and good company.  It makes me look forward to the weekend.  I also like how the light is reflected off the glasses.

Blog Three

Berenice Abbott
Canyon: Broadway and Exchange Place
c. 1935-39

 

 

 

 

 

 

This photograph is taken from an extreme perspective.  The placement of the photographer shows the massive scale of the buildings.  The image is also interesting because the highly patterned areas, like the windows, are balanced by blocks of black shadow and white sky.

Ansel Adams
The Tetons and the Snake River,
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
1942

This photograph is compositionally and technically strong.  The image includes an incredible range of grays while including both white and black.  The detail of this complex landscape is fantastic.

Robert Mapplethorpe
Calla Lily
1984

Even though this is an image with very simple subject matter, it is visually interesting.  The range of light grays to white on the flower gives it volume.  The blackness of the background gives the flower an immense importance.

I like how the light glows on the clouds in this image.  I also like the silhouette of the mountain and how it is a mystery what actually exists there.

I chose this image because I like macro photography.  I also like how it is hard to tell exactly what kind of bug this is.  It just looks hairy and creepy.

This image reminds me of my adventures flying in small planes; it's nostalgic.  I also really love aerial photography and the mountains.

Blog Two

Whitney Museum of American Art
Collecting Biennials
January 16-November 28, 2010

Edward Hopper, Early Sunday Morning, oil on canvas, 1930.

 











http://www.whitney.org/Exhibitions/CollectingBiennials

I like this painting because it is so lonely.  This seems like a place that should be full of people, but it is completely deserted.


The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Between Here and There: Passages in Contemporary Photography
July 2, 2010-Feburary 13, 2011

Weng Fen, Sitting on the Wall: Haikou V, chromogenic print, 2001.

  















http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/sitting_on_the_wall_haikou_v_weng_fen

This photograph is interesting to me because of the balance.  There is almost an equal amount of foreground and background.  The weight of the brown ground balances out the busyness of the clouds and the buildings on the top.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Catherine Opie: Figure and Landscape
July 5-October 17, 2010

Catherine Opie

  


















http://www.lacma.org/art/artOpie.aspx

I chose this image because it has interesting subject matter.  Putting images of high school football players into a fine art and gallery setting isn't something that I expected.

Images of my own:

I chose this picture because I like the range in distance included in the image from the water in the foreground to the mountains in the distance.

I like this image because it puts the viewer in exactly my position when I took the picture. I also really like the view.

I like this image mostly because of how the subject matter in the background is framed by the trees in the foreground.

Blog One

Guggenheim: New York
Broken Forms: European Modernism from the Guggenheim Collection
July 9, 2010-January 5, 2011

Franz Marc, Broken Forms, 1914, (detail)

 

http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions

This piece caught my eye because of the interesting patterns of color and shape.  I like how the different shapes and colors are separate, yet they blend together in some areas.

San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art

Picturing Modernity
July 17-October 3, 2010

William Christenberry, T. B Hick's Store, Newbern, Alabama, 1991/2008

 

http://www.sfmoma.org/exhibitions/12

I like taking photographs of old, rundown places.  So I immediately liked this photo because it relates with what I do in my own work.  I like the juxtaposition of the bright colors on the old, dilapidated building.

Walker Art Center
Guillermo Kuitca: Everything—Paintings and Works on Paper, 1980-2008
June 26-September 19, 2010

Guillermo Kutica, El mar dulce, 1986

 
















http://calendar.walkerart.org/canopy.wac?id=4672&hp=link&poster=Exhibitions
This piece feels mysterious to me.  I like that I can't tell what's going on; it makes me more interested in the piece.  I also like the overwhelming use of red.

Images of my own:

I decided to post this image that I took of the moon rising because it has interesting light patterns.  I like how the amount of light is minimal, but not boring.

I like this image because it really captures Claire's personality.  I also like the strong sunlight on her face and the shadows it creates.

I picked this image because of the perspective.  I also like the texture of the rocks and the roots.