Wednesday, February 9, 2011

still life

Albert Renger
The part about this still life that really interested me is the quality of the shadows. I actually find the shadows to be more aesthetically interesting that the glass forms. I think it works though because they are glasses so the transparent aspect helps the image as well as the fact that it's in black and white.

Van Gogh "Vase with twelve sunflowers"
Van Gogh's sunflowers are some of my favorite paintings. I think the mark making is beautiful and I appreciate the texture of the paint. I also like how they aren't the typical "perfect" flower.

Robert Smith "Sugar Rush"
I picked this image because I thought the contrast of the transparent glass as a subject tied in well with the still life photograph I choose. The subtlety of the shadows helps create the allusion of transparency. Although nothing special, I find the simplicity of the image intriguing.

1 comment:

  1. Study the top image carefully and let what you see inform your still life images. The shadows are beautiful and your images could be just that . . . shadows!

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