Cubism

Cubism is a perspective that abandons a single viewpoint and instead uses simple geometric shapes, interlocking planes, and collage.

This piece depicting a guitar is interesting mostly because of the fact that  the end of the guitar is pointing towards the viewer, unlike the rest of the guitar.

The piece above  by Diego Kuffer, uses smaller images to make a whole, and captures the movement of the people really well.

      The different shades of green in the grass, as well as the depth created by the lighting on it, help make this piece interesting. This is a work by Joshua Naylor.

This is another piece by Joshua Naylor. I like how the different shades of yellow on the floor add depth.

David Hockney's Joiners

                                                           

                                                     "Chair"-- David Hockney

                                                 "Untitled" David Hockney

                  "Walking in the Zen Garden at Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, 1983---David Hockney

                                           "The Desk", 1984, David Hockney

Triptychs

 A triptych is defined as a set of three associated artistic, literary, or musical works intended to be appreciated together. 

Above are examples of two different triptychs by the artist Claude Tomas. At first glance, it seems like they are just one image, but if you look more closely there are three separate images in each piece of similar subjects. I love the rich colors in both of these pieces and the interesting textures.

The triptych above is an example of one that is one scene split into three separate images. I love the fact that each image would be beautiful on its own as well as with the other two. The lighting and contrast between black and white make this piece interesting and unique. 

I love that the focus is the same railing in all three images in the piece above, yet it is in a different place in each piece. I also love that in the middle image, the man is facing the camera rather than having his back turned.

Diptychs

A diptych is defined as any object with two panels connected by a hinge. In photography, a diptych is two images side by side, that can either be related, or literally connect into one image.

I love the diptych above because of the fact that the images contrast yet tie together well. I also love the unique lighting in the image on the right.

Diptychs can be completely different images, or they can connect to make one image. In the example above "Summer vs Winter" by Stefan Jansson, I really like how he connected the two images to make one, yet made them different enough that they contrasted and made the piece interesting. I like the idea of exploring the change in a single subject over a period of time.

The image above is "...and they both went their separate ways"by Salbjorg Rita Jonsdottir. I love the idea of overlapping the two images in the middle, and I think it really works well for this piece. I like the softness of it, and the contrast between the black and white. Overall, I love how this piece contrasted two things, the human and the bird, yet also brought them together with the similar  soft color and texture in the background. This is a pattern I am beginning to see with a lot of diptychs.

The piece above is "Untitled" by Antoine Rouleau. I find this piece very interesting because it seems to be two images of the same building through different things. The bottom image is just the building through the naked eye, but the top image seems to be the same building through a window with rain on it. I think that playing with the perspective through which you see something is very interesting, and deals with similarities and differences just as the diptych of the tree in summer and winter does.

Emulsion Transfers

These are all examples of emulsion transfers that inspired me. The one of the beach with the bridge in the background is by Jen Barrows.

Independent Research

Interesting Self Portrait Ideas by Matt Wisnieweski

Self Portraits

The first photo is of me riding my first bicycle when I was about five years old. I wouldn't say that my personality has changed dramatically since I was a little kid. I've always been shy at first but not shy at all around my friends, and adventurous. I still love riding my bike around Portland, and I would definitely say that I'm a little but less of a girly-girl now. Below is a recent photo of me rock climbing. This is definitely a big part of who I am, as I spend a lot of time doing it and am pretty committed. I would say that rock climbing is the adventurous part of my personality showing through.

Natural Vision

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This article was about the fact that, as photographers, everyone has their own style, and their own unique strength and talent in photography. Not everyone is great at every aspect and technique in photography, and this is a good thing because then people will be able to capture that one style that they are excellent at perfectly, instead of just being pretty good at everything.

For me personally, I love working with light in my photographs. I love taking photographs with a high contrast of black and white, and only part of something illuminated, so that the photos have an almost moody look to them. I love taking portraits of people I know, landscapes, or just places that are illuminated beautifully with light. However, I would say that my weakness is definitely street photography, and urban landscapes most of the time. For me it's just awkward, and I'm a little too shy to ask total strangers if I can take their photo. With urban landscape, I am not as inspired most of the time, and my prints are just not that interesting because of it.

These are examples of images that really inspire me, and I think that the style of the photographer is similar to mine. The image of the barrel is done by photographer Scott Lefferts, and the image of the lights on water is done by Jason Bruges Studio.

Pearl District Art Galleries

The trip to the galleries in the Pearl district was inspiring, especially because of the variety of art from each different gallery. There was photography, painting, sculptures, and a variety of other media used. I liked the unique style of the drawings of the animals in the piece above. I also thought it was interesting that they were overlaid newspapers. 

I liked the image above of the boy under the water because of the unique quality and texture that the water has on his face and body makes the image beautiful. The light reflecting off of the water also makes the image more beautiful

I liked the sculpture above because it is abstract and the objects don't necessarily have a purpose. I liked that hey weren't evenly spaced out and I thought that the one black ball tied the piece together. It was just interesting to look at and made me wonder what inspired the artist.

I loved this piece because of the interesting connection between the owl and the face. They are both painted very carefully with lots of detail, but the fact that the face and hair replaces what would normally be the owls feathers makes the piece much more interesting. 

I thought that this piece was interesting, unique, and abstract. I liked the minimal use of color and it reminded me of the simplicity of Japanese style art.