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.