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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Final Project - System of Gods

Helios - God of the Sun

Hermes - Messenger of the Gods

Aphrodite - Goddess of Love

Selene - Goddess of the Moon

Gaia - Goddess of the Earth

Ares - God of War

Zeus - God of Thunder

Cronos - God of Time

Caelus - God of the Sky

Poseidon - God of the Sea

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

The image I have chosen to discuss is Ophelia, by Gregory Crewdson. The reason I have chosen this image to discuss is primarily due to my friend Adria informing me that the four images presented to the majors were the ones we were supposed to discuss, and also because of the image itself was very captivating.

The image depicts what seems to be a living room knee deep underwater with a woman lifelessly floating in the center of the room. What’s really interesting about this image however is the color scheme. When looking at the water we see that it is murky and non-transparent. For me as an individual I find deep water or non-transparent water gives me anxiety and makes me nervous. It’s possibly form the idea that anything could lie beneath. Add onto the fact that a woman is now seemingly dead and floating above it like a goldfish that was underfed gives the water a dark and almost morbid feel to it.

At the same time, the walls and furniture are almost a jaundice-y yellow color as though they have been rotted away or have begun decomposing. What was once a family home and living room is now rotting and decaying away. The idea of a family home lost.

But perhaps the most interesting is the look on the woman’s face. She seems almost peaceful in death. It is as if she felt no pain as passed on. She is also depicted wearing a white nightgown. With this I feel there are many underlying tones that could be drawn. Perhaps she passed peacefully in her sleep, or maybe this disaster in her home is relaxing. I think all these messages and the aesthetic quality of the image make for a very interesting piece, which is why I chose the image.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Humans of UTSA

-What has been your happiest memory thus far?

"If I had to pick one I'd have to say it's when I got engaged."

-Ashley

-If you could change the world in any way what would you do?

"I'd add more doctors to the world. I think there are a lot of people who are sick or hurt and not enough doctors to take care of them."

-Kayla

-If you could spend the rest of your life anywhere else in the world where would you be and why?

"I guess I'd say London. I really like the way they talk and I think the vibe is kind of like New York. So I could spend the rest of my life in London."

-Kaleb

-What are you passionate about?

"My poetry. Definitely. I love writing spoken word. I love writing about anything and everything!"

-Jonathan

-What has been the happiest moment in your life thus far?

"Well I'm in a sorority so for me it's when I got my big! It's like an older sister, mentor or someone to help me. Someone I can get to and look up to for advise."

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Color Critique: Denise, Ashley

I just took a look at Ashley and Denise's photos and I think they were very successful. The most successful photos that they took, in my opinion, were successful because of the broad contrast in each image. And the subject matter of their images were very concise making it easier for me to see their photos as a series of one another.

My favorite of Denise's was the last one that showed what looked to be a keychain or metal links of some kind. Perhaps it may be my slight bias towards metal luster or mechanical images but I thought that was her most successful and interesting image.

My favorite of Ashley's photos was her image of what looked like a jar with an image of two children playing. There was a great amount of contrast in the image that was still subtle enough that it wasn't distracting. At the same time the positioning of the jar as well as the aperture's size add on to the overall concept.