Photoshop Project 1

Illustrator Exercise

Photoshop Exercise 1 Before&After

I was absent for the last class so these are the three pictures I am considering for our project.

Out of the four artists we looked at, Gregory Crewdson was my favorite. Every one of his photos was thought-provoking and emotional. The juxtaposition of everyday scenes with dark, nude figures creates a dark sense of mystery and misery. The small town settings remind me of my hometown.
Teun Hocks' work to me just seemed humorous. The way he creates his images was fascinating to me, and I like that he combines painting with photography in such a unique way. The objects and settings in the images are easy to relate to and establish a connection between the work and the viewer.
I honestly don't really like Jeff Wall's work. Some of his images just seem like an amateur took them without really paying attention. This may have been intentional, but I think it takes away from the artistic aspect of photography. One work I did like was the one with the flooded grave, because it was more altered than the others and I enjoyed the composition.
Cindy Sherman's film stills are emotional but at the same time beautiful in a classic, pin-up sort of way. They are very posed and intentional, with her eyes averted from the camera in almost every frame. I really like black and white photographs because I think they give the image more style and more of a timeless and traditional look.

...inspirations

Kurt Halsey is probably my favorite artist of all time. I really like his use of text and the subjects he portrays in his artworks.

In my senior year of high school I did an independent series based on human disfunction and substance abuse. I think it's really important to invoke thought and emotion in artwork and to let people know how I feel about issues I feel strongly about.

Lately I've really had no time to do any serious artwork, so I've just been doodling in notebooks. I think it's really interesting how so many people, even those that don't enjoy art, are always doodling at random in class or at work. I like the disorganization of them and the free sketching that can be inspired from any random thought that crosses your mind.

I really like pin-up girls and old school tattoo images like koi fish, anchors, pirate ships, etc.

Sorry some of these images have gray around them, I didn't really know how to resize them correctly.