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Photographer Presentations: Oscar Forel - Hidden Art in Nature

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Oscar Forel http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/web/ddd/includes/images/475/095.jpg Oscar Forel is a Swiss psychiatrist born in 1891. I was originally introduced to his artwork and existence when I found an old seeming, large art book with a carpet-covered jacket and beautiful colored plates at an antique bookstore in West Seattle. I quickly realized the photographs inspired me and looked like abstract paintings, but upon closer inspection noticed that the images were actually close-up shots  of trees, bark patterns, and different textures and colors found in nature. I thought this was extremely interesting because I also pull a lot of inspiration from textures and colors in nature for my own artwork, such as paintings and drawings. 

Portrait Session in Nelson's Studio (35mm film)

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Assignment 1 Sidibe and Mali Photography Show

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How does Sidibé imply motion or movement in his portraits? Sidibe seems to utilize color, patterns, a lot of textiles and textures, as well as the posing and positioning of his models/subjects in order to convey a sense of movement and motion in his images. He seems to have mastered the art of the 'candid shot', catching his subjects either unsuspectingly, or in the middle of a dance move, or some action that tends to look a little absurd on camera. What does Sidibé say about the reason to take photos in regard to the passage of time? Sidibe says that taking a photo is like taking a snapshot of that moment in time, it essentially captures, or freezes that instance or moment into eternity. Find one photograph by Sidibé to discuss.   Write a paragraph or so about the photograph. Danse le Twist , 1965 . Gelatin silver print I chose this image because it felt reminiscent of the images I have recently discovered taken in Seattle around the same time (mid sixtie...

Photography as an Art Language ART 170 - SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE

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WEEK ONE - 'Selfie' Assignment Post 3 portraits of yourself, 1st being a Realistic portrait, 2nd being a symbolic portrait, and the 3rd being an example of a 'photobomb' style portrait.  realistic portrait of self (on left side, google arts and culture does not have a filter or edit function) symbolic portrait (use this to represent myself on linked in and more professional websites)  'Photobomb' style portrait of self (taken in 2005 on 35mm film)