Uta Barth

Part 1:

1. focus
2. shape
3. line
4. value
5. color

I chose Uta Barth’s style because I like to play with the focus and her work includes different focuses on an object. I wanted to try to take blurry pictures so I appreciate her work. I think her work portrays everyday object (which fits my vision) that includes light and shapes and make them blurry. She blurred the focus of her camera, resulting in images that undermined the audience’s expectations for the photo. It relates to my vision because I like photos that are blurry because they make me feel like I’m in a dream that’s full of memories.

 

Part 2:

I chose this picture because I think it’s really beautiful to picture a sidewalk with trees beside it. I like how she uses strategies of blurring pictures to make a normal picture more interesting. It is unusual to me because I rarely see pictures of blurry visions, most of the photos I see have high quality. The photo is a sidewalk so the lines get smaller when it gets further away. And the wall and trees beside it make the photo not monotonous. Uta Barth’s photos are abstract because she intentionally depicts ordinary objects in an inconspicuous environment, in order to focus attention on the basic behavior of observation and the process of perception. I like how she uses this kind of strategy to make the ordinary special.

 

Part 3:

My vision is to seek the beauty of blurriness. I will take photos in the style of Uta Barth. I am particularly inspired by Artnet, and I will try to take pictures that are out of focus and uses lighting.