Reflections set 2

 

 

The colors of this photo are red and white as the primary colors; the person in this photo is wearing all red while the setting is white; this brings the viewer’s eyes directly to the center of the picture as Red is a bright color that human eyes will focus on. The concept of this photo is the beauty and sadness of girls back in Chinese dynasties. They constantly suffer from being used as a tool for marriage and for families as competition. They drown in despair and sadness as they wonder what they must do to be the best in their town. That is why they sit in the water, constantly reflecting on themselves and embracing the sadness they feel at every step they take when facing criticism. This links to the artist I chose as all of the photos that she has taken are underwater or surrounding water to show the suffocation and beauty of the girls in those dynasties. The reason why Red is chosen as the title of this set is that Red both means hope and despair for these girls as they both hope that they can become the best but also despair due to the vast and dangerous steps that they have to take and have to go through to achieve the great success (as if lying and walking through the blood). The red dress and umbrella are also chosen because of the blood and the symbolism of blood as if their whole body is covered in blood; the usual white and shiny colors of their dresses being coated in blood also symbolize the despair that they are going through.

Technique:

Rule of thirds

Color contrast

negative space