STATEMENT OF INTENT – BLOG 12
Create a statement of intention for your triptych
Title: “Nature’s Canvas”
The message of my triptych will be how textures created through nature can present different moods and emotions. I want the audience to realize that moods and emotions can be interpreted in many different ways from different people’s interpretations of textures. I will be finding photographers that focus on textures that can be found in nature and the natural environment, rather than buildings or architectures. I titled this set as “Nature’s Canvas” because I believe that the textures that can be found in nature are like canvas in art, where it is the starting point of different interpretations and messages.
INSPIRED PHOTOGRAPHER – BLOG 13
Photographer: Aaron Siskind
Gallery of 9 of the photographer’s images
All images from : https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/aaron-siskind
In what ways are your chosen artist’s photographs abstract?
Aaron Siskind’s photography is abstract because he focuses on the textures and shapes of his subjects, emphasizing the highlighting shadows and contrasts of the photos.
What do you like about the style? Be specific and explain your answer.
I like Aaron Siskind’s style as the shadows and tones of the pictures correlate with the textures of the wood, creating an overall emotion/mood for the audience. I like how the photos are edited as black and white to support the emotions portrayed from the textures of the wood as well.
Find a quotation by your photographer and explain why you chose the particular quotation and how it helps you understand the photographer’s work.
“I see a photograph as a visual poem, a way to express feelings through form and texture.”
— Aaron Siskind
I chose this particular quotation as it corresponds with my own vision and statement of intention for the triptych. The quote underlines the how textures and forms of the photograph’s subject can be seen as a method of portraying different themes and messages.
Citation: https://www.theartstory.org/artist/siskind-aarn/
Explain why you have chosen this photographer including how the photographer relates to your vision
I chose this photographer as my statement of intent for this triptych was extremely similar to his photography purposes. It relates to my own vision as I wanted to exhibit how textures created through nature can present different moods and emotions
How will you adapt this style to your own photography? How does the image/artist inspire YOU?
I will adapt this style to my own photography as I will take inspiration of the emphasis on wood’s texture to portray the emotions of roughness and hardships. But I will not be putting a filter over my photos, as I personally believe that the colors of the textured objects is also important to consider when interpreting an image with someone’s free will.
Pick one photo from your artist’s collection and answer the following questions using this photo.
I chose this image in particular as I found the emphasis on the texture and the hole in the middle allows the audience to feel a sense of loneliness. I found it surprising that the artist decided to show the shadows of the surrounding trees as well, but still give off the sense of an isolated feeling. I think the most significant formal element used in this photo is tone and texture, as the dark shadows in areas such as the hole and its hollowness to portray a person who feels empty. The rough texture also shows the uneasy situations people can be in and has to go through when they suffer alone.
CONTACT SHEET – BLOG 14
Yellow edits:
I chose these pictures as my yellow/first collection by simply removing pictures from the options that have bad focuses, angles, and does that match with the overarching theme of the photos.
Green edits:
I chose these pictures as my green/second collection by eliminating the photos that did not cooperate with the original purpose and intentions of my photos.
Red edits:
I chose these pictures as my red/final collection as I believe these pictures were taken in a way that can best support my statement of details and moods portrayed through texture.