Art Freak

Monday, October 21, 2013

I have found a NEW photography website!!!

I am sooooo in love with this website I found when I was scrolling through my Facebook feed. It's called "Photography Blogger," and it is beautiful!

Here is a photographer who I will definitely be referencing and researching tomorrow:

http://www.photographyblogger.net/20-fantastic-photos-from-alain-grontec/

Alan Grontec

G L A S S T I R E: Joshua Fischer

Joshua Fischer May 17, 2013

"The Ten Second Tour"

Photos I took of people taking photos at Guggenheim

I don't think that Fischer is actually a photographer like we have constantly seen throughout the last few classes. He is someone who photographs sculpture in museums. The site where he reports his findings is very dull and boring, in my opinion. He doesn't really write much either. I think that this could have been more appealing if it looked more professional and less like a two year old with an iPad set this site up. That is one of my pet peeves for websites, unprofessional over-simplicity.

The article is mainly about a conference Fischer attended in New York, and all the art work that he saw as he visited the galleries nearby. Really, all Fischer's photography is is a documentation of the artwork displayed at these galleries. If he saw something that caught his attention, however, he would go into a little more detail in his short description of the piece. As far as his photography goes, though, it is very impressive, I am just not interested in the subject matter that he photographs.

http://glasstire.com/2013/05/17/new-york-city-wrap-up-a-few-spring-shows/

Friday, October 18, 2013

L E N S C R A T C H: FRANCIS CRISAFIO

"FRANCIS CRISAFIO: FILTER PHOTO FESTIVAL BLOW UP WINNER"

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

This really was intriguing to me, because it reminded me of how I came into doing art. Francis Crisafio titled the series "Holdup in the Hood." It is a series about identity with children drawing and creating faces artistically as subject matter. "Holdup in the Hood is a body of work that documents an after-school arts program called “FACES / a children’s arts collaborative”. I co-authored and teach the collaborative with Meda Rago, to inner city children in the Manchester section of Pittsburgh, PA. The program and my documentation have run successively for 10 years." So, this photography series has not been within a short timespan. I chose this series because it is a source of nostalgia for me. I came into art through an art program, like the kids in the subject matter, and developed the identity I currently have through making art and drawing people's face, specifically. I can relate to Francis very easily, in this respect. Naturally, I find the work very meaningful, but also very aesthetically appealing. I look forward to researching more about Francis Crisafo in the near future.

If you would like to check him out, here is the link:

http://lenscratch.com/2013/09/francis-crisafio-filter-photo-festival-blow-winner/

My Life 24/7

My first multiple me! I did it on my own and I am so proud of myself right now. I think I will be trying several Multiple ME's so that I have a variety to choose from when it comes time to turn in 2 of them for our assignment.

This is Runner #1, "My Life 24/7"

PS. I designed the t-shirt in this picture! Just to show how much I am into art.. Also, check out the magazine website of the magazine I am reading:

Juxtapoz.com

The Homework Stalks!

We are supposed to be doing "Multiple ME's," however I got a little carried away and I wanted to try having multiple objects (I'm not really into portraits and selfies). So, this is just an experiment that I wanted to post. This doesn't have really anything to do with the class assignment... At all.