Landscape
This week was full of many life disruptions, so I suppose posting the final result (which was unfortunately actually available by the due date) slipped my mind.
Regardless, here it is. The background is a photograph I took from a beach in Maine. The tower is actually Pilgrim Tower which I visited some years ago (though the colors and texture have been changed).
I usually like to create whatever appeals to my eye, which means most of my images rarely have a profound context. The only vague thing that came to mind while creating this was how much I dislike the emptiness of beach landscapes, and would prefer some other form of natural beauty being present on the horizon. This does not mean I appreciate people lounging around in mass quantities though. Kills the vibe.
I like the surreal landscape you created. It evokes in me Alice in Through the Looking Glass or The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
ReplyDeleteCaptivating image, Sarah. I'm drawn to the frenetic activity in this image. It might be something about the narrowly vertical composition—it's contrast with more traditional landscapes that are oriented horizontally—that might be aiding this dynamism and movement. From a compositional standpoint, my eye finds various points of entry into the image, and is guided throughout every region of the image, thanks in large part to the mysterious and strangely flattening swiped line that snakes through the heart of the composition. This flattening—or rather, as Picasso's cubist inclination might indicate, its acknowledgement of flatness—challenges my brain to maintain photo-representational depth as the pixel uniformity of a brush stroke seems to thwart its efforts. Another reference that comes to mind is from Andreas Gursky, an image called Bahrain. My only real criticism is in regards to your process. While you might be familiar with our tools, I recommend trying to find a way to share your work in progress with the class more regularly and actively. I would have liked to see this image in progress and have a discussion about your sources, concepts, and the ways in which your interventions might articulate a decisive message. (Or short of "message," which can be slippery, at least the image's role as part of a larger portfolio of artist work.) Nicely done, Sarah.
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