Critique Two

When I first look at this photo the color of it, is the first thing that hits me. The second thing thats very prominent is how cartoonish the image looks even though its a real photograph. It was taken for national geographic for their magazine but the photographer is unknown to me. The sea turtle is centered in the image engulfed around a bright, vibrant, blue sea. The turtle has a 3D look to it with a crystal clear focus. The photographer captured the sun shinning down in the water, perfectly. The color is very vibrant which I think works negatively towards the image because it gives it a fake appearance. The lighting, exposure, and contrast for this image is only left to one word- perfect. When examining this photo I get a very calming and happy feeling. The subject and color settings used help evoke those emotions. The image to me does not really tell a story.

Critique One

When first looking at this photo I feel very happy. The position of the polar bear makes me feel like it is waving at me, bringing joy to me. The image is of a all white icy area except for a couple of dark spots where the water from under the ice is showing. On top of the ice is a cream colored, fluffy, polar bear standing up with one paw up in a waving position. I know the picture was taken for National Geographic but unknown to who took the picture. After closer examination, the image has crystal clear focus, I can see every detail perfectly. Natural lighting with a higher exposure and low contrast was used to capture the all white image. This image evokes a happy delightful feeling from the polar bear being in the center of the image putting all its focus on to it. I think a story about a young polar bear surviving in icy waters is being told.

Blur Index Print

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Painting Response Continued

The images are a fusion of installation, painting, performance, photography, and video art. The are created by combing two-dimensonal objects with 3-dimensonal subjects. The subjects in the images are human beings that were painted with oil painting to look like a painting.  This is what combines 2D and 3D together. The artist is trying to create life on top of life. The images play on the tensions between being  and the state of unchanged. I think without reading what the authors intentions are with the images its hard to pick them up.

Painting response

The mood of the models look harsh. The first lady with the blue clothing looks very serious and stern. Her posture is very stiff and structured. The other lady who looks like she has no clothing on has an expression of I don't want to be doing this. Her facial expression makes me think she is saying are you being serious right now or you have got to be kidding me. Her posture is slumped and not straight. The images look like they were created with multiple painting techniques. Their bodies look as if they are painted with oil pastels. Now the hair looks like it was brushed with much accuracy. I think for the first image with the lady in blue clothing the red background helps evoke a strong emotion. It evokes her stern look more. The other lady with no clothing, has the background take away from her emotion. Her facial expression and body language do not incorporate well with the background. I think it makes her evoke a conflicting emotion. I think the artist was trying to evoke a emotional response from the images. I believe that the artist was mostly success in evoking a emotional response. I know while I was looking at the images my emotion and body language changed. If the second image with the reddish, orangish background would of matched better with the subject in the painting I think the response to the image would of been better.