All about me
"Any understanding of social and cultural change is impossible without a knowledge of the way media work as environments." - Marshall McLuhan
I am a double major of Art History and Film. I believe it is nearly impossible to separate a work from its historical and social context, and find analyzing works with the full in context in mind more engaging and interesting. I see myself as equal parts consumer and creator of art, however the art I most enjoy consuming and the art I produce are usually quite different. The kinds of works I most enjoy are those that are avant-garde, surreal, or otherwise non-representational with evident personal style and lots of room for interpretation and subjective analysis. I often find works claiming to be objective representations of reality to not be as engaging. In addition, within that subset of art, I am even further drawn to works which unnerve and discomfort. By contrast, most of the photos I take (which make up the vast majority of my total artistic output) are none of the things I previously described. When I am taking photos I am focused on what I think is visually appealing and interesting compositions. Part of the reason for this is that I prefer candid photography versus staged which makes it harder to create surreal and/or unnerving images; I don't do photoshoots, I just carry my camera(s) with me, and rarely do I come across something which disturbs or unnerves me when I am just out for a walk.
This difference can be seen in the works I pick when I have to curate an exhibition (linked below) and the photos I shoot for myself (see also below).
Examples of my photography both digital and film
Woah Micah! The split between what you create and what you consume is really interesting. By using photography, what do you communicate through your choice of medium? Specifically I'm curious about if you think about photography's 'truth claim' and how that has shifted because of technology advancements like photoshop and editing software.
ReplyDeleteI think it's awesome that you find works that claim to fully represent reality to be less interesting than the reverse. Can any work represent reality objectively? I don't think so. I like your photos a lot and I think it's cool that you just go out and find things to shoot.
ReplyDeleteBeing able to contrast your different pieces was an awesome experience! I especially liked Shredder, and the second photo above. I admit, though, that I struggle with the argument of objectivity. I always get to point of relaxed nihilism about it, and decide to make do with what I have, haha.
ReplyDeleteif u wanted to take a candid surreal photo, how would u go about it?
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