Sunday, August 30, 2015

Ashanti Neverson - Weekly Artist Post 3

Slim Aarons




1.) The photographer uses color on an analog camera. The photographer seems to six feet or more away from the subjects getting very wide shots. The colors are very clear with either green or blue being the dominant colors. It seems he used the natural light of the sun during the day. His subjects are very far away but centered surrounded by great structures.

2.) These subjects seem to live a very affluent lifestyle. The distance from the photographer gives us an outsider looking in vibe. The subjects seem so isolated from everything else as they might be from the rest of the world. It shows how the "1%" can roam around with ease but maybe a lonely spot to have. Everything in the picture is rich in nature as the blues and greens are so dominant in the photos, reinforcing how rich the subjects live.

3.) For me it shows that people can have so much money and wealth that it can isolate them from the rest of the world. It seems lonely and elitist but still a certain easiness in their living. It reminds me of a song by Frank Ocean called "Sweet Life" where he says "Why see the world, when you've got the beach"? The photos show how much they have at their feet but what little they might actually see when living so lavish.


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