Dash Snow
1. Dash Snow took all of these photographs during night which he most likely does on purpose to show that darkness brings out the evil in things. All of the photographs taken are polaroids with black backgrounds. All of his shots are candid, which helps bring out the true reality of life. For the most part his photos are center weighed and all were taken at a distance.
2. The artist wants us to focus on the darker, creepier side of life that we do not see too often on a regular basis. The first photo is just funny and ironic but it somewhat still frightens me because the letters of hell are bright red and planted in the darkness of an isolated gas station. The second photo shows a young man throwing up and his friend pointing it out, which represents the negatives of partying or drinking too much. The last photo is of a man on the ground with people looking down at him. I assume he is either hurt or dead and Im sure that was caused by another person giving harm on him or drugs, because nowadays those are common deaths.
3. I like how Dash Snow took these photos because he shows his viewers the raw reality of life. I think he took a picture of a Shell with the S burnt out to show that we will end up in hell if we are bad people. A lot of people do not even consider thinking about hell anymore because so many of us sin every day. The second photo is to show that if we party too hard, we get punished... by our bodies. We should all cherish our bodies instead of intoxicating them until we get sick. The last photo shows the words "Fear the Darkness". I believe the artist is trying to scare his viewers with the cold reality that life is not rainbows and butterflies. It is hard work to stay on track and be successful in life. You just can not let the darkness bring you in.
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