Joey Scolieri - Weekly Artist Post 8

Andrew Moore 

1. The photographer, Andrew Moore, took all of these photographs on a large format camera. With the first and third photograph, Moore was able to capture the vast landscapes with a long focal length. By using a large format camera for this series, the images are a lot sharper and capture a lot more detail. The main subjects of each image are captured in focus with the subject primarily centered in the frames.

2.Through this series of photographs, the artist was trying to capture the essence of the last remaining isolated lands in the American West. The first image represents the entire series in the sense that there is only one remaining tree in an entire field, the tree is half alive with dead branches and its roots coming out of the ground. This image symbolizes the last few remaining desolate landscapes that are still around today. Another great image with a lot of symbolism to the American West is the old man, Teed, posing for his portrait in his hand made clothes. Teed s a 92 year old bachelor and is the true meaning of the saying "last of a dying breed". He, just like the lands in the American West, are fading away.

3. I really enjoyed viewing Andrew Moore's series 'Dirt Meridian'. I think he was able to really capture the essence of the American West and the vastness of the landscapes. My favorite image of the series is the first image of the tree in the center of the landscape. I was really drawn into the image because by using the large format camera, he was really able to capture the openness and loneliness of the open West. I love that the clouds seem to go on for as far as the eye can see and Moore was able to catch the reflection in the puddle which adds more detail to the photo. Also, just the ability of Moore to capture the lighting and colors of the landscapes so perfectly is a great accomplishment in itself.