Hannah Zach - Artist Post 8

Isabella Giancarlo

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2) Inspired by her own heartbreak, and the symtomatic appetite loss that came with it Giancarlo because inspired. 

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Olga Morozova - Artist Post # 8

Patrick Joust

   1)      Patrick Joust is an American photographer who lives in Baltimore. Night Baltimore is one of his favorite subjects. It is the secret Baltimore that only reveals itself in the dark, after a long walk. There is no information about the camera he works with, but he mostly uses long exposures to make his pictures more intense.

   2)      According to the artist, the constructions and buildings that don’t look anything special during the day acquire some kind of charm at night time. Normally during the night Joust is looking for different kinds of illuminated spots: a building, a store or a road sign etcetera. The most important feature of Joust’s photographs is loneliness; however he admits that he gets down when he goes for too long a stretch without taking pictures of people.

   3)      Empty night streets, roads, houses illuminated by one source of light contribute to this beautiful image of solitude that I really enjoy. Usually, people are too afraid walking alone at night. Joust’s pictures give us an opportunity to be a witness of Baltimore’s quiet and lonely life, where there are no people. When I look at those night sceneries I feel like if I was standing there enjoying the night city, but without being afraid.

Taylor Quinley Blog Post #8

Frank Machalowski

The artist for these photos is Frank Machalowski. The title of this series is Tierwald. Frank’s photos in this series make the viewer question whether the animal is actually present in the photo or if it is just amazing photoshop work. The pictures have a mysterious quality about them that is created using mist. Machaloski used both analogue and digital for these photos. The forest is shot in analogue in a medium format or 35mm and they are processed traditionally. The animals are shot in digital at zoos. These images are a result of incredible photoshop work and plenty of patience. He prefers his images to be in black and white so that there is not as much distraction from the main focus. If you look closely there are many different variations of blacks and whites. Not all of Machaloski’s images are crystal clear, some are blurry, showing motion of the animals. He views this series as “a future without human beings.” 

Daniel Brehun - Artist post 10

Simone Rosenbauer

   Rosenbauer is originally from Germany and has become an international photographer. She has won various awards and her artwork has been showcased in many countries. She is now currently a photography lecturer at University of Technology and University of  New South Wales in Sydney. Her work is also held in various public and private collections.

   When I see her work I personally enjoy this set of photography she did titled "Empty Rooms." The rooms have no life in it, just objects you would expect in some areas and others nothing at all just blank space. I like that some of them have nothing in them at all because the sense of emptiness in some of the empty shots actually complete the image. In some of the photos presented you can see a clear vanishing point and a vast amount of depth of field in just a small area based on how the photo was taken.

   The types of shadows being shown in these empty shops are pretty in depth, you can see a lot of contrast from the lighting in the rooms. To some this might give off an eerie emptiness vibe, but in my eyes I kind of feel sadness and fulfillment. I also just interpret things tremendously different than the average human being.

Daniel Brehun - Artist Post 9

Tami Bone

  

    Born in the deep part of Texas, Tami Bone's childhood was very mysterious. You can see this a lot in her photos, they give off a eerie mysterious spooky vibe in almost all of her photos. She lives now in Austin, Texas. She says that she makes a lot of her photos based off of her recent encounters with her childhood and with the fact of not knowing much about where she came from also gave her wonder and curiosity.

   Within Bone's photos you can see that she always uses a type of sepia filter or she may alter them herself changing the color values within the photos. Bone seems to focus a lot on focal points within her photos, getting various different focals that you wouldn't normally see. You can also see that she uses software to merge other photos she has taken together especially within the 1st and 3rd photo it is prominent.

   I feel she really wants her viewers to get a feel of where she comes from and her curiosity in this world. Her photos give her a trademark with the similarities within them, with a lot of the zooming in and focusing on her photos. She really lets the audience understand a piece of her.

Virginia Goode Artist Post 8

"The Gay Beards" or Brian DeLaurenti and Jonathan Dahl

                “The Gay Beards” or Brian and Jonathan strictly focus on their beards and nothing else. They take anything and everything and use it to decorate their beards. The images they make and the name “The Gay Beards” says a lot about how humor oriented they are.

The intent of the work is make the audience laugh. I agree with Brian and Jonathan that there is too much negativity in the world. The solution for the negativity to make entertaining, beard images made me a lot happier than I was ten seconds ago.

One of my main goals in life is to try and keep a positive attitude no matter what the situation. I can relate to these artists because we have a similar outlook.

Jade P. Post 7

Mira Pavlovic

Mira Pavlovic like to make pictures about crumbling buildings. She is a photographer from Croatia, and is drawn to these deserted places to capture the silence, to give a view to what has passed and will never be again. 
She gives the spaces the same amount of dignity that they had in their prime. Her use of light gives the rooms a sense of fairytale like atmosphere, almost like time doesn't run the same here. The pictures make one think of the danger of wandering into an abandoned building, with no real way to test structural integrity. 
This definitely is a kitschy subject to make pics of but I enjoy her work. The atmosphere she makes feels very intriguing, like even though is place is falling apart, this is the place you want to be. These pictures are almost a reminder of what happens when things are taken for granted, or maybe what always comes in the end.