Sunday, April 23, 2017

Mollie Schaidt Week 9

Glen Erler



Glen Erler's,"Family Tree" caught my attention by his unique use of lighting and the composition of his subjects. The natural warm-toned lighting gave a sense of uneasiness like the sun was going down, and time was passing. Each image seems to have a lack of connection between artist and viewer. What I mean by that is the viewer is left with a really vague narrative that the image is trying to convey, but yet it works to its advantage. It draws the viewer in more asking questions about what is happened to the subjects, and what is the story behind the way they present themselves.








These images are from a book called, WINDOWS MIRRORS TABLETOPS by Lucas Blalock. The artist uses objects such as patches of colored fabric, faux-wood veneers, foam bricks, rope, scissors, different color fields, plastic, and colors of mass production, to create a animated image. The objects are rendered digitally to the image. Blalocks' images create happiness yet confusion, but his work seems to be all about perception. Some believe that these images are "metaphorical and figurative" talking about consumerism. These photos can be  perceived as distracting by the objects, and subjects placed within the image. In an era of mass production--buying things that we really do not need. These images can be compared to the distraction of consuming objects of mass production.

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