Wednesday, January 27, 2021

AlisonMiller_Photographers1&2

 

 Maggie Meiner  

I came across her series “Revisiting Rockwell” and was intrigued by her recreations of the famous paintings.  Rockwell himself created the paintings based off photographs he took and now to have this artist recreate them into the original format the inspiration started has an interesting aspect to it.  While she could be seen as “copying” the original artist, I am drawn to the attention to detail as well as the modern context she has added to them.  Her work here is a bit motivating for me and how I can use the inspirations of the past but add in the modern elements for the compositions in this project.  

Maggie Meiners: Revisiting Rockwell - LENSCRATCH

 




Stephanie Dean

This photographer’s project “Modern Groceries” stuck out to me because the concept of her project is very similar to mine.  She uses commons foods and arranges them in compositions that reflect Dutch still life paintings.  The lighting and symbolism of the composition allows the viewer to naturally explore as well as interpret what it means to them.  I am also attracted to the work as the longer you view it, the more details can emerge (bugs, wrappers, etcs…).  While it is a bit discouraging to find a project very similar to that I am exploring, I am remaining positive and using to aid in my research.   

Stephanie Dean - LENSCRATCH





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