After a week of computer troubles I’m finally back to report more about photography. The computer issues I had reminded me of a short documentary about glitch art. Please enjoy this clip.
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Switched Off
In the series Luminant Point Arrays Stephan Tillmans shows us abstract forms of something we don’t see that often anymore. A phenomena of light that was very common in the late 20th century. He pointed his camera at different old tube televisions. The variation of abstractions we see in his work come about when a television is switched off. Due to the duration of the on-time of each television we see different hypnotic figures of light. Almost dancing in front of us. But only for a second. Stephan has captured these figures and made it into art.
Stephan Tillmans’ website: stephantillmans.com
A Realistic Impression
Many photographers take great inspiration from the works of painters of the 18th and 19th century. The way Vermeer and Caravaggio played with light. Or how Van Gogh and Monet took things to a complete new level by painting an impression of life. By not taking things too literal. The series Reckless Unbound by Christy Lee Rogers reminds me of a combination of the two. The light in the photographs are amazing and the scenes seem to give an impression of a sensual dance. Just wonderful. Plus the fact that the photos are taken underwater (what you might already have spotted) and that they are created entirely in-camera, makes for a wonderful series. Check out her website to see more of her work.
Christy Lee Rogers’ website: www.christyrogers.com
Isn’t that…?
Nope….it isn’t.
Chris Buck photographed look-a-likes of some of the word’s most famous faces. Some were shot for magazines others independently. Maybe the magazines needed to economize and tried to save on commissioned photographic work by asking for the next best thing.
Chris Buck’s website: www.chrisbuck.com
Everything you’ve got
Ever wondered what it would look like to showcase everything you own? Well Huang Qingjun thought exactly that when portraying the people living in the remote places of China. In his series Jiadang (Family Stuff). He asked if he could photograph them with all their worldly possessions. A strange question to say the least. But an interesting way to capture something that looks so humble and yet tells us so much about the changes in China. Positive changes can be seen. Electricity for instance. Now available to people who live in those remote places. In every photo a TV-set can be seen. The people now can learn about the rest of the country and perhaps even the world. And still I get the feeling that he is portraying a dying generation of people. People who are not able or willing to be consumers like all the rest of us.
Huang Qingjun is now trying to photograph more people of different backgrounds. This would really make his series an interesting piece of work. And a very important historic document.
Huang Qingjun’s bio at 798 Photo Gallery
Light Emitting Flowers
At fist I wasn’t sure what I was looking at. Luminescent flowers? Or perhaps some newly discovered sea creatures that live in the depths of the undiscovered ocean floors. But no, it are photographs taken by David Johnson. He took long exposures of fireworks. These long exposures make them look like enormous light emitting flowers. Visit his website to see more of these wonderful flower-like firework photographs.
David Johnson’s website: www.daveyjphoto.com
Impossible Photography
Creating something impossible is what many artists like to do. When it comes to painting or drawing a piece of art, it seems that the artist is free to create anything. In photography this seems harder to do, mainly because of the photorealism that is a big part of our understanding of photography. But with a little manipulation and with some wonderful ideas one can be as free a painter. Erik Johansson is someone who really goes the extra mile when it comes to creating an impossible photograph. And with the photorealism still intact , he manages to create weird, funny and amazingly creative photographs. Watch his TED talk and be amazed by his work.
Erik Johansson’s website: www.erikjohanssonphoto.com
Edible Portrait
Chef and co-owner of the two-Michelin star restaurant Noma in Copenhagen, Rene Redzei has been photographed for magazines before. But never like the creative team of Mexican magazine Golpe Avisa did. They used the menu of Noma and created a portrait made entirely by the food and drinks they offer to their customers. Resulting in a wonderful, edible and creative portrait. It captures the chef, the restaurant and his speciality all in a single frame. Watch the movie below and see the team working out this photograph.
Golpe Avisa’s blogpost: blogolpeavisa.com/2012/07/clase-premier-rene-redzepi/
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