Thursday, March 5, 2009
Artist's Statement
To me, manipulation is taking an existing raw material (ex. a photo, an object, an idea, a landscape, etc.) and altering it in such a way to either enhance the existing material or convey a completely new idea. For instance, if an artist wanted to create an image of a person who is sad, sure, they could follow people around all day with a camera and wait until someone frowns with the perfect lighting and background, or... they could take away a child's ice cream cone, or ask someone to look sad. And once the sad person image has been acquired, the artist can continue on to alter the image by changing the lighting or background to make the image more dramatic, etc. The options are limitless and all of those choices made are manipulations to the natural state of the raw material.
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This is an awesome idea. I think you chose your pictures very wisely. THe shapes of the buildings mimic the shapes of the trees reflected in the water. I like the idea of reflecting the past, as if it is showing that urbanization has taken over where trees used to flourish. I think this is going to come out well. Good luck!
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