The first thing I laid my eyes on was a picture by Edward Burtynsky
, Oxford Tire Pile #8, (b1995) it was a valley of tires. The shot is set up so beautiful with a downward angle on the hill. It takes your eye down all the way down to the end of the two piles of tires. It also makes you feel like you, yourself are standing on top of the hill looking down it. He simply took something that is just sitting there going into waste and turned it into a beautiful imagery. As an American I can say we are the largest consumers and then just let those things go to complete uselessness. This is just one location of piles of tires that we just let sit there and do nothing with them. It is truly a time where our nation needs to figure out what to do with all the things we consume and put it to an alternative good use.
, Oxford Tire Pile #8, (b1995) it was a valley of tires. The shot is set up so beautiful with a downward angle on the hill. It takes your eye down all the way down to the end of the two piles of tires. It also makes you feel like you, yourself are standing on top of the hill looking down it. He simply took something that is just sitting there going into waste and turned it into a beautiful imagery. As an American I can say we are the largest consumers and then just let those things go to complete uselessness. This is just one location of piles of tires that we just let sit there and do nothing with them. It is truly a time where our nation needs to figure out what to do with all the things we consume and put it to an alternative good use.
As I walk a little further down the wall my eyes become glued on the portraits of two young girls. The pictures were taken by photographer Phil Borges. The first picture was of Shelo age 20 and Benda age 17 in 1994. The second photograph Jigme age 8 and Sonma age 18 months in 1994. Both portraits are nicely set up with light and scenery. The Portraits are black and white but with a very soft touch and allot of gray tones in between. In the first picture of Shelo and Benda the white in the picture were real white which lets you get a feel of how cold it really is for them there. The girls are also neatly put together but if you look at their faces and hands you see dirt streaks which could be a sign of working hard. Plus you can tell they don’t have much access to clean themselves or even care for the need to clean them as often. In the second picture of Shelo and Sonam the picture looks a little darker and rougher kind of like there appearance. Their hair is all over the place, plus their clothes and face look dirty. They don’t feel a need for much beauty maybe the only beauty they have is the land that surrounds them
which is slowly getting destroyed. In both pictures they have somewhat of a lost look in their eyes. That what they once knew they no longer know now. But no matter how much you know these people are loosening you cannot stop and stare for awhile. There is still so much beauty in their faces through the simple things.
which is slowly getting destroyed. In both pictures they have somewhat of a lost look in their eyes. That what they once knew they no longer know now. But no matter how much you know these people are loosening you cannot stop and stare for awhile. There is still so much beauty in their faces through the simple things.Art is vision that can speak to all and be interpreted in many different ways. I always love listen to peoples many views on how they feel on the art that is in front of them and having discussions. Recently I went to an exhibit with a class I was attending. It was great to really discuss the art with my fellow students and what they felt. The art that was presented was amazing and brought really strong feeling out of my peers because it discusses the many different topics of politics.
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