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To begin this blog, I will post some recent work of mine that combines photography, graphite drawing, and typography. See below (click it to enlarge it in the window).
Please begin this blog with some critical writing as you leave your first comment. What is this about? Look closely - tell me what you see, and what it means.
Wonderful, my only complaints are the lower right column text could be a little easier to read. Also you have a spelling error in "the danger cide of life" it should be "side" not cide, other than that great job.
ReplyDeleteCarl - thanks for looking closely enough to see that "typo." Except - it is an intentional spelling of that word, picking up the endings of insecticides, herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides. Each one of these classes of chemicals was a concept behind each of
Deletethe 4-part series of large-format prints.
In this design I recognize the black and white with the bright green cube in the middle. Since reading what this flyer is all about I made the assumption that the cube is a drop of insecticide or any bad product that is put onto our produce these days that are harmful. I determined that the black and white stands for the plant/produce dying after it being hit with a harmful substance. The bar code on the cube could stand for the artificial man made product that was bought by the farmer/producers/company. Looking at this design the vibrant cube is the focus in this which helps our eyes travel down to the words that describes what this poster is all about.
ReplyDeleteI see vegetables growing and what this article is about is pesticides and the danger of human consumption and we all think we are eating healthy in fact we are eating poison. The cube signifies packaging.
ReplyDeleteBased on what I see in this piece, it would appear that the message is that people have stripped the "green" right out of nature, packaging the results in a box with preservatives and chemicals to keep it "fresh" and right for the eating. This leaves a colorless, decaying husk behind, and a clearly unhealthy, yet almost pretty, piece of product, complete with a price tag, for the consumer to buy and eat, with no regard for what exactly is being put in their body.
ReplyDeleteI’ll respond to this based on where my eyes move throughout it and what I see as I do this. The focal point of this is very strong. The bright, shiny cube near the center of the imagery immediately pulled me in. It’s so intricate that I look closer at it and then notice the bar code, which in itself sends a message. With the green natural beauty of the cube, the barcode seems to represent the commercialization of food and the introduction of artificial elements to it. At that point I begin to look around the imagery and see a further support of the blend of natural and artificial with the different mediums used. I had a bit of difficulty identifying the type at first. When I noticed it, I thought to myself that it fit well but didn’t really jump at me, though that may have been intentional. The meaning of the type confirmed the ideas presented by the imagery, in bringing up the level of artificial ingredients in what we eat.
ReplyDeleteImmediately the viewer is presented with striking contrast: a back and forth between color and black and white. The center of the image features a gleaming spot of color which is literally shining, also adorned with a bar-code. Ultimately the image reflects the meaning of the piece, pesticides create a product unaffected but in no means does it not influence the life around it. It shows the contrast of natural plant life coloring against the "created" perfection which in turn sucks all the color or life out of the product.
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