DIANA EDELMAN - TASK #5

Jessica Labette has an interesting style approach thats becoming more and more modern and noticed within photography now. I noticed she uses lots of colour in her work, I wanted to go against that because I felt it'd be too similar... however, I wanted to play with light and the use of a 35mm camera prism. I found the shape to be really unique and the was light reflects in/ off of it. I always wanted to work with shadows and negative/positive space. I felt those were things she really focused on while composing her shots. Overall, I wanted to do something really simplistic yet playing with the use of shadows and light.

Let me know which one you guys like more, I'm not to sure how i want to play with this image but the first is the original!

Anthony Bui - Temporary Task #5

I was inspired by Jessica's use of geometric shapes and colours. I attempted to shoot these geometrical square frames, but was not satisfied with the images and plan to re-shoot again.

Enjoy Eric's beautiful face for now :)

Sarah Wong - Task #5

Inspired by the common themes and elements of Jessica Labatte's work of using beautiful colours, shapes, reflections, and her "Piles" series, I decided to use those same elements and serve the same purpose of her piles.  I feel by using everyday objects (found objects or from the dollar store, along with her themes of colours, shapes and reflections) to illustrate my own system, I have created my own version of a "pile".  Only that my pile is not an actual pile but an organized system of the universe.  The systems she has depicted were the economy, the weather, the internet.  For me, I plan to depict the order of the universe.  I will be creating a labor intensive 3d model of a universe, which captured by my camera, will draw attention to the spatial relationships and making reference to sculpture, painting, and still life as Labatte's work also does.  

Task 4 Reshoot - Megan Bates

I was inspired by Olaf Breuning's work of the bodies painted by it reminded me because of the nude bodies of normally photographs or videos where the people are censored where is what i did but instead of using a real person i decided to turn to our world's so called "perfect" image and use Barbie and duplicate her multiple times.

Megan Bates - Task Five

I was really inspired by Labatte's use of colour throughout her different pieces of work it made her work stand out more. In a few of her different sets she used geometric shapes which really inspired me for this post. She used reflections to her advantage as well to make the viewers eye become deeper and more intrigued into the photograph which is why I combined the use of mirrors and geometric shapes !

Amirhassan Farokhpour - Task #5

These series i shot was inspired by Jessica Labatte's work and her use of paint and colors which indeed makes her pictures stand out. These series wouldn't have the same feeling without the paint, it would simply be shot of someone's back. The bottom photos are the same photos with different edits. The first one is a different photo. I personally prefer the first one. Any thoughts? 

Imogen Wallis-Mayer Task # 5

Heyy Yalll :)
So I was inspired by Jessica Labettes crazy Cross Processed series. I don't know what one I like best, please help!!

Erin Whittier - Task #5

In Labatte's interviews, she often is asked about her work having a photoshopped aesthetic, when in reality her work is not edited afterwards. This inspired me to create something really strange that was actually natural. I dyed my bananas blue. I also really love the way she uses mirrors in her images to create some confusing reflection, and so I placed my objects on mirrors and reflected a very interesting pattern onto them. I toyed with the idea of shapes and colours in the same way that she often does.

I really like her work ethic and I think what she produces is totally unusual and original. I am not really happy with the image, but I know that I do not have the skill to produce the image in my head that both would embody her style and be personally enjoyable. Her work is beautiful, and takes a lot of skill and effort. Her involvement and effort is really inspiring.

Heather Cummings - Task #5

I took my idea for this image from Jessica Labatte's body of work a a whole and her artist statement that says, "these images play with the illusionistic tendencies of photography and its potential to simultaneously reveal truths and spin falsehoods... my photographs lead viewers through a strange questioning of what it is we are actually seeing and how it was created." I have attempted to create an image that makes a viewer do exactly that. Any thoughts?

DIANA EDELMAN - RESHOOT TASK #4

Olaf Breuning has a lot to do with spontaneity. Considering his work reflects manipulated humanistic situations and things, I was tempted to see what would happen to a barbie doll if it was put on fire. This task was purely me experimenting and doesn't mean to have a solid purpose. I mainly wanted to go for his  random styling and staged photography. I also wanted to work away from using humans since those are his main subjects, so I chose to murder a doll! 

TASK #4 Emily Pleasance Reshoot

I basically was just inspired from him by the way he does corky and odd things with peoples bodies. I find there is always a sense humour to his work and That's what i wanted. A corky, odd portrait.

The tassels in front of his face are from curtains. Curtains are what we use to conceal and hide things. Instead of concealing and covering up the body for a portrait picture ( that almost looking like your school would take it, being straight dead on, the way its cropped) instead the face is what we are concealing.
I first tried to wrap the head with curtain but it looked like a turban and I didn't want any references to culture, so i changed it to wrapping paper. Wrapping paper is also something used to conceal. Maybe A present, something we want to see, something we want, but yet again its concealing the head and not The body. It's an ironic twist that instead of wanting to take off his clothes to see his body, we would be aroused or excited to see his face.

Pema Phurpatsang Task #3

This photo was inspired by Alex Prager and her villain series.

Nicole Ackerman - Task #3

This photograph was inspired by Alex Prager's "Weekend" series. The women she photographed in this series have all been dressed and made up in a retro style. I read somewhere that all of Prager's models wear wigs so I played off that and styled my model's hair in a drastically different way than her normal hairstyle. I shot this photograph to aesthetically resemble Alex Prager's photographs.

Reshoot of Task #3: Sarah Wong

Sarah Wong: Task #4

Please refer to my description below about the idea behind this.  Any comments or advice is appreciated.  Thanks!

DIANA EDELMAN TASK #4

Hey guys, I plan on reshooting this weeks assignment but I could use your feedback!

I wanted to play with something different opposed to how Olaf Breuning photographed mostly people with stranger body paint and created scenes that way. I thought it'd be humorous to play with a skeleton and have mini fruit recreate very specific body parts. I think i'm going to end up doing something completely different for my reshoot, I had a lot of trouble coming up with this weeks artist considering he's work is very out there and even though it's possible to do many things settling on an idea was a bit harder than i anticipated.

Amirhassan Farokhpour - Task #4

What i noticed in Olaf's work is his sense of humor in some of his shots with a touch of craziness and thats what i tried to do here with this shoot.

Task #4: Alex Walker

My inspiration for this one was obviously Olaf's painted people series. While looking at the photos I struggled to find meaning in them, and while some contained possible metaphors or recognizable references, some of them seemed to aim for the exact opposite; for the photographs themselves to be the object, not an interpretation of a separate truth. With a similar strategy and an intentional lack of concept behind me, I set forward to paint a couple hands, compose and make this.
A few of you asked me about it in the studio and speculated on possible themes or higher-meanings, but I assure you, it means whatever you would like it mean. It is only itself.
Alex Walker

Heather Cummings - Task#4

My idea for this image comes from Olaf Breuning's colour studies, about which he has said, "Okay, you say, you want to be abstract, you have four colors, and you want to focus on these four colors; you think you can make stripes, you can make circles, you can make drops. It’s a very easy thing. And all of a sudden, you end up in a referential area. ... but my art is always the beginning of an interpretation. I like it when the art does something and people come to me and say, 'It looks like…'", and I guess with this I am open to the viewer drawing a reference to Olaf's or even Worhol's work. Any advice is welcome.

Anthony Bui - Task #4

Olaf Breunning's photographs and artworks are very strange. It took me a really long time to figure out what to shoot for this blog assignment. 

I was inspired by one of his works where he merged animal bodies with humans. I decided to paint my face as my new puppy that received over the weekend. His name is Sawyer and I have a little obsession with him because he's my first dog and has been something I wanted for ages.

I decided to use his sense of humour, and noticed he also had a lot of body painting works, which inspired me to paint my own face. 

My paint job isn't great, but I thought it added to the image.

I'm happy that I have stepped out of my comfort zone for this weeks assignment, because this is not something I normally do.

Pedro Hespanha - Task #4, Olaf Breuning

Will post some background information soon!! How do you ue smiley faces on this thing? :O

Erin Whittier - Task #4

"Who Cares"

When reviewing Olaf Breuning's work, I noticed that he often covers social issues, but adds a twist of irony and humour to them.

The issue I chose was sort of a personal one - nudity in art. I often create semi-nude/full nude portraits. A lot of my friends are very shocked by that and are always saying how "scandalous" my work can be, and say so negatively. I cant quite comprehend that way of thinking, because the human form is such an inspiration to me. The reaction that I completely loathe the most is when someone looks at a nude portrait and thinks of it with sexual connotations. I do not take nude images for someone's sexual interests! It really irks me when (especially on a self portrait) viewers make a cheeky remark about how "if only they could see more", or something along those lines.

In this work, I photographed my beliefs in written form with a nude model, and attempted to make my thoughts clear in an ironic and blunt way.

The aesthetic was partially inspired by his cartoon sketches (especially the "I KNOW" sketch, which i absolutely adore), and partially by the way he paints his subjects. When painting over the model, I was  also able to subvert the sexuality.

Sarah Wong - Task #4

From Olaf Breuning's interviews and reviews, he is known to sometimes address serious issues in "silly", funny, juvenile and cliche ways that are borderline politically incorrect.  I decided I wanted to look at the topic of gender inequality in this way.  I have the composition in mind, in which a man will be placed in traditionally female position of holding a baby, cooking dinner, wearing lipstick and makeup, and working on a laptop while talking on a cell phone to show the demands of women to be working and also looking after the family.    Instead the woman will be shown in the second photo of this series, watching tv with bottles of beer.  By switching the traditional gender roles, I mean to draw attention and emphasize the inequality and demands put on women which looks ridiculous when a man is put in the same position.  I would include a sketch but I hope this explanation will suffice for now.   My models will be ready this weekend for shooting.  

NICOLE HAYNES, TASK #4

I was really inspired by the way Olaf took photographs of models covered in paint with their whole body. I wanted to base my idea from this. I didn't want to use the dark colours he used when painting the models, I wanted the viewers to be able to see what the person looks like, and using slightly lighter colours. I also didn't want to paint the whole body, just the face. I have two different placements of these photos, let me know which one works better! Thanks :) 

Task 4- Megan Bates

I haven't gotten a chance to shoot the over all assignment yet so i will be re shooting this weekend, until then you may look at my beautiful model and some lovely head shots, shes picture perfect.

Imogen Wallis-Mayer Task #4

For this photo I was inspired by Olaf Breunings constant use of repetition as well as bizarre costumes and set ups. 

task #4 Pema Phurpatsang

After going through Olaf's series of photographs, the one that really stood out from the rest was the photographed called  "WE ONLY MOVE WEHEN SOMETHING CHANGES,". The message behind the photograph was very moving and powerful and the group of the protesters were very different from the average protesters. they had clown nose and make up on which made the image very unique. So i decided to photograph this person i met by the campus with a very powerful message on his cardboard. A homeless person reading a book isn't something i see the average homeless people in the streets do in the street corners. His message has humor but also is very powerful.

Ellie Bergeron -Task #4

For this weeks assignment I as really inspired Olaf Breunings body paint and "smoke bomb" gallery. Originally, I planned on taking this image in colour, but I hated the colour contrast together ( it kind of reminded me of barny......*nightmare*) Therefore I turned this image into B&W and was pleased with the outcome of it. I might try to shoot this image again but with different colours! If I do, I will surely post it again!

Eric Watters Task #4

Olaf Breuning is such a cool photographer. When I first started researching his work, I was overwhelmed with his strong sense of repetition, rhythm and pattern. Also, it was so interesting to see the models that were actually painted as famous paintings (like the Van Gogh - Starry starry night painted on the woman).

For my photo, I wanted to do something with patterns. I also wanted to include something touching on the use of lighting. I love the photo where the shadows of objects are actually the subject itself. So, I wanted dramatic lighting and pattern. And that's what I did. I like the crop of this - I feel like it gives the photo a sense of depth. With the depth, it adds another dimension to the photo - and this is much like the style of Breuning who used simple concepts to create beautiful work. I also used a brighter toned fabric because I loved his use of bright colours.

Amir Farokhpour - Task #3 (More Shots/Different Angles)

Here are some other shots from the shoot i did for Task #3.