History

Intro Reading:

"numerous apps and software programs effortlessly impersonate the analog without the chore of developing and processing; movies imbued with the elegiac mood of Super 8 can now be taken on your cell phone. So why continue to work with "real" analog equipment?"

Reading Response:

Even though numerous apps and software can "impersonate" analog mediums, they cannot copy it one hundered percent. Real film has effort, it has mistakes, it has a personality. Film isn't a calculation done by a machine, it is something that the artist gives life to. Even today, if I had the choice, I would use a polaroid camera; it is a fun experience to take a picture and wait with anticipation as your picture developes in front of your eyes.

History Reading/Project:

Christian Paul's article goes into detail about artists that use controlled randomness in their work; this is one of the main things that both of our images share. Csuri has but three main components to his image, he has Venus, the flowers, and shading. Venus can be seen in the fore-ground in blue, in green behind the flowers, or in red in the background. Csuri uses Venus to populate the space, using the same image in different styles to create his work. He also uses shading and blurring to detract or attract your focus to different points of the picture.

I used a similar technique when I made my image, my entire image is made from only the fictional character Master Cheif. The clouds and sky in the background is actually several inlarged and altered images of master cheif. By using different blurring techniques I placed the focus on his visor, coupled with the color scheme I chose, the picture may seem to be either foreboding or optomistic; Cheif is either looking to a great darkness that is coming, or is looking forward as bright skies open up behind him.