AI exercise

Project #1

For this project I want the viewer to feel as if the shoes are their own. The path leads to an open door, which then leads to another, smaller, door. The image is meant to direct the viewers eyes down the path through the first door and then stop at the second door. I wanted it to look a little strange, and to make the viewer curious about what lies beyond the last door.

Interior, Exterior, Human Interaction

For this project, I wanted to create an Alice In Wonderland kind of image. I'm hoping to have big shoes at the beginning of the tunnel. At the end of the tunnel there will be a door, that opens to another smaller door.

Response to Classmates

It was really interesting to read everyone's responses. Even more interesting, I thought, was that a majority of us seemed to have similar reactions to the different artists. I liked Adriana's comment about Jeff Wall's pictures and how they appear to be snapshots or captured rather than created and staged by the artist. I felt the same way. Most people also seemed to pick up the narrative quality in his photographs. Ryan mentioned the titles of the photographs, this, to me, is a strong implication of a narrative. Andrew's reaction, to Cindy Sherman's photographs, was also similar to my own. I've always thought a major success in her Untitled Film Stills series exist in the compositions. While the compositions are so simple, the emotions and feelings they express are often really complicated.

I enjoyed Elle's comment about how Hock uses irony in a lot of his pieces to create humor. This was a really great way of describing what a lot of his pieces are doing. It was funny to read everyones comments on Teun Hock's work because so many people seemed to discovered that the only figure in his work is himself. With this in mind, almost everyone felt that his images were surreal. I enjoyed Elle's comment about how Hock uses irony in a lot of his pieces to create humor. This was a really great way of describing what a lot of his pieces are doing. As for Gregory Crewdson's work, everyone seemed to notice the calmness in his scenes. For some people this implied a peacefulness, which I can see in some of the images. For others, it expressed a loneliness, which I also felt, especially in the images with a figure. Ceire mentioned that there is so much open to interpretation and questioning, and how it really engages the viewer. I completely agree, especially after reading everyones different reactions.