Intention and Artifice article response

This article was a little confusing at times but it had great points, I was not aware of many instances there have been with photographers creating false representations of supposedly historical events. I appreciate manipulated photography as art but I did not know the extent to which people used it. It’s hard to imagine how [...]

Reality Bytes article response

This article brings up very interesting points, though classic and unaltered photography is meaningful and true. The invention of photoshop has brought a whole new kind of photography. This new photography is more of a piece of work, an art that the photographer spends time working on so that they can rely the message they [...]

Altered States article response

This article really connects with our discussions about the increasing technology of today affects art in how there are new products every year, changing the way we take photos. Though the use of this new technology like photoshop can produce a new and interesting kind of photo, sometimes the dated or classic kinds are best. [...]

assignment 1 – frankenstein project

When contemplating ideas for my project, I first thought about Andy Warhol’s silk-screened appropriated art. His mass-produced images from photographs of celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Jackie Onassis, however aren’t really appropriated art though because they’re actual people, not art to begin with. The concept of using a person as a subject for [...]