thought

That was fun yesterday! An idea for Kyler. I think the jersey is really important as there is not a lot of other info. Maybe they should all have the same jersey? Maybe it should be black? Maybe you will be able to see the shirt a little under the jersey? May it would be different kinds of shirt collared or colorful or whatever?

Proposal

My hair positive documentary will be highlighting the stories of women who have gone through the struggles of removing naturally occurring body hair because it makes others uncomfortable and for what? Some men are even starting to believe the nonsense that humans should be hairless. A written statement by each participant will summarize their individual hair story. Some of the questions will include when they started removing body hair was it their choice or because of taunting? what made them decide to stop worrying about what others had to stay about their bodies? and how life has been since putting down the razor.

Proposal

For photo seminar two I have personal goals I would like to reach for myself. Even though I have already finished my senior show exhibition, I would like to use this last semester at ODU preparing for life after college. I intend on building up my artist resume by entering local shows as well as national shows. I also want to look for possible internships or jobs that are related to my field of work.

Besides building up my resume I plan exploring my narrative style of photography more. I have only scratched the surface of what I am capable of and I would like to see where it goes. I will most likely start to pull away from the self portrait series and work more with people. My focus will most likely be women, but I will most likely use male models as well. I also want to push the content of my photos further. I feel like I played it safe with the safe portrait series. I want questions to a raise when the viewer looks at my work. I want to challenge them.

Lastly I would like to improve on my work ethic. I want to push myself to produce my work and stay active in my profession. I would also like to capture my thoughts better so I plan on having a daily journal. When I have these ideas I can write them down and not forget them. A journal also might help me to better articulate what I am thinking and what my art means to me.   

So far I've just been having fun exploring the possible combinations with collage. 

Here's what I'm starting with...

Proposal

As an aspiring artist I have always been interested in the body as a subject matter. As a photo major, I am always exploring different ways to express the beauty and narrative meaning behind my photographs. Because of my personal interest in the human body, I have decided to create a series based off how the human body (bones in particular) and other objects connect with the loss of my sister.  One of my goals throughout this work is to bend and transform the idea we have about the human body.  I want the viewer to understand that the human body is fragile and to walk away with a sense of vulnerability. I want the series to bring to mind an “organic feeling” and maintain a level of natural quality throughout.

During this process, I plan to identify and target the emotional pain associated with loss and how that grief can last years after someone you love has passed away. (The word deterioration comes to mind) By using objects such as bones and personal items, I think the viewer will not only relate to my subject matter, they will themselves feel connected to my personal struggle. (If they themselves have experienced some type of loss)

To maintain a high level of natural and organic quality in my photographs, I plan to use film throughout my entire process. By using film, I feel as if it will bring a sense of realism and nostalgia to the subjects that digital cannot provide. While photographing this concept I will be leaning towards a pastel color pallet (subject to change) and will more then likely use 100% natural lighting.

This series is very important to me and I truly feel passionate about using photography to express emotional pain where words have failed in the past. Nothing can prepare you for loss and nothing is ever the same after loss.

The Proposal

During my final semester at Old Dominion University I would like to propose a photography project that revolves around the art of collage. The project will begin with simple self-portraits printed from low grade printers in black and white. These black and white prints will then be cut up and combined with others to create different versions of my self-portrait. Those new versions will then be photographed again and reprinted larger. This process will repeat until the desired look is achieved. Ideally, the finished image will fool the viewer into assuming the work was created mainly in Photoshop. In accomplishing this, I hope the work will begin to comment on the possible interaction between analog processes and digital processes in photography. When photographing myself, I plan to use my digital camera, my 35mm film camera, and my pinhole camera to further push this interaction between old and new. 

All of the different self-portraits will then be combined into one large scene and photographed again. Once the different scenes are  almost at a finished state, I want to print them even larger, close to life size. Those prints will then be carefully cut into pieces one last time. This time they will be sewn back together with some kind of thread, maybe varying in color. The lines of string will act as layers of drawings and scribblings in some areas of the images. Lastly, I would like to attach the large prints onto a piece of plywood. I hope the combination of mix media will completely transform the work from just an image into an object. 

Although the images will be mostly pictures of myself, I plan to incorporate bare trees and possibly other organic subjects. This project stems from a long semester of self-portraits and the quest for my self identity. It is potentially the true manifestation of Bristen Krown. I hope the final collage of images will speak on not only my own quest for identity, but begin to ask the viewer the same questions of themselves. 

Welcome to Photo Sem II

I have updated the blog to reflect the new class and left Sem l  so you can go back and look at the things you researched last semester. So lets hear what you are thinking about.....Greta