Sunday, 23 October 2011

DB 4 - Presentation Week 4: From Alfred Stieglitz and Minor White to Man Ray and Laszlo Moholy- Nagy

I agree with Warren that the photographer that takes the photograph is the artist. I have always thought of a photographer as an artist just a different kind than we normally see in the world. Photographs are just as beautiful as paintings in my opinion because they are both beautiful and have a meaning in them and you can see it if you look close enough. In my opinion, Stieglitz had a theory called "Naturalism" which Warren referred to is "a type of photographs most closely resembled the way the human eye sees things". I believe that when Stieglitz gave up on the idea of "photographs being the same as paintings" he took a new path in his life and took his own photographs no longer worried about pictures that look like they were painted on.

I always thought that photographs were just pictures of a setting to always preserve the memories of that day. When Mark said that Minor White's deep belief in the idea of "Equivalence" which is a "theory on the idea that any image, regardless of how good you are, should function as an experience, as opposed to a thing." Minor White's devotion to "Equivalence" has really changed my view of photography because now when I look at photographs I will explore my feelings within myself and try to get others to use the theory of "equivalence" when looking at photographs of their own. I agree with Mark that when I look at Minor White's Photography that I see "water, the sky, doorways, etc." Each of these photographs helps the people that view them to explore their inner feelings.

I agree with Jennifer when she says "Man Ray is an intriguing artist" Unlike many other photographers Man Ray did not follow the norm like everybody else did. Man Ray didn't use a camera to make his pictures. He made pictures that he referred to as "Rayogrammes" which were made on a "light sensitive paper". These photos focused on the light and the shadows not the image. Man Ray made pictures that were unique only to him. They were pictures of "fantasy and the unexpected not reality". In the past his art was very creative. In my opinion I admire Man Ray for using his creative style to make unique pictures that revolutionized photography and has set the bar for photographers today in my opinion.

I agree with Jade when I look at Moholy-Nagy's photographs I notice they may symbolize something that can be interpreted by the viewer of the photograph's his/her own way. In my opinion Moholy-Nagy was a very good photographer that took good pictures in the light, and the shadows. His pictures can be a positive or negative aspect in everyone's lives.

In my opinion, I agree with Kienan because even though the person making the painting or photograph uses different procedures the pictures can be referred to as a painting. In my opinion, instead of drawing this painting though you take it with a camera because photography is a form of art and the photographs are art because they have a meaning or a symbol in the photograph.

I just want to congratulate Warren, Mark, Jennifer, Jade and Kienan for doing a great wonderful job on their presentation. The assignment was very well done by every member of this group. Using Pictures as well to further explain their point at times made me learn a few things from just reading this presentation.

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