Henck-Metaphor

Artistic Inspiration
Jerry Uelsmann was an artist that really struck me because I love his use of nature. He incorporates man and nature into one photo, bringing both of us together. I love his techniques including the use of balance and texture in these pieces.

Lyrical Inspiration
//"I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough."// //-// "I Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz

I am choosing to work with the lyrics from Jason Mraz's new album //Love is a Four Letter Word// because I believe in the relationship that my boyfriend in I have. We work together through thick and thin and even though the world says that we are never going to make it, we both believe that we can and that we will.

The song lyrics imply that if things get tough in a relationship, that they won't just take the easy way out and give up on the relationship altogether. It can also literally apply that if the skies are rough, with thunder and lighting and pouring rain, that the spiritual bond between the two lovers will be stronger than nature's wrath.

Project Idea
For my project, I would like to take a picture of an overcast sky full of gray and storm-like features and then take a picture of my boyfriend's hand and my hand holding on tightly to each other, as if the storm is threatening to tear the hands apart, but we won't let them. I think I want to do this project in black and white because the values will mesh together well and create a better balance. I hope to portray the literal metaphor from the lyrics; portraying that even if skies are rough, I won't give up.