Wright-Final



[|Imogen Source]My first artist is Imogen Cunningham. She is an American photographer known for her botanical photography, nude pictures and industrial landscapes. She was born on April 12th, 1883 in Portland Oregon. However, she died in 1976. Prior to her death her images were straightforward and she continued time after time again to produce soft focused, detailed prints this is what caused her to establish a solid reputation in the photography world. I was inspired by Imogen's work in particular because it captures the viewer's attention due to the small details and bold statements. I want to incorporate this into my piece by working to clearly show a message and keep the image clear and concise and to the point at the same time so that it isn't too overwhelming.

[|Philip Source]My second artist is Philip-Lorca DiCorcia. Philip was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1951. His family if of an Italian descent and they moved to the United States from Abruzzo, Italy. I really like his work because it is sometimes staged and sometimes it is totally candid. However, it is difficult to tell the difference sometimes which is intriguing to me. His work also ranges between a mix of reality, desire and fantasy which are all very powerful elements that you can bring into a photo. His work could overall be described as documentary photography, due to the fact that most of his images attempt to be as close to real life as possible. I was inspired by his work because it features real people who you could see in your everyday life and gives you a new perspective or feeling about them due to their position, facial expressions or actions. He takes a random subject and turns it into something with a completely different perspective or outlook. This is the aspect in particular that I want to incorporate into my final piece because I want the subject to be able to portray something totally new and innovative.

[|Diane Source]Lastly, I was inspired by the work of Diane Arbus. Diane was also an American photographer, born in New York City, New York. I like Diane's work because it usually features people who are seen by the general public as misfits or outcasts, such as circus performers, dwarfs or nudists. I think it's very interesting how she can make beautiful and breathtaking photos from any subject, no matter who they are. I also like her photos because she used street photogprahy, so most of her pieces are candid. The aspect that I was inspired by the most was her ability to take anyone and turn them into a fascinating subject of a beautiful pho

For my final I want to use a regular subject and turn the subject into something new and different than who they really are. I want to use Diane Arbus's image type in particular and I want my concept to be "everything is not what it seems" and I want the images to be a little bit crazy and have an optical illusion feeling to them. This is complex because it seems because like in Diane Arbus' pieces she takes an unusual person and shows that they are not always exactly what they seem. I took this a different way though by using actual pictures that look a little like optical illusions and use the same concept.