UIC Art 160
Mystical (7A-1)
Mystical (7A-1) — Seeing the beauty in nature inspire me because it is always a fascination to see how the bird works in nature. This piece of work reminds me of Roni Horn because her work is about between the humankind and nature. I understand how to work with nature and how nature affects me. Just because I see the varieties of birds outside don’t mean they are just the birds flying in the air or sitting on the branch. I feel I can be connected to the bird to see beyond the bird within nature and that idea of mine is the matter to me. I quietly approach to the bird that sat on the branch, and I take the photograph of it carefully without scaring the bird away. I focus on the bird that is surrounded by the branches by zoom in at 55 mm. I don’t want the photo has so much light, which I want it to be natural light as possible (f18). The shutter speed is 800 to avoid the shaking and avoid blur on the bird. I want some of the shadows to be seen especially the bird because there is the depth of the branches where the bird is far from me.
Mind Trick (7A-2) - The mind trick art inspires me because it takes the brain to work harder as to figure out what is there and what else is there. My idea is to have the photo to exercise the brain to see things more and be able to tell the difference in the picture. I photograph this picture that is already there. I zoom out at 18 mm, and I have the camera to be close to the ground. I use the shutter speed at 200 to avoid shaking. I focus on the background than the foreground to see the details of the light, shadows, and colors.
Art is Significant (7B-1) - It comes to my mind when I go to an art museum, I only look at the artworks, and people are invisible because the artworks emphasize the work. See the artworks more than the people inspire me because when I look at them, the people are invisible. I stand more than 6 feet away from a security guard guy and the artworks. I zoom in at 55 mm to make it look like I stand closer to the security guard guy and the artworks. I use f5.6 to have more light because it is inside and the lights are not too bright. Shadows are going on from different directions, and the colors vibrate. I focus on the foreground than the background to emphasize the artworks are more focus than a security guard guy. Everything is already there; no staged set up.
Look Beyond The Mirror (7B-2) - This photo inspires me because I see the mirror that has the paint of neon colors with words. I don’t see the mirror itself, but see the words that describe the meaning beyond the phrase. To me, it says as “When looking in the mirror constantly, you are not able to achieve the things you want by keep looking at the mirror. The mirror is more of the imagination. The only way to achieve the goals is to do it and keep going until successful without looking at yourself in the mirror.” My idea for this picture is to show the mirror is invisible to show the truth. This artwork is already there. I stand less than 6 feet away from it, and I take the picture at f4.5 because of the indoor light. I frame the piece of work hanging on the wall. There is a shadow below the mirror. I focus on the foreground than the background to emphasize the work especially the colors.
Outdoor Meet Underwater (7C) - This picture inspires me because surrealism art is the type of imagination or the fantasy world. Sometimes, I imagine things in my mind that I know they are not real in reality. My idea for this is to show what it is like to have outdoor flower and insect living under the water. I take the photograph of the tree flower and the bee and add to the underwater from the internet. I also add the honeycomb from the web and add it as well. There is a lot of adjustments to this photo such as the colors, size, and lightness.
Mystical (7A-1)
Mystical (7A-1) — Seeing the beauty in nature inspire me because it is always a fascination to see how the bird works in nature. This piece of work reminds me of Roni Horn because her work is about between the humankind and nature. I understand how to work with nature and how nature affects me. Just because I see the varieties of birds outside don’t mean they are just the birds flying in the air or sitting on the branch. I feel I can be connected to the bird to see beyond the bird within nature and that idea of mine is the matter to me. I quietly approach to the bird that sat on the branch, and I take the photograph of it carefully without scaring the bird away. I focus on the bird that is surrounded by the branches by zoom in at 55 mm. I don’t want the photo has so much light, which I want it to be natural light as possible (f18). The shutter speed is 800 to avoid the shaking and avoid blur on the bird. I want some of the shadows to be seen especially the bird because there is the depth of the branches where the bird is far from me.
Mind Trick (7A-2) - The mind trick art inspires me because it takes the brain to work harder as to figure out what is there and what else is there. My idea is to have the photo to exercise the brain to see things more and be able to tell the difference in the picture. I photograph this picture that is already there. I zoom out at 18 mm, and I have the camera to be close to the ground. I use the shutter speed at 200 to avoid shaking. I focus on the background than the foreground to see the details of the light, shadows, and colors.
Art is Significant (7B-1) - It comes to my mind when I go to an art museum, I only look at the artworks, and people are invisible because the artworks emphasize the work. See the artworks more than the people inspire me because when I look at them, the people are invisible. I stand more than 6 feet away from a security guard guy and the artworks. I zoom in at 55 mm to make it look like I stand closer to the security guard guy and the artworks. I use f5.6 to have more light because it is inside and the lights are not too bright. Shadows are going on from different directions, and the colors vibrate. I focus on the foreground than the background to emphasize the artworks are more focus than a security guard guy. Everything is already there; no staged set up.
Look Beyond The Mirror (7B-2) - This photo inspires me because I see the mirror that has the paint of neon colors with words. I don’t see the mirror itself, but see the words that describe the meaning beyond the phrase. To me, it says as “When looking in the mirror constantly, you are not able to achieve the things you want by keep looking at the mirror. The mirror is more of the imagination. The only way to achieve the goals is to do it and keep going until successful without looking at yourself in the mirror.” My idea for this picture is to show the mirror is invisible to show the truth. This artwork is already there. I stand less than 6 feet away from it, and I take the picture at f4.5 because of the indoor light. I frame the piece of work hanging on the wall. There is a shadow below the mirror. I focus on the foreground than the background to emphasize the work especially the colors.
Outdoor Meet Underwater (7C) - This picture inspires me because surrealism art is the type of imagination or the fantasy world. Sometimes, I imagine things in my mind that I know they are not real in reality. My idea for this is to show what it is like to have outdoor flower and insect living under the water. I take the photograph of the tree flower and the bee and add to the underwater from the internet. I also add the honeycomb from the web and add it as well. There is a lot of adjustments to this photo such as the colors, size, and lightness.