"The Big Reach" by Ashley Smith~ Perspective 3

"The Big Reach" is art because it is a photograph of a sunflower reaching toward the non-existant sun at the hour the photo was taken. The position of the sunflower in the night is ironic because of its reach toward the sky even though it lacks the necessary nutrition that the flower needs at this time of day.

 

The reaction that the artist requires of the viewer is viewing the subject in a new perspective rather than the traditional aerial view. Because sunflowers are so tall, it is hard to get this perspective but it is important to view each part of the flowering plant. Each part of the plant (the leaves, the stem) make the beautiful flower bloom. This art changes depending on your perspective because as the viewer moves from left to right and top to bottom as new perspective is found whether it be the view of the flower itself of a leaf of the plant. The falling leaves are like a staircase toward a heaven that the flower represents.

 

I just love this picture because (1) I love flowers and (2) the metaphors that can be made from the photograph itself.

 

-Ashley Smith

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