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It is time for this week's photo for the group PCA: Photography Critique Assignment.
Assignment: PCA66 – Haptic-Expressionism
Deadline: May 24th, 2009
Image Tag: pca66
Mission: The mission for this week is to produce a photographic image that is more subjective, abstract expression, and unconcerned with realistic representation. This is as opposed to visual photographic images that are concerned with the accurate reproduction of the world as it is seen.
WIT (What it took) My turn to talk...
First, I still am not sure what haptic-expressionism is. But I hope this shot fits. I took it late last night.
Dolls played a strong role in my childhood, many in a negative way. (Warning: I find the video clips really scary..I didn't even rewatch them) Being 7th of 8 kids meant I was exposed to a lot of media. My eldest brother was 12 years older than me. He loved to watch "Night Gallery", so I would sneak in and watch it too. Unfortunately I watched this episode...and didn't sleep for months. Then later I watched this on TV and continued an unnatural fear of dolls. No I didn't watch the film Magic or Chucky because I was already freaked out. Then of course my mom loved to play Patti Page music and this song haunts me to this day....
Here's the lyrics to The Mama Doll song which inspired this photo.
"I once had a doll
That was all dressed in white
I called her my baby
And I'd hold her tight
Her eyes were so blue
And her cheeks were so red
But I loved her most of all
Each time she said...
Mama, mama, mama, mama
One little word she knew
Mama, mama, mama, mama
To me it meant, I love you"
I don't have photoshop but wit my simple program Irfanview, I was able to come up with this photo that I hope elicits both fear and affection.
Acrylic
白日梦
我曾经在布里斯班帮朋友照料一个中医门诊。门诊新开张，生意冷清。很多时间，我就是坐在屋子里看书，发呆，或者摆弄手机消磨时光。门诊在一栋商业楼的二层，隔壁是一家房地产公司。那家公司倒异常红火，每天客人不断。公司里的一个小姑娘有很多电话。每当电话打来时，她就边接边跑出来，站到楼道的尽头通话。那个位置就在我的诊室的门口。我坐在空空的诊室里，听着女孩子打电话。她的声音很别致，有一种特殊的吸引力。我在听时便不知不觉渐渐陷入一种迷离的境地，迷迷糊糊的想象着我是一位阿拉伯的苏丹，从世界各地找来有着最动听的声音的女人。每天夜晚，当太阳早已落到地平线下，月亮升起在了两河的上空，我就躺进我的豪华寝宫里那张用紫檀香木、象牙、孔雀彩色闪光的羽毛和许多宝石做成的无比宽敞的床上，放下白色的纱幔，在宫殿的四周挂起装满红色和绿色萤火虫的灯笼，在闪闪烁烁的荧光中，那些有着奇妙声音的女人们就走进了我的寝宫，赤脚踏过我的地上撒落的玫瑰花瓣和蓝色勿忘我的花蕾，一直走到我的床头，在我脚边的纱帐外背对着我坐下，开始说起话来，给某人打电话，或者相互间聊天，讲故事，扯些闲散的话题。而我躺在纱帐里一动不动，闭着眼听她们的声音，我似乎能闻到她们身上飘来的香气。听不清她们在讲些什么，但我能听清她们的好听的声音。每个夜晚都会有不同的女人坐在我的床边，她们有着相似的背影，但每个人的声音都不同，但都一样的好听，迷惑着我。我就这样，在一个个夜晚，在她们的声音和模糊的背影中睡去。然后，梦见我坐在一间陌生城市的空荡的屋子里，听着一个有着好听声音的女孩子在打电话，门口偶尔会晃过一下她的背影。后来，那生意支撑不下去了，朋友关闭了门诊，我也离开了布里斯班。在离开时，隔壁的房地产公司的生意似乎更加红火了。他们都说布里斯班正在经历一个房地产的黄金时期。而我在离开布里斯班之后的很长一段时间里，仍然做着那个关于声音、夜晚、女人的背影和阿拉伯苏丹的美梦。直到再后来，才把它们都渐渐地忘记了。
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2016/2/12
I recently bought one of those all in one printer/scanner/fax machines, so for the first time I am able to scan some old photos from my albums...
My first trip to Algonquin Provincial Park... we were blessed with this amazing sunset. My buddy Fred suggested that he paddle out in the canoe to add some interest to the photo. One of my most memorable shots ever....
Big Crow Lake, Ontario, CANADA
View out the windows at dusk whilst waiting on a Fiorentina thin crust with an English Breakfast tea.
Pizza Express, S Mimms Svs M25
The Abstract Expressionism movement began in the 1940s in New York City after World War II. However, the first real Abstract Art was painted earlier by some Expressionists, especially Kandinsky in the early 1900s. The main characteristic of abstract art is that it has no recognizable subject.
This isn't recognizable as anything but it is wiggly.