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INAKI DOMINGO:
Inaki is a 40-year-old from Spain. He is a visual artist along with photographer so I think that his other art obviously influences his photo work. In his other work, he is very minimalistic and plays with color and shape. I was unable to find much about the equipment he uses or where he prefers to photograph but I assume he primarily takes photos in Spain. The book I picked up was ser Sangre. The lighting is fairly bright in all his photos except for a few that are done at night, however these still have the subject illuminated. There is a candidness that exists within each of his photos. His subjects are clearly framed in the center or if there are multiple then using the rule of thirds. They are always very obvious to show you what you're looking at. In an interview with him he stated that reality gives him something to create an abstract image of and that " It is a typology of non-narrative, non-referential image, not tied to a moment, a circumstance, or a memory, and above all, that does not try to convince the viewer of anything." I believe that this mostly accurate for his photos. I feel like his photos embody a memory at least.
LARS TUNBJORK
Lars is a Swedish photographer whos main body of work was done in the 90s and early 2000s. Since then he has passed away in 2015. He was mainly influenced by 1970s photography in their exploration of color. Most of his images have their colors slightly muted and their exposure higher and the whites up. However, there is still a vibrancy in the colors that pop out at you. His photos all utilize lines and shapes that guide your eye around the page. His photos do not have any distractions in them. Everything is in its place and contributes to the scene. In the book I chose there are no human subjects, however he does photograph people. In those photos his style still shows through with his use of color and attention to detail and space. There is usually empty areas around his subject and still uses lines and shapes to draw your eye to them. I think he is extremely thoughtful about this work and it creates a successful visually interesting image. I enjoy his manipulation of colors the most.
ED RUSCHA
Inaki is a 40-year-old from Spain. He is a visual artist along with photographer so I think that his other art obviously influences his photo work. In his other work, he is very minimalistic and plays with color and shape. I was unable to find much about the equipment he uses or where he prefers to photograph but I assume he primarily takes photos in Spain. The book I picked up was ser Sangre. The lighting is fairly bright in all his photos except for a few that are done at night, however these still have the subject illuminated. There is a candidness that exists within each of his photos. His subjects are clearly framed in the center or if there are multiple then using the rule of thirds. They are always very obvious to show you what you're looking at. In an interview with him he stated that reality gives him something to create an abstract image of and that " It is a typology of non-narrative, non-referential image, not tied to a moment, a circumstance, or a memory, and above all, that does not try to convince the viewer of anything." I believe that this mostly accurate for his photos. I feel like his photos embody a memory at least.
LARS TUNBJORK
Lars is a Swedish photographer whos main body of work was done in the 90s and early 2000s. Since then he has passed away in 2015. He was mainly influenced by 1970s photography in their exploration of color. Most of his images have their colors slightly muted and their exposure higher and the whites up. However, there is still a vibrancy in the colors that pop out at you. His photos all utilize lines and shapes that guide your eye around the page. His photos do not have any distractions in them. Everything is in its place and contributes to the scene. In the book I chose there are no human subjects, however he does photograph people. In those photos his style still shows through with his use of color and attention to detail and space. There is usually empty areas around his subject and still uses lines and shapes to draw your eye to them. I think he is extremely thoughtful about this work and it creates a successful visually interesting image. I enjoy his manipulation of colors the most.
ED RUSCHA
Ed is an american artist born in 1937 and is associated with the pop art movement. He has been involved with many mediums of art. He would photograph with his 2¼-inch-format Yashica camera. He would also use 35 mm film and stitch them together. His photography focuses on architecture. He went to the streets of southern California to give perspective on the buildings on each street. His photos don't have anyone in them which makes them obviously focused on the beauty of the architecture. He wanted to document these ordinary parts of our lives as they are and not in a romanticized way. I believe that at the time this was created is was something new and out of the ordinary. I think that Ed succeeds in photographing things the way they are and not in a dramatic sense. I feel as though in this era, the work would get lost and not as appreciated as much as the time it was created.
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