I SPY

I made this sculpture (called "I Spy") while I was home for fall break.  I did it by putting lots of things that I've found onto one platform.  I wanted to take objects people normally wouldn't see as beautiful and make something amazing from them.  This is the end result.

While I was making the sculpture I took a picture every time something changed.  With those pictures I created a stop motion video.  Here is the end result of the video.  Be sure to check it out on my youtube page as well!

Architecture Photographs

I took this photograph in Paris, France.  I wanted to show the european architecture with the vines growing along the sides.  My goal was for people to be able to know the building is from Europe without me telling them.  Did it work?

Happy Accidents

You know what's really great?  When you make some sort of mistake and realize it ended up making your work even better.  This photograph wasn't exactly that, but basically.  I took the photo of a cool building lit up at night.  However, the photo was really boring.  After loading it on my computer, I realized someone was running alongside the fountain.  I thought it was perfect, so I cropped it to focus just on the person.  After some editing, this was the final result.

This photograph was taken in New York City.  I think it looks very european, which is interesting.

Art Event # 4: "Living as an Artist in NYC" Opening

            The exhibition called “Sense of Place:  Living as an Artist in NYC,” was unlike any other opening I’d ever been to.  These artists were so creative in so many different ways.  It was interesting to have pieces that interacted with sounds.  It made the exhibition experience a lot more interactive and fun. 

            One of the most interesting pieces to me was the water bucket in the middle of the gallery. Inspired by performance art, the piece encouraged interaction by having lots of rocks next to it.  When a person threw a rock into the bucket the piece would make sounds (there was an underwater microphone in the bottom).  There were small rocks and larger ones, and when thrown in the bucket the sound would be loud or soft depending on the impact.  The artist also said it attempts to measure the pitch of the stones.  This piece was basically a virtual simulation of a rainstorm.  The storm would start off quietly, then get louder with thunder, then slowly soften again as it passed.  It was really peaceful, almost like hearing rain right above you on a tin roof.  

            There were lots of other pieces in the show that weren’t interactive.  One of my favorite was by an artist names Peter Schroth.  His pieces were very colorful and abstract, similar to my artistic style.  The pieces I enjoyed the most of his were a triptych inspired by dead flower bouquets.  The piece called Orange + Gray almost seemed 3-dimensional to me at times.  The longer I stood in front of it, it seemed like the whole piece was moving.  The piece was very abstract.  I couldn’t see the inspiration of a flower bouquet until after I read the artist statement.  I liked Orange + Gray a lot because the color seemed to pop out.  Outlining his orange abstract parts with blue was a really great idea.  Using complimentary colors helped both of them to stand out better and really pop out at the viewer.

            This exhibition was absolutely amazing.  It really inspired me.  It was nice to see some interactive pieces in Foreman because I’ve never seen any there before.  I loved the whole modern feel to exhibit.  It really made you think.

New York City Twist

Last weekend I went on a trip to New York City.  It was really fun just looking around with the perspective of an artist.  Although I think cities are really exciting, I'm from a small town and I can often see them as chaotic and stressful.  I decided to play around with one of the photographs that I took and try to make the viewer see the city through my eyes.

Spot Toning

After going around and taking some pictures of the foliage this fall, I really wanted to find a way to make the colors pop, so I decided to spot tone this photo.  I didn't play with the colors at all.  I just made the background black and white and left the vines their original color.  I think this made the color look a lot brighter and made the picture more exciting.

Photos Everywhere!

I took this photo at an antique barn.  It really surprises me how many places there are that can have a great photo waiting to be taken.  It seems like I need to take my camera with me everywhere I go.  If I don't, I usually end up regretting it.

Drawing: Shattered Image

Here's a drawing I did using only pencils.  I translated my passion for soccer into my  piece of work.  I really enjoy the almost 3-dimensional aspect of the hidden soccer cleat in the middle.

Commercial Photography

I've been playing around with the idea of commercial photography.  I think it's interesting to take artistic pictures of foods and make them seem really appealing.  Here's some of my photos so far...

Changing Heads Project

For a project we had to change two peoples head's together and morph them into each other.  Here is my final result.  Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman make one interesting person.