Of all the art that you saw on our trip to New York, what are you still thinking about? Why? How does what interests you about this work relate to your own work? What non-art aspect of the trip interested or intrigued you the most?
I really enjoyed my experience at the Macy’s photography studio the best! I was very glad that I went, as it was another “eye” opener for me in the photography industry. I wasn’t really sure how the whole process worked and I was interested to explore this new avenue of photography. It was extremely helpful as everyone was super friendly and spent more than enough time talking to us about their photography experiences and their current jobs. I loved seeing the finish work of all the different advertisements. It seemed to me like most photographers had the freedom to create a composition with there given product, photograph it and edit each image how they wanted too. I was able to relate this back to my work as I also enjoy having full control over my subject matters. Most importantly, I wasn’t aware of all those specialties and behind the scene action that goes into each photo shoot. It was amazing seeing all the different levels of the photography department (there were three floors!) and how each section of photographers focused on a specific department to photograph and advertise. I also liked the employees who only focused on editing the images and Photoshoping the ads. Relating back to my work, I also enjoy editing my images. However, it was really amazing to see there before and after pieces. Overall, I was pleased and happy with my experience at the Macy’s photography studio as I could possible see myself working there one day.
I really enjoyed being able to walk around the city and sit in the park as we waited for the bus to arrive. As I always go there around Christmas time, it was interesting to see how the atmosphere differed during this time of the year!
I think the exhibit that interested me the most was the Adam Magyar show. He really presented a new way of capturing a image with video. I also was drawn to his slow motion clips of people walking in subway stations. I rarely like slow motion movies since this technique is always used to slow down fast action shots, but for Magyar he slows down a scene that wasn't fast paced, adding a interesting and eerie feel to the final result.
I was also super happy I got to see Jill Greenbergs work in person since she is one of my favorite photography. I was so surprised as to how big the work was, I can't remember the last time I saw so much perfect details in a photo printed so large.
One non art aspect that intrigued me was the walking around. Last year I took a subway but it was still great that I got to walk around a lot this time. I don't think I will be going back to the city any time soon but if I do hopefully I will be able to learn the streets so I don't get lost.
The Alfredo Jaar installation was definitely my favorite art piece, being at his lecture hearing about his work is much different than seeing it in person. His images contain extremely powerful subject matter and he does a brilliant job precasting them in a way that they stick in your mind. I want my work to be able to have the same impact as his so getting to see that installation was a good learning experience.
Getting to walk around the city for a couple hours and do some street photography was also really fun. I get to use my camera as a medium for me to interact with the city and people in it. I enjoy being in the city a lot because there is always something going on and an endless amount of images to be taken.
The exhibition that I was most interested in was at the Carter Burden Gallery. It was a collaboration but the pieces I was interested in were the photographs by Edward Fausty. His photographs were all taken at night but there was no grain whatsoever in the prints. I'm guessing they were long exposures but even the one or two photographs that included people or other things that move were perfectly in focus. Seeing his work made me want to attempt night photography again. I did a project freshman year where I photographed my college's campus at night with a 35mm camera and flash but most of the negatives never came out. The photographs that did come out were really interesting though.
Another thing I can't stop thinking about is a different collaborative show. One of the photographers in it photographed a number of famous people but the prints were very magenta, slightly out of focus, and had banding. It just surprised me that a gallery would show prints that seemed unfinished.
The non-photographic aspect of the trip that I liked the most was walking along the high line. I saw a couple taking a movie of themselves with a selfie stick which was really funny and awkward to watch.
What I find myself thinking about most is not one specific piece, but the fact that some people who were showing in these big name galleries had poorly printed/edited their work. For example we saw a show exhibiting indigenous people and the image sized were very obviously pushed past their limit. The background was also clearly desaturated, but the people in the foreground tended to suffer and you could see where the artist used the brush to do so. I found it interesting that these pieces were able to be put in these galleries for viewers to see.
I loved walking along the High Line and seeing the area from that perspective. I have never been up there and I thought the idea of converting an abandoned railroad into a park was a great idea.
The thing that struck me the most was one show in particular where the images that were being shown were WAY oversharpened. To the point where they looked wrong. The name of the artist is escaping me right now but the show was a series of portraits juxtaposed with portraits of horses. The prints were pretty large, which didn't help the sharpening issue become any less obvious. it's surprising that images like this can end up in a gallery in NYC.
Although this was still an art-related aspect of the trip, I really enjoyed going to Printed Matter. I spent at least an hour looking at all the different zine's and artist's books, and could have easily spent many hours more. That was probably the most inspiring part of the trip for me in thinking of my own work.
I really enjoyed the show about basketball through america. There were a lot of really beautiful images, some the photographer planned on photographing and others he just happened to see while driving by. He photographed the white house basketball, and to me this shows that if you are persistent you can photograph anywhere. I felt he took a simply subject matter and added depth to it, covering a lot of important history in his photography.
I was most interested in the Alfredo Jaar show "Shadows". Since I was doing my presentation on him, I paid extra attention to his work and found it to be incredibly interesting and I always find the way he presents his work to be innovative and always conceptual. He makes viewing the photographs more than just walking into a gallery and looking at some framed images but turns the whole thing into a viewing experience that is unlike anything else.
I really enjoyed being in Printed Matter and going through all of the books whether they be professionally made books or the handmade zines. I found myself repeatedly walking back in because something caught my eye as I was trying to leave and this happened at least 3-4 times.
On the NYC trip, I spent most of the time at the Macy's studio, and stopped in Aperture and one other gallery after grabbing lunch. I really loved seeing Macys' team and how they do things since that's more where my photographic interest is geared toward, but seeing commercial and fine art work back-to-back in the same day made me think about it a lot. Transferring to New Paltz, I wasn't prepared for the amount of "art for art's sake" mentality that I encountered. Not to make that a bad thing-- I'm really envious that my professors and classmates can think that way, but I just can't seem to wrap my head around that. I'm always trying to push myself to just go out and shoot all the time, and when i do, I'm usually displeased with the outcome and I tend to think they're cliche or something. So far New Paltz has been a huge challenge in that way, for me to find beauty in things that aren't so "fashion" or commercial oriented in theme.
I really enjoyed my experience at the Macy’s photography studio the best! I was very glad that I went, as it was another “eye” opener for me in the photography industry. I wasn’t really sure how the whole process worked and I was interested to explore this new avenue of photography. It was extremely helpful as everyone was super friendly and spent more than enough time talking to us about their photography experiences and their current jobs. I loved seeing the finish work of all the different advertisements. It seemed to me like most photographers had the freedom to create a composition with there given product, photograph it and edit each image how they wanted too. I was able to relate this back to my work as I also enjoy having full control over my subject matters. Most importantly, I wasn’t aware of all those specialties and behind the scene action that goes into each photo shoot. It was amazing seeing all the different levels of the photography department (there were three floors!) and how each section of photographers focused on a specific department to photograph and advertise. I also liked the employees who only focused on editing the images and Photoshoping the ads. Relating back to my work, I also enjoy editing my images. However, it was really amazing to see there before and after pieces. Overall, I was pleased and happy with my experience at the Macy’s photography studio as I could possible see myself working there one day.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed being able to walk around the city and sit in the park as we waited for the bus to arrive. As I always go there around Christmas time, it was interesting to see how the atmosphere differed during this time of the year!
I think the exhibit that interested me the most was the Adam Magyar show. He really presented a new way of capturing a image with video. I also was drawn to his slow motion clips of people walking in subway stations. I rarely like slow motion movies since this technique is always used to slow down fast action shots, but for Magyar he slows down a scene that wasn't fast paced, adding a interesting and eerie feel to the final result.
ReplyDeleteI was also super happy I got to see Jill Greenbergs work in person since she is one of my favorite photography. I was so surprised as to how big the work was, I can't remember the last time I saw so much perfect details in a photo printed so large.
One non art aspect that intrigued me was the walking around. Last year I took a subway but it was still great that I got to walk around a lot this time. I don't think I will be going back to the city any time soon but if I do hopefully I will be able to learn the streets so I don't get lost.
The Alfredo Jaar installation was definitely my favorite art piece, being at his lecture hearing about his work is much different than seeing it in person. His images contain extremely powerful subject matter and he does a brilliant job precasting them in a way that they stick in your mind. I want my work to be able to have the same impact as his so getting to see that installation was a good learning experience.
ReplyDeleteGetting to walk around the city for a couple hours and do some street photography was also really fun. I get to use my camera as a medium for me to interact with the city and people in it. I enjoy being in the city a lot because there is always something going on and an endless amount of images to be taken.
The exhibition that I was most interested in was at the Carter Burden Gallery. It was a collaboration but the pieces I was interested in were the photographs by Edward Fausty. His photographs were all taken at night but there was no grain whatsoever in the prints. I'm guessing they were long exposures but even the one or two photographs that included people or other things that move were perfectly in focus. Seeing his work made me want to attempt night photography again. I did a project freshman year where I photographed my college's campus at night with a 35mm camera and flash but most of the negatives never came out. The photographs that did come out were really interesting though.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing I can't stop thinking about is a different collaborative show. One of the photographers in it photographed a number of famous people but the prints were very magenta, slightly out of focus, and had banding. It just surprised me that a gallery would show prints that seemed unfinished.
The non-photographic aspect of the trip that I liked the most was walking along the high line. I saw a couple taking a movie of themselves with a selfie stick which was really funny and awkward to watch.
What I find myself thinking about most is not one specific piece, but the fact that some people who were showing in these big name galleries had poorly printed/edited their work. For example we saw a show exhibiting indigenous people and the image sized were very obviously pushed past their limit. The background was also clearly desaturated, but the people in the foreground tended to suffer and you could see where the artist used the brush to do so. I found it interesting that these pieces were able to be put in these galleries for viewers to see.
ReplyDeleteI loved walking along the High Line and seeing the area from that perspective. I have never been up there and I thought the idea of converting an abandoned railroad into a park was a great idea.
The thing that struck me the most was one show in particular where the images that were being shown were WAY oversharpened. To the point where they looked wrong. The name of the artist is escaping me right now but the show was a series of portraits juxtaposed with portraits of horses. The prints were pretty large, which didn't help the sharpening issue become any less obvious. it's surprising that images like this can end up in a gallery in NYC.
ReplyDeleteAlthough this was still an art-related aspect of the trip, I really enjoyed going to Printed Matter. I spent at least an hour looking at all the different zine's and artist's books, and could have easily spent many hours more. That was probably the most inspiring part of the trip for me in thinking of my own work.
I really enjoyed the show about basketball through america. There were a lot of really beautiful images, some the photographer planned on photographing and others he just happened to see while driving by. He photographed the white house basketball, and to me this shows that if you are persistent you can photograph anywhere. I felt he took a simply subject matter and added depth to it, covering a lot of important history in his photography.
ReplyDeleteI was most interested in the Alfredo Jaar show "Shadows". Since I was doing my presentation on him, I paid extra attention to his work and found it to be incredibly interesting and I always find the way he presents his work to be innovative and always conceptual. He makes viewing the photographs more than just walking into a gallery and looking at some framed images but turns the whole thing into a viewing experience that is unlike anything else.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed being in Printed Matter and going through all of the books whether they be professionally made books or the handmade zines. I found myself repeatedly walking back in because something caught my eye as I was trying to leave and this happened at least 3-4 times.
On the NYC trip, I spent most of the time at the Macy's studio, and stopped in Aperture and one other gallery after grabbing lunch. I really loved seeing Macys' team and how they do things since that's more where my photographic interest is geared toward, but seeing commercial and fine art work back-to-back in the same day made me think about it a lot.
ReplyDeleteTransferring to New Paltz, I wasn't prepared for the amount of "art for art's sake" mentality that I encountered. Not to make that a bad thing-- I'm really envious that my professors and classmates can think that way, but I just can't seem to wrap my head around that. I'm always trying to push myself to just go out and shoot all the time, and when i do, I'm usually displeased with the outcome and I tend to think they're cliche or something. So far New Paltz has been a huge challenge in that way, for me to find beauty in things that aren't so "fashion" or commercial oriented in theme.