Three photos of structures were taken at the same time on the same day on the University of California, Los Angeles campus. The first was the front of Royce Hall, the second was the front of Powell Library and the third was of Kerckoff Hall. The photos were taken within the same hour on a sunny day with an iPhone 6S. Each photo has four different variations found in the power point. The first is a variation that was not edited and listed the artist’s name as Mark C, the next was a heavily edited photo and listed the artist’s name as Mark C, a not edited photo listed the artist’s name as Maria C, and the last variation was a heavily edited photo that listed the artist’s name as Maria C. The name is written right under the photo in Times New Roman Font size 32.
Georgia O’Keeffe was born in 1887 in rural Wisconsin, and by the young age of 10 decided she wanted to be an artist. She was taught by a local watercolorist named Sara Mann in her younger years, and went on to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1905 to 1906. In 1908 O’Keeffee stopped painting for 4 years because she disliked the more traditionalist style of painting she had been taught. She was inspired to paint again by Arthur Wesley Dow who taught a less traditional style. Her art progressed from this point, and she had her first solo exhibit in 1917.
Her pieces were magnificent because of their unique views on things. Georgia was born on November 15, 1886 and she grew up on a farm near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The nature on the farm that she lived on inspired most of her paintings (Mattern 10). Her family did not have much of an impact on her artwork, but her time on the farm and in nature definitely did. At a young age of five, Georgia started practicing art.
Georgia O’Keeffe often painted close up pictures of flowers showing tiny details. She used bright colors. "Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower," O 'Keeffe said. "l want them to see it whether they want to or not." This challenged the everyday life of Americans.
The March to the Sea was the most disastrous campaign. It began in Atlanta on November 15, 1864, and ended in Savannah on December 21, 1864. William T. Sherman had destroyed everything that was in his way, which includes farms, houses, and barns. After Sherman and his forces had captured Atlanta, he prepared to move his base to the coast. Abraham had wanted Sherman to wait until after the election in November to invade the enemy territories.
Georgia O’ Keeffke was born and raised on a farm in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She developed a love for art at a very young age, so much so that she studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1905 – 11906 as well as the Art Students League in New York from 1907 – 1908. She studied with artists such as William Merritt Chase, F. Luis Mora, and Kenyon Cox, in which she learned the techniques of traditional realist painting. However, in 1912, her artistic direction changed dramatically when she studied with Arthur Wesley Dow.
Mary Heilmann was born in 1940 in San Francisco, California. In all of Heilmann’s work, particularly abstract paintings, there is a backstory. Mary explained that the most important part of art is not only its formal value but communicating something like a conversation through the art. She started doing art, to see what response she can get from people with the art. The biggest response she wanted to get was that of antagonism, she stated that she wanted to start trouble.
She took this photograph with a front view directly facing her daughter. Mann was constantly photographing her children on their farm and this was part of that series. She loved to see the innocence of her children and being able to capture their true lives on the farm. her main priority is relating this to the viewer through her photographs of younger children. This photograph and others taken by sally Mann are
Maybe people care a lot about what other people think; or, maybe they just do not care at all. Some people live by what other people want or think is “normal.” Other people live the way they want to live and do not care about the things other people want them to be. Women tend to struggle with this alot. Stereotypes, inequalities, and politics were not things women in the 1930s wanted to live by; although, they managed to make it better for themselves through political action over time.
Amy Tan's goal has changed slightly. While the Author wants to show the effect language has on one's daily life and how we perceive others who are different, she also wants to show how the language barrier affects our society overall. The first key point I identified after active reading was the sentence beneath the title. "Don't judge a book by its over, or intelligence by her English".
Throughout the decade of the 1960’s the well-known photographer Richard Avedon produced some of his most famous works. Richard Avedon was born May 12, 1923, in a middle class family. He was the son of a retail business man which led to him living a pretty lenient childhood. Avedon, uses his photography of the civil rights movement, Vietnam war and the counterculture of the time period to show the dramatic changes of society during the 1960’s.
Subject: A series of black and white photographs, Cindy Sherman’s Untitled Film Stills look similar to snapshots from 1950 B-Grade Hollywood Films. Untitled Film Still #48 seems to have spurned from a film set in the country, as indicated by the plaid skirt Sherman is wearing. Standing beneath an overcast sky, her hands behind her back, she looks vulnerable and defenceless. The dark shapes of the trees and the shadows over the road and in the background stand erect, dominating her.
Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #2, 1977, Gelatin silver print, 9 ½ x 7 9/16” (24.1 x 19.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Is identity defined by an individual or by society? This idea of identity is tackled within Sherman’s work particularly in her “Untitled Film Stills,” series that takes a look at identity from a female perspective (Paoli). In Untitled Film Still #2, Sherman transforms into a character of a woman analyzing her reflection in a mirror (Paoli).
As a photographer myself, the theory of punctum is not unknown to me; however, the application of the concept of punctum towards the perfomativity of a photograph is unchartered territory. The photograph I chose to analyze is Dorothea Lange’s renowned portrait Migrant Mother, which is a Great Depression-era photograph featuring a migrant farmer, and is among the most famous photographs from this turbulent chapter of American history. The raw emotion in the mother’s face, paired with her body language and grimy appearance, captivates viewers; however, it is not the mother that makes this image so powerful to me, but rather, the turned away children framing their mother. This detail adds a new dimension to the portrait for me.
Despite the negative stereotype of American Indians, the objections and disapproval of fellow Natives, and the criticism of others, Sherman Alexie went on to become a successful writer that has inspired many. Alexie overcame many obstacles that would have deterred him from his goal, but he was able to remain steadfast and continue on in his pursuit of writing. As a result, he has published many literary works that include several short stories, poems, and a variety of novels. He allows his culture to seep into his writing, and continues to inspire young American Indians who also desire the path of knowledge.
