New York Times Arts- Arlene Shechetâs âGirl Groupâ Nudges the Heavy Metal Men at Storm King
- The Cleveland Museum of Natural History Seeks New Ways to Engage Visitors
- From D.C. to the Venice Biennale: Liz Collins Finds New Recognition
- Upgraded Museums Add New Value at Colleges and Universities
- Childrenâs Museum Programming Is on the Rise
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Homework #6
When viewing Martin Parr’s work I saw that each food didn’t look as appealing. While Instagram photos did look appealing. Which made me think of  food that’s used in advertising which can be showed everywhere. For example every fast food … Continue reading
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Drilon Dushi: Instagram and the Art of Food Photography
As a photographer myself and user of Instagram, Instagram allows you to collaborate with different artists and companies. It is known to be a “social media” platform however I believe it’s just a pamphlet for companies to look at and … Continue reading
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Homework #6: Instagram and the Art of Food Photography
Happy Thanksgiving! This week seems an appropriate time to consider how photographing food can be an art form. A recent article âFood instagrammers turn their accounts in professionsâ in the Wall Street Journal highlights how some people have turned their obsession with … Continue reading
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Homework #5
When reading the article the writer mentioned that both The Falling Soldier and the photograph, showing a man in a further state of collapse show the same man. Both man do look similar but you can’t really tell. It can be … Continue reading
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Homework #5: Robert Capa’s Death of a Loyalist Soldier
At the age of 23, Robert Capa took a photograph that many have labeled the greatest war photograph of all time. Taken during the Spanish Civil War, the renown of Capaâs photograph, Falling Soldier or Death of a Loyalist Soldier, reverberated around the world … Continue reading
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Tagged authenticity, Death of a Loyalist Soldier, Falling Soldier, Robert Capa, war photography
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Drilon Dushi: Walker Evansâ Subway Portraits
Evans’ subway portrait series captures the raw emotion of people during the great depression. He wants us to feel or try to feel what these people are going through. Some images include a man reading a magazine or what seems … Continue reading
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Homework #4
I think Walker Evans photographs are interesting because it shows the daily yet funny routine of a normal subway ride. Â I find it interesting because even though these pictures were taking back during the great depression, you still see the … Continue reading
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Homework #4
Iâve taken the train quite often, and the peopleâs facial expression, today, is ALMOST similar to the ones during the Depression Era. He has taken many pictures of people looking sleepy, upset, concerned and looking at different directions on the … Continue reading
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Homework #4
I think that Evanâs clandestine approach to photography is interesting. I do see similarities between the ridersâ expressions during the Depression Era to todayâs riders. When you look at the photographs of that Evans took during The Great Depression you … Continue reading
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Homework #4: Walker Evansâ Subway Portraits
Walker Evansâ photographed people on the New York City subways between 1938-1941. He only published these photographs 25 years later in his book, Many Are Called, which was re-issued in 2004. Read a review about the new edition in the New York … Continue reading
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