The New Photography Exhibition

Early Landscape photography used the same principles as painters in order to create pieces of art. Before the 18th Century, artists used landscapes as backdrops and as a frame for the principal subject. Towards the later part of the century, however, artists such as Nicolas Poussin started to romanticize the environment, instead using it as a principle subject in paintings.

Description: Margaret Bourke-White. Louisville Flood Victims. 1937. Photograph.

For many years photojournalism has been considered a transformative form of media, meaning that through the use of photographs photojournalism has the ability to transform our way of thinking by reconstructing the conscious of our society. Photojournalism achieves this effect by forcing society to reconsider its actions as it relates to humanity by using photographs to both illicit emotions and cause reactions that, if done properly can result in social change. Photojournalism is an important branch of visual media when

Uelsmann’s work was not well received in the photography community. His creations were not considered photography; however, he was well received in the art community. John Szarkowski hosted a solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in 1967. Uelsmann was considered “iconoclastic” and “set out to convince critics that photography offered alternatives to the conventional “purist” sensibility…” Uelsmann debated that photos could “evoke elusive states of feeling and thinking triggered by irrational and imaginative juxtaposition” (Kay). Uelsmann has succeeded in finding a following among photographers and artist alike. In the past forty years, Uelsmann’s work has been exhibited in over 100 solo shows throughout the US and overseas. He has permanent instillations in museums worldwide (Taylor). Uelsmann’s photos are now revered for their original technical form as well as their surreal matter (Johnson).

Ms. Arturi studied photography and humanities at York University, eventually transferring to Ryerson’s four year arts program. Her earlier works feature fashion photography and documentaries. However, because photography has greatly evolved

The violent markings of the photo album and its images, however, produce an equally powerful message that jars the memory as it disrupts and distorts the photographic chronicle of her life and that of her family and friends. The result is a complex visual experience that addresses the use of images in producing knowledge and making history.

Christine Rosen, author of “The Image Culture”, talks about the way the human culture is changing because the world is now in an era dominated by the image. Another author that believes the image culture is tearing apart society is Torie DeGhett, who is a famous journalist who writes for the Atlantic. Christine Rosen is successful in her argument about image culture by successfully showing how technology, such as Photoshop, affects images, and by using examples of war and natural disasters to persuade her readers into realizing the dangers of the image and the “destruction” to come. Torie DeGhett is successful in her argument about visual culture by successfully using pictures of war and using examples from editorials in newspapers that didn’t print Jarecke’s photo to get readers to realize the modern fixation of the image and the long term dangers of visual exposure. DeGhett supports Rosen’s point that everyone has the power to create, distort, and transmit images which evidently alters people’s understandings and acceptance of what they see questionable by backing up Rosen’s views on the topic of

Art, being an important part of our human activity, offers us an interesting and meaningful life. As the time goes by, art is not a single word that belongs to a noble or rich people, but it belongs to all of us from billionaires to workers. The New Wave Arts Center, located in Bloomington, Indiana, should provide a piece of pure land for ballet dancers to experience and for audiences to enjoy.

The photo can stir something within us; make us look within our being. The photo should not frighten or stigmatize, rather it should be reflective to cause a revolution (Barthes, Camera Lucida, 38). For the contemplation component of examining photography begins only after it executes a feeling within us (Brown, 29). There are photos that we view that make us say “this one is saying something for me” or “this exists for me”. Diana Markosian, photographer of the project 1915 did exactly this in her work. Markosian is a photojournalist who captures photos by immersing herself into the community in which she is photographing. Her photos are very intimate and bring in a mystery of past times, the place between the dimensions of memory and place

“Photography can never grow up if it imitates some other medium. It has to walk alone; it has to be itself.” – Berenice Abbott.

The technological innovation of a camera allows people to mentally travel back in time. Photography has the magical ability to capture unique experiences and atmosphere. Writers such as Susan Sontag explore the idea of photography as a mode of documentation that allows for different interpretations. The gelatin silver print, Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation, by Aaron Siskin expands on the idea of photography being more than just a copy of the original, but a documentation that manipulates the emotional importance. In Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation, Aaron Siskind captures the elegance of fear through the subject, composition and quality of light.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the first EOS Rebel SLR camera, Canon, a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions, has partnered with Grammy Award winning record producer Swizz Beatz to give a voice to undiscovered artists. In keeping with Canon’s new “Rebel with a Cause” initiative, which profiles modern day rebels who challenge convention in their own unique way while capturing causes near and dear to their hearts (through the eye of a Canon Rebel DSLR camera of course), the producer, born Kasseem Dean, chose to showcase artistic talent that may have otherwise fallen under the radar of the notoriously introverted art community through the #TheUnknowns hashtag. With a focus on breaking down the art world's self-imposed boundaries, Swizz and Canon curated the work of unknown artists and brought their work to the masses, projecting them on the facades of the Brooklyn Museum

Having your piece chosen for a juried exhibition from a well known artist is great privilege and opportunity. For any artist contributing and looking to have their work recognized is an exciting stepping stone in their life. Opened for the public to view, York College Galleries presented the Philadelphia Sculptors juried exhibition, Mirror, Mirror: Artists Redefining Identity. This exhibition is a small collection that provides a little taste from the Philly sculpture community that includes a great mixture of different pieces. This exhibition is an eye opening environment that one must see for themselves.

Art critic Robert Hughes once said, “People inscribe their histories, beliefs, attitudes, desires and dreams in the images they make.” When discussing the mediums of photography and cinema, this belief of Hughes is not very hard to process and understand. Images, whether they be still or moving, can transform their audiences to places they have either never been before or which they long to return to. Images have been transporting audiences for centuries thanks to both the mediums of photography and cinema and together they gone through many changes and developments. When careful consideration is given to these two mediums, it is acceptable to say that they will forever be intertwined, and that they have been interrelated forms of

Photos create an awareness of just how much the world holds of stunning objects and the beauty around it. “Many use photography to seek a deeper understanding of ourselves and our world. This goal is commonly pursued through the production of images that isolate the subject, capturing it in a fraction of a second of time” (Persinger, T. 2007). Photography to others meant a lot, people put their efforts and feelings in it. The majority of people that have interest in photography are those who seek more of what they hold. They see beyond their eyelashes, and they have bigger imagination than others do. According to Another Heyday, photographers want to attain the unanswered questions through photos they capture. When taking a photo, they’re telling the observer a story, without words, just a photo and silence. "Photography is a marvelous language that crosses linguistic borders as a universal,