Yesterday’s photo is NOT body parts or excretions, but actually Bolthouse Farms juice (Vedge is red and Green Goodness is green, of course) mixed with alcohol on ice. 

See, not scary…..but I thought it was pretty cool. Good idea Jamie. 

 

 

Let’s play a little game:

A friend of ours was showing us some of his photos from vacation and when he got to these photos, I was a little disturbed. What do you think this is? I will let you know tomorrow!

 

 

Zhang Peng is an up and coming Chinese photographer. Her work is interesting to me because it speaks to Chinese culture, especially from a woman’s point of view. 

She has selected photography for sale at artnet. There is also one article on Arts Fair International where she describes her use of photography and she talks about the meaning behind this series of photographs. In this article, Zhang uses this line to describe her work, “What lies beneath the beauty and magnificence is endless pain that no one ever knows.” 

If I share an artist’s work on my blog that I would like people to be aware of, it is important to note that all the artwork, including photography, is the copyright of the artist. If said artist sees their work on this blog and wants it removed, please contact me and I will remove it immediately.  

Check out these wonderful, limited edition lomography cameras from The White Stripes. Lomography cameras are really for everyday snapshots. They create imperfect images, often blurring or over-saturating the colors in the image. It is a really cool and whimsical form of photography. On The White Stripes website, you can see a gallery of images taken with each camera as well a gallery of shots taken by fans.

Also, if you want to know more about lomography, there is a website dedicated to this art - The Lomographic Society International. This is a fun site with lots of photos. 

 Indian Street Performers: India 1981 by Mary Ellen Mark 

 

Danielle Van Ark, a photographer based in Amsterdam, has gotten some attention lately for her eerie series of photos entitled, “The Mounted Life.” These photos let the viewer’s mind interpret the scene the way they like, but the animals are indeed “stuffed” and can be found in the back storage room of natural history museums. These images are intriging to me because they seem too still or rigid and in the wrong environment. The straight lines and the materials in the background aren’t natural. Something is not “right” here.

You could make an environmental interpretation or statement out of these photos. The fact that we visit natural history museums to see animals on display is odd, although I have been myself and enjoyed the visual learning experience. Can some animals only be seen in a museum now? What does that say about us?

You can read an interview with Danielle Van Ark about this photo series on the I Heart Photograph Blog. 

If I share an artist’s work on my blog that I would like people to be aware of, it is important to note that all the artwork, including photography, is the copyright of the artist. If said artist sees their work on this blog and wants it removed, please contact me and I will remove it immediately. 

 

Today, I just want to share a photographer with you. I will let her glorious photography speak for itself. These two photos are from her “domesticated” series. Go to Amy Stein Photography to see more and read her statements about the work. 

If I share an artist’s work on my blog that I would like people to be aware of, it is important to note that all the artwork, including photography, is the copyright of the artist. If said artist sees their work on this blog and wants it removed, please contact me and I will remove it immediately.