Many of the themes in photography come from expressing the world as we actually see it. But to the abstract expressionist, the world may be represented in emotion, feeling, and action. Aaron Siskind saw photography as another device in the abstract expressionist’s toolbox. He tended to use the film as a canvas and light as his brushes. He preached the flatness of the medium, striving to capture true emotion from the essence of the objects he photographed. A teacher at heart, Siskind taught English for twenty years. He then was a professor at the Chicago Institute of Design and finished his career at the Rhode Island School of Design. His images allow the viewer to enjoy the true meaning of balance, emphasis, line, and movement without the need for figurative forms. Siskind’s complexity from simplicity has influenced numerous artists and the expressionist’s movement would be vacant without his contributions.
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It is difficult to notice a true, or known shape in this painting/drawing. However it is that same mistery, which makes it so valuable and unique. The background is definetly creative, since it's light gray, drags our attention to the darker side, which is the black colored curves and shapes. It is very original, due to its simplicity.This demonstrates us that good paintings not always have to be complex, it is for the fact of being simple, that this drawing/painting makes us so curious.
Light as a brush, and photography as a a canvas is simply a revolutionizing new way of seeing art. I really observe the beauty in the complexivity that technology can give us in a single picture. As technology rises,does everything in Aaron Siskinds art. Observing such beauty is only acheivable with a keen eye. WHilst this may seem like a crappy picture to some, it is simply a breathtaking view.
Aaron Siskind's ideas of capturing pictures that are in motion are pretty great. I cannot identify what this picture is, but I can notice it is in motion. This is something very simple, and interesting. It drags our attention because humans are naturally curious and want to know what this is. I kind of get the idea that this is a chalkboard in which someone drew lines with their finger in an area full of chalk. Interesting.
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