Scary and Cute

Thematic 2-Person Show Proposal

            The theme that my partner (Anastasiya) and I have chosen for our show is “Autumn”. We have chosen this theme because the both of us have very unique artistic styles so a general theme such as autumn can be interpreted and displayed in many different ways, while still maintaining a general idea or base of our photographs. For example, the changing of leaves, autumn fashion, or holidays such as Thanksgiving or Halloween can be incorporated into this general theme as well as many more ideas or subjects.

            Both Anastasiya and I will incorporate different styles and techniques into the photographs to portray a unique clash or mesh of our chosen theme. We believe our ending result will be interesting since we both have different styles since “autumn” can be displayed in many different ways. We have chosen this theme for this time because it is the current season. Even if the photos will be displayed at a different time of year, it should remind the audience of the essence of the autumn season even if it is shown in our perspective.

            For my portion of the photographs, I want to take levitation photographs similar to the ones I had taken for my summative last year. I believe that this aesthetic of levitation will give the audience a calming effect. There is something refreshing and uplifting about seeing someone frozen, floating in mid-air. To accomplish this, I will use a camera with continuous shutter and another person, if not, a tripod.

Photograph 1: Rain

            Autumn is a very rainy season, therefore, it makes sense to incorporate rain into this collection of photos. For this photo, I plan to have only the lower half of the body shown hovering (levitating) over a puddle. Or perhaps, have the whole body shown jumping over a puddle with an umbrella.

Photograph 2: Pumpkins

            Pumpkins are very closely related to Halloween which is closely related to autumn. For this photo, I plan to be levitating while attempting to carve a pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern.

Photograph 3: Leaves

            The falling and changing colours of leaves are also very recognizable of autumn. For this photo, I want to make it appear as though a leaf is lifting myself into the air (the leaf being actual size whereas I am edited to look smaller).

Photograph 4: Costume

            To go along with Halloween, the most obvious choice when it comes to levitation would probably be myself dressed as witch on a broomstick floating in mid-air.

Photograph 5: TBA

“Scrapbook”

Rain example.

Rain boots levitation.

Leaf color-change example.

 

Leaf/feather levitation inspiration.

Balloon levitation inspiration.

Another leaves example… maybe.

Activity 2.8: Multiples

Sketch 2: Broken

This is probably a confusing photo to most unless you know about the "red string of fate" theory. In Japan, there is a legend that two people who are connected by a red string (tied around the smallest finger) are destined lovers regardless of time, place, or circumstances. The magical thread can stretch or tangle but never break. However this photo represents a broken soul where he or she decides to cut off the thread connecting them to someone from their past.

Sketch 1: Landscape

 I decided to take a photo of the full moon on the day of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (September 30, 2012). It is more of a "sky"scape rather than a landscape. I edited the photo so that the moon would stand out more by using the burn and dodge tools. I also messed around with the brightness/contrast and selective colours to give the photo an eerie spooky feel.

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