Maggie Morris- Artists

Cindy Sherman, Woman in Sun Dress, 2003
Although I appreciate some of Cindy Sherman's work, I couldn't imagine any photo more opposite from mine than this one. In a way I admire her ability to pull off such an over the top photo, without looking like she tried too hard.  
Website: http://www.cindysherman.com/

Philip Lorco Dicorcia, Mario, 1978, from the series Family and Friends, ektacolor print, 20 x 24 inches

I see a formal relation with the lighting he uses, especially with my photo of the bedroom with the religious statue overhead. They both use mundane coloring and low like to create an unsettling feeling

website: http://www.thecollectiveshift.com/show/portfolio/diCorcia

Kai Löffelbein, Kids of Sodom

This photographer document environmental and social issues which I feel relates to my interests intellectually, as my goal is to be able to capture images that have an impact on the viewer and provides vital information that would otherwise never be seen.

website: http://www.kailoeffelbein.de/

Francesca Woodman, Untitled Rome

This photo reminds me a lot of my self portraits on film in terms of the emotions that it gives off. The mysterious and daunting feeling I believe connects to my work. 

website: http://www.victoria-miro.com/artists/_7/

Jerry Berndt, Soul of Los Angeles 

This photographer connects to my work in terms of the content. He did a series on different types of religion which is something that often appears in my work at times unconsciously. 

Website: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15799coll52

Jessica Berry - 5 Artists

EmotionalFarah Willem: le souffle blanco
Her work seems to be filled with emotion:
how she sees herself, the world around her, and how she reacts to it. 

Content
Jenny Woods

"I blast the saddest music I know and let my feelings take over from there. I'm reaching into myself and spilling out all the contents of who I am. I hope to give the viewer an idea of how I view the world."

Intellectual

Sam Ray

Formal
David Uzochukwu
There isn't need for any words. You can see the stories in his images. His use of light, colors, and editing technique. 

Opposite
Luigi Bussolati
He is and amazing product, design, and commercial photographer, but there is no human emotions in these products, no stories about character, or questioning life. 

5 Artists- Kathryn Mayes

Dorothee Deiss
Emotional - Dorothee forms not only a connection with herself and the subject but also draws the viewer into the bond formed as well, creating in itself an emotionally moving photograph.

Doug Bubois
Content - Doug captures the personal connection between a family and even a community, that bond between those two people or group fully resonates in his images.

Laurel Nakadate
Intellectual - Laurel photographs distant relatives and forms a relationship with them through the act of the search and photographing of them.

Chris Killip
Formally speaking - Killip captures humanity through a time of change and degradation. His photographs contain the connection of the community depicted and the land that surrounds them.

Petra Wittmar
Complete opposite- Wittmar's images only capture the land and what we have built upon it, his work is without human beings and their connections to each other.

Andie Younkin - Artists

Emotional

Martin Benjamin

Not all of his photographs connect to my work emotionally, but one photograph in perticular - "Sisters, Albany, New York" - is the one that struck me the most. It is a portrait of two sisters and you can tell how close they are in the picture. I want my photographs to tell connections between people.     

Content

Susan Worsham 

Her works revolve around her family and places that she grew up in - her past and history.

Intellectual

Yann Gross

The thing I appreciate most about him is his ability to accurately describe a scene or culture.

Opposite

Wee Gee
His photo collection contains portrais of strangers or dead people in a very forward flash style and I like to photograph people and places that are close or familiar to me and I almost always use natural lighting.

Formal

John Mahtesian

I love his use of natural light and photographing people in their own natural environment. Everything looks candid and all of the subjects look comfortable. I do not photograph in black and white usually but I can imagine if his photographs were in color, they would look similar to my style.

My 5 artists - John Dougan

Connection                   Artist                                    Website

Emotional                   Stephen Mclaren                   www.stephenmclaren.com

Statement; Photographs Scotland in a nostalgic way, playing with my own push and pull opinion of staying there or immigrating.

                                      

Content                               LaToya Ruby Frazier             www.latoyarubyfrazier.com

Statement; Describes herself as a conceptual, documentary artist. This title is something that sits
comfortably with me, my work and my intentions.

                                 

Intellectual                 Marco Di Lauro                      www.marcodilauro.com

Statement; He offers a well rounded perspective on war and religion, two topics I intend on pursuing in my career in a similar style to his work.

                                 

Opposite                     Thomas Hischhorn                 www.arndtberlin.com/website/artist_1030

Statement; His installations are all about causing disorder and a mess, I am at a time in my life when I am trying to put things in order and clean stuff up.

                                 

Formal                        David Eustace                        www.davideustace.com

Statement; Eustace is the poster boy for my original photography department in Edinburgh, although I don’t find his work motivating I feel like the training I am receiving there could formally lead me into that line of work.  

                                          

                                        

Jerry Saltz lecture

If you're looking for something to do, Jerry Saltz is an art critic and gave this lecture. Some good nuggets amidst his craziness.

Welcome to Concepts II!

Welcome.  Below are many prior semesters worth of posts.  Feel free to explore.  Assignments to come.