Excerpt from: On Photography
Two Quotes
"Photographs really are experience captured, and the camera is the ideal arm of consciousness in its acquisitive mood." (Sontag 3)
The meaning interpreted from the quote is that the world is your canvas and each picture that is photographed truly exemplifies that you have to live in the moment to truly feel the mood captured.
"That age when taking photographs required a cumbersome and expensive contraption -- the toy of the clever, the wealthy, and the obsessed -- seem remote indeed from the era of sleek pocket cameras that invite anyone to take pictures." (Sontag 5)
The digital age of technology has revolutionized the way higher quality and better performance are produced in products that are manufactured nowadays. Cameras have evolved, adapted, and changed just like humans in an economy. Phones allow anyone to take pictures wherever they go with added features like filters and dual-lens. It is used to express creativity and imagination for individuals who wish to share their creations on social media.
Jacqui Palumbo
Revisiting Carrie Mae Weem's Landmark "Kitchen Table Series"
Two Quotes
"Weem's black and white photographs are like mirrors, each reflecting a collective experience: how selfhood shifts through the passage of time; the sudden distance between people, both passable and impassable; the roles that women accumulate: how life emanates from the small space we occupy in the world." (Palumbo 4)
Photographs could share a whole story combined in a series of images. It allows the viewer to fill in the blanks and use their imagination of what they think is happening with the use of visuals and color theory. Her iconic Kitchen Table Series looks at a woman that is centered at the table. The kitchen in the house brings comfort and nourishment to everyday living. By seeing through Weems illustrations, she creates constructed images that allow the viewer to look behind the thin lines and see the use of black and white photographers which produces a soft, yet intimate look to the images where light is directing us to the focal point of what's important to view.
"It was a seminal moment for black representation in art, influencing an entire generation of artists who rarely saw their own selves reflected back on museum walls." (Palumbo 5)
African American photographers were once not recognized for their artistry. That's why it was such an accomplishment once their talents got the recognition they deserved. Many were inspired and new talents were shared with the world. It was an inspiring moment in history and people could learn what's truly behind the lens.
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