Blog/Article Review # 3

Aperture

Jakob Trollback

Interview and post date: October 25, 2013

A Conversation with Jakob Trollback

Jakob Trollback is an artist with many trades. Originally a DJ and musician at a nightclub in Stokholm, until he found an interest in graphical design. After leaping towards his new passion, Jokab moved to America to get a formal education and picked up photography to incorporate into his art. He followed established photographers like Richard Avedon and Gerhard Richter to get insight into their perspective. The article on Aperture is an interview/dialog that give enjoyable points on Mr Trollback's timeline of development.



This week, we looked at the photography website/blog titled Aperture. This site, in my opinion, is very well structured and easy to navigate it's bountiful content. It has quick links at the top that remain static during the surf, and general links at the bottom for common questions and subjects. On the actual blog section, each entry is presented with a piece of photographic work from it's creator (giving thematic foreshadowing). Aperture was founded in 1952 as a non-profit organization, seeking to connect the photography community to audiences around the world (the first informational platform was via magazine and books). Overall, this is the best blog I've reviewed yet.

http://www.aperture.org/blog/a-conversation-with-jakob-trollback/

Multiple Me

String Trio

The Interrogation

I've decided to connect the two images thematically with creation vs. destruction. Music is creatively expressing a feeling, or a progressive story. Conversely, "The interrogation", or second image captivates the nature of destruction through the captor's unethical practices. An issue that the images touch on is the effort for morality/justice, and avoidance of illegal activities by using energy creatively.

Blog/Article Review #2

FotoFest Seems to Come Earlier Every (Other) Year

                  September 20th, 2013 – PAULA NEWTON

The week, we are reviewing the website Glasstire. It is an online magazine that covers visual art in Texas and southern California. It is a nonprofit organization that has been active since 2001. The name of the site came from Robert Rauschenberg's sculptures/art of glass tires. The website's construction isn't as symmetric as I personally would like it, but I'm not the architect. It's also difficult to navigate, having to go through two to three different sub-sites in order to get to photography sources. 

I stumbled across a news article on Glasstire about Housten's biennial photography festival, FotoFest. Photography and photo related art covers every possible venue in Housten during the event. So obviously, it provides a haven for photographers to display their hard work and creativity (which is a lucrative option for the business side). I was actually excited to read this article, not knowing that there's a massive gathering for Texas photographers. I would like drive down on an available weekend, since it's open till December 7th. 

http://glasstire.com/2013/09/20/fotofest-seems-to-come-earlier-every-other-year/

Blog/Article Review #1

This week, we reviewed the website Lens Scratch. The site is really well put together and easy to navigate, thanks to the hyperlinks and drop down menus. The creator is Aline Smithson; she wanted a site that gives daily reviews to up and coming photographers. Evidently, Lens Scratch has been noted as the top ten photography site since it's creation in 2007.

ALTERNATE REALITIES

September 16, 2013

I DECIDED TO WRITE A REVIEW OVER THE EXPEDITION TITLED ALTERNATE REALITIES. THIS WAS ORGANIZED AND PUT ON BY THE JULIA DEAN PHOTO WORKSHOPS. THE SPECIFIC ARTIST IS SANDRA KLEIN, WHO DISPLAYED A COMPILATION THAT PORTRAYS FEELINGS OF LOSS, PAIN, FEAR, AND CYNICISM. I ENJOYED THE TECHNIQUE USED, TAKING MULTIPLE PHOTOS AND PIECING THEM TOGETHER. I’LL USE SANDRA’S STYLE FOR FUTURE INSPIRATION.
http://lenscratch.com/2013/09/altered-realities/

Levitation

Alphabet

Mirrored Portrait Triptych