ROb Pruitt Is one of the best artist out there well one of my favorite his work is so contemporary
and refreshing . so dope ...

Week

 Nan goldin .

                                                         Duane michales

                                                                Paul Grham

Paul Grham

Paul Grham has a way with a photograph to make you feel a connection to the people in them. The`re is this overwhelming simplicity that he brings an importance to forces you to care about the people the way he captures these mundane moments is remarkable and uniquely photographic in its composition. Im drawn to his work also because in my work lately I have been interested in photographing strangers and the relationship that we share through my photographs . inspired .

http://www.paulgrahamarchive.com/possibility_5.html

Keith Haring

Keith Haring .. 

Dope artist., his work is fresh simple and clean his ideas are modern and he has an eye for design .

Andy Warhol.

Photo by : Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon 

I love the way he divides spaces to create a narrative beautiful composition .

Robert frank .





                                                                 Victor j. Palagano

http://www.visionlightgallery.com/gallery/category.cfm?SID=1&Category_ID=139

This photo is a good example of the type of thing im going in my work now .. the moment in with the subject is rendered in such a way that is random but seemingly intentional the motion that is held in the photograph forces you to see it a decisive moment . Im drawn to it because the man in the photo may not know he is this photo is based more on the idea of him being in a hurry .  

Robert Frank.

http://www.americansuburbx.com/channels/r/robert-frank

A great example of a photograph that expresses a message while creating a beautiful and well composed solution

Robert Frank's The Americans helps describes the mood and the realization of the country at that time. Leaving only one question "was it really like that ?"   

http://www.egglestontrust.com/

The simplicity is the most important factor in this photo so complete in its approach and the color
Is a beautiful tone and controlled well . a feeling of still but with the idea of a frozen moment . I think one reason I might be drawn to this Photograph is because of the balance how the vertical of the men echo the trees .

uta Barth .

Uta photographs what i see but cant explain this photo I have seen in my home and church and bathroom  and all of these other places but have never been abel to capture with the same feeling that  get when Im there . however when she does it I believe it and Im taken to that place . the way the light moves across the photo is real and the small bit of the top of the couch is ok and understood because of the amount you know thats a place we can and she just chose to make a beautiful photograph with it. the perfect example  of the sense of urgency .

http://www.tanyabonakdargallery.com/artist.php?art_name=Uta%20Barth

ellena kalis

http://elenakalisphoto.com/#home


The one thing that attracted me to this photograph was the light . Its beautiful the color takes me to a magical place . The way the hair moves also adds to the nostalgia of the image . the way the two figures are captured is breathtaking , emotional and powerful Im glad i stumbled upon It because I have been tryN to find a way to make color work for me and this Is a way i have yet to see . using color as a tool to a dreamlike place . 

Cindy Sherman.

Edward Weston

Nan golden

Steve McCurry 

The reality of living with pets is that they are almost helpless against things that happen they depend on us the human to be there for them . I chose this photo because steve McCurry is most known for the photo of the girl with the green eyes and this isn't that but captures the same urgency . 

http://theworldofphotographers.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/mccurry-steve-photographer/steve-mccurry-28/

Gary wyatt

the idea of the photograph is powerful but the photo it self is beautiful not clouded by the idea .. it implies the pollution of the world and how we are becoming ok with it .. its becoming another form of land lark and landscape the idea supports the image not overtakes it . I have been looking at this photographer because his work is full of idea but his idea is not full of photograph the help each other out but can stand out their own . 

http://blog.photojbartlett.com/tag/gary-stochl/

                                                                      BRUCE DAVIDSON "BROOKLYN GANGS 1959"

http://james-a-watkins.hubpages.com/hub/Famous-American-Photographers

Chester Higgins jr.

http://photographs.chesterhiggins.com/index.html

The photos speak for them selves themselves . lately   I have been tapping into what asa photographer I want to say an I feel like Higgins has a lot to say and through his work I see my questions answered a a different way .

Gorden Parks

http://www.ldesign.com/KGLPhoto/GordonParks.htm

Gorden parks work makes me feel accomplished the way he captures the anguish in the mothers face a she holds her child makes me feel helpless . the in the first photograph the the figure in the foreground has their hands behind there back balled up as if he knows its too late. The small figure in the bed pulls at my heart because once again I feel helpless . all of these photos are composed wonderfully .

Jamel Shabazz

http://www.jamelshabazz.com/monographs.html

I chose two 3 photos this week because Jamel shabazz's work is 

simply beautiful the way he captures the time really feels like a movement frozen in time you can hear the spouting of the water you can hear the sound of the music coming from the boom-box you can even feel the movement of the train his work to me is a pure brilliant documentation of the time. it makes me want to travel back just for that moment .  

Cornelia Hediger

The thing that first drew me to this photograph was the setting a simple composition with and intention. The way the photograph is lit implies a frontal light because of the shadow the figure is casting. However the light in the photographer is behind the figure. The jagged borders only add to the oddness the image suggest. The female figure is rocking the baby, a brilliant way to demonstrate the passage of time. 

http://corneliahediger.com/index.html

Herb Ritts 

I love all of Herb Ritts's work but this is one image I 

feel in love with when i got his book. Beyond every other image this one is

a skillful understanding of value composition and a balance of the both of them 

he uses a figure and a octopus to create a masterful peace of art without knowing the intent of the 

photograph one is mesmerizer by the beauty . That is what I hope to accomplish with my work 

a beautiful photograph with a conceptual story to further intrigue the viewer .

There was also another image I couldn't find that was of a woman in the middle of nowhere using a grill 

almost as if she was a statue. it is beautiful the simplicity once again is executed in a way that draws your attention first an them implies a question to be asked .

http://www.herbritts.com/images/

Yousuf Karsh

This image to me is a magnificent demonstration of capturing a person as they are  the expression to me says he is strong and aware . Ernest Hemingway ,the person in the photograph , was a writer an you can see every story 

written on his face . The large range of values and the balance of light and dark add to the boldness of the photograph , 

http://www.smashboxstudios.com/yello/2010/08/819-yousuf-karsh-regarding-heroes-usc-fisher-museum-of-art/

Norma jean Roy

this photo for me is one of beautiful execution the way her left arm continues the door frame behind her 

an the placement of her head in relation to the black opening , the Asymmetry created by the placement of the focus . The same Asymmetry repeated in the placement of the model in relation to the balcony and door .

kinda makes me feel like we are viewing something we aren't supposed to see. A seemingly intimate moment if you will . The dress is in this floral print making her feel one with the surrounding internment . There is just something about this photograph that makes me wanna see the rest of the story ... where is she why is she there . is she trapped is she  good is she bad. Just so many questions that I want to get answered . 

But Then again when they get answered will this photo mean as much to me ? 

I enjoy the wonder of this photo, the unknown , it helps to fuel the  image .  

http://www.art-dept.com/artists/roy/

e.j Bellocq

I have never really seen His work but when i saw this photo 

I was highly surprised excited even the balance of lights and dark is so 

artistic, he choose what the model whore and when  he positioned her he 

knew where the stockings would look best . Her legs almost become an extension 

of another table beautiful . 

http://www.fraenkelgallery.com/index.php#mi=&pt=1&pi=10000&s=5&p=0&a=4&at=1

Walker Evans 

This photograph intrigued me first because of the subject matter, black people were  

captured in images as they were , that being said the expressions only further 

enhance the idea of over labor and just the idea of being a slave .

however the expression of the boy on the right-hand side of the photo 

is almost unaware of whats to come in the feature . The expression on the boy on the left side

is what sells this image of me he makes me laugh . an i like when a photo of

such a serious time can bring me joy .

http://byricardomarcenaroi.blogspot.com/2011/03/photos-walker-evans-part-1-testimonial.html

sam gilliam

ARTist .

Melissa Ichiuji

Melissa Ichiuji

3http://irvinecontemporary.com/showArtist.php?artistID=152&page=#

ART confession 1 : ART is hard ..

Confession 1

:art is hard

OK fuck what you heard but art is hard an if you don't love it then it is really the wrong choice for you . 

And that is a fact . today i woke up an started painting no lie this is an everyday thing for me . But today when i started painting it really didn't go how i thought it would ,well lets see to start with when i go to open my 

paint all of it fell on the ground (the damn watercolor) then when I go to put it back I knock the put of water over . all before i get to the painting of the day . the i start and I hated the painting . 

   this is 6 hours of work . (SMH)

I know right please don't laugh lol. ok i know its funny and a bit sad ART is hard

an then i toss this painting  aside maybe another day i can rework it or something i don't

who does . so i get started on another one again...... 

 4 hours 

this is all i have oh my god ART is hard . im so happy i love this 

crazy life or i would have been quit . but all jokes aside i live for these days when the 

paint spills an the work isn't how I imagined it to be . but who cares ARt is is love .