Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Assignment 3

For my third assignment, I tried to keep the woodblock print aesthetic, but changed the technique to pure photo collage.  The background textures were made by layering and scanning a variety of different mulberry papers.  The rest of the images were digitally assembled from various other photos that I have taken, some recently and some over a year ago.  The subject matter and composition are still meant to resemble Japanese woodblock prints, but in a more subtle way.  They are aesthetically pleasing, but upon close examination contain some disconcerting details, such as the rusty nails jutting out of the pile of wood scraps.  This is meant to reflect the way garbage interrupts the natural scenery, while at the same time becoming just another part of it.  When one sees these kinds of things on a daily basis, it can cause mixed feelings; one one hand, the litter starts to feel commonplace and normal, and even attains a sort of beauty at times.  On the other hand, it serves as a constant and unpleasant reminder that our modern lifestyle has consequences for the planet, because all these things we casually throw away and forget about do not simply disappear.        




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