“Cloth, string, and rope are such expressive materials for me.” Interview by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor “Stephen Althouse (b. 1948) fabricated his early sculptures out of wood, leather, and forged metal to resemble farming implements. Later, rather than making sculptures from raw materials, he began collecting already made objects which he loosely assembled together to…
Tag: still life photography
WTP Artist: Susan Malmstrom
The Deserted Toy Shop Interview by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Susan Malmstrom attended California State University, Long Beach, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a specialization in Printmaking. She was awarded a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from the University of California at Irvine. Since 2011, she has been installing…
Jeff Alu: Single Image or Series
Debating Photographic Series by Jeff Alu, see his work in Vol. IV #8 I’ve often pondered the difference between shooting a series of images and a single image. Does taking a series of photos heighten the meaning and comprehension of what a photographer is trying to say? It would seem that this is the case, especially…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
Chattanooga, a City Cafe, and MOMA By Donald Kolberg, Contributing Editor After a short summer hiatus, I’m back to my blog and bringing you art stuff from around the Web. I was in Chattanooga (stayed at the Cho Cho Hotel, the old train station.) and spent some time looking at the regional art. If you’re…
Tatiana Rivero Sanz | In Her Own Words
Sculpture, Dance, Performance— A Photographer’s Personal Journey By Tatiana Rivero Sanz [dropcap]T[/dropcap]atiana Rivero Sanz is a photographer who creates her own indoor props for her photos and incorporates sculpture and performance. Prior to this process, she primarily photographed out in nature, until she had a bad fall on one of her excursions: I had just…
Tatiana Rivero Sanz and Satoshi Aki | Video
Composer & Photographer— A melody inspired by her photos… Tana Onceuponatimetana’s 150205—a collaboration between American photographer Tatiana Rivero Sanz and Japanese composer Satoshi Aki. [dropcap]M[/dropcap]y photos grow from an elaborate process, which involves a whole installation. In my own studio I first paint the walls, then I create one or two sculptures that represent a dilemma,…
Adam & Eve—Annariitta Saarelainen
Art Video by Annariitta Saarelainen Adam & Eve, an art video walk through an exhibit of work by Finnish Artist Annariitta Saarelainen, is a work of art of its own. [dropcap]I [/dropcap]see my surroundings through mediums of light and shadow. My roots as a photographer manifest in deep attention to detail and focus on form-expression.…
Faffing
By David Hayes According to the Urban Dictionary, one of the many definitions of faffing is “…to muck around, wasting time doing something not necessary.” Another way to look at it is to just play around with objects to see what comes about…without any preconceived notion as to the end results. At least that’s how…
Celestial: Simple Photography Tutorial
By David Hayes See his work in WTP Vol. III #3 After a recent still life shoot I had a number of images that didn’t make the initial “cut” but where still keepers. My image, Celestial started out from one of those images. I’d like to share with you my workflow in the creation of…
Knowledge: Still Life iPhoneography
By David Hayes See his work in WTP Vol. III #3 This stack of books is from a more elaborate still life I set up in my living room over the week to take advantage of the sunlight streaming through our front blinds. The most recent Be Still 52 prompt had us working with more…