Veronica's Photography: November 2014

Surrealistic Photomontage

After day of many thoughts and ideas I have decided to go with the theme of “It’s Raining Cats and Dogs” for my photo montage. This expression is always used when it’s really down pouring rain. So I decided, why not make it a photomontage! For this photograph I will have to take a picture of me or another person under an umbrella with a gloomy background. Than in Photoshop I will cut out pictures of my dog and find pictures of a cat either from the internet an actual cat. When I cut them out I will then place them accordingly in the background of my photo. The final steps will consist of me playing around with the color and contrast of the whole piece to get them to match.

Madalina Lordache-Levay- was born in Romania in 1982. She grew up painting and drawing, and then she betrayed images for words when she went to a university to study journalism. Over time she came to discover photography and digital art. She now lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is a graphic designer (BrightPink Studio) and a gallery artist represented by James Schot Gallery. Levay says that all her images start and end as photographs. Each image is composed of many photographs and also is sketched, researched and planed in detail before shooting. The results of her images are photorealistic qualities and the feel of a painting.

Artist’s Name: Madalina Lordache-Levay

Title: In My Other Life Date: 2006

Description: The photo is well executed as well as the composition. The photo is a person crawled up in a ball and a tree is growing on top of it.

Analysis: The figure is right in the center of attention and not a lot of chaos going on around it. The emphasis is strictly of what’s in front of you so attention is drawn to it. The photo is vertical with everything balanced out.

Interpretation: This photo really has a lot of depth to it. It forces you to ponder what we would be in our other lives or if there is another one. It shows a dark life in the photo and ours now is full of light.

Judgment: This piece was well put together. The colors really affect you and your mood towards it. It makes you think seriously and even makes you feel a little dark inside. Looking at the man’s body language even gives you an impression that he’s not in a sane place. My eyes focus right on the center of the picture.

Pablo Picasso- was born on October 25, 1881 and died on April 8,1973. He is a Spanish painter, sculptor,etc. As one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Picasso demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent in his early years, painting in a realistic manner through his childhood and adolescence.

Artist’s Name: Pablo Ruiz y Picasso

Title: Reading

Date: 1932

Description: This painting is very abstract. The colors contrast. It is of a woman that looks like she is pieced together and she is at the library with a book on her lap.

Analysis: This Painting is presented vertically with all attention on it. The background is plain and simple. You are really focused on the figure he created and trying to imagine it as a whole and not separate pieces.

Interpretation: To me this painting is abstract but it is extremely modest and to the point. Just looking at the painting you see a whole bunch of shapes created to form a body or in this case a women. Her facial expression shows a very quiet and calm scene. She is in the library and it a quiet environment.

Judgment: I really like how this painting is different and abstract. The composition was well executed. You really feel what the subject feels in the photo.

Comparison: These two photos differ completely because one is a photograph with the help of photoshop and one is a painting. They both have different vibes to them the photograph ones is deep and almost mystical and the painting is more upbeat and simple. You can tell both had much thought and time put in them. Although they are two totally different subjects.