1 min 1 image: Jessica Arellano

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Jessica Arellano

Tony Sweet, "Sparks Lane"

Year: 2002

I have decided to select this image because it grasped my attention due to the beauty within the nature. The reason why the nature spoke to me was because the perspective of the photograph was presented differently than the usual point of view. The usual point of view is always centered within the frame. Also, the photographer captured an asymmetry concept that makes the scene more interesting due to the color palette presented. The color palette presented shows a gloomy vibe and slight warmth feeling coming from the left side. When looking into the image in my perspective I feel the artist captured a nostalgic feeling when presenting nature.

ABOUT

This blog was inspired by the 1 Image 1 Minute written column in X-TRA and subsequent live iterations of the project by Micol Hebron. The inspiration for the 1 Image 1 Minute column was a similar project produced by Belgian director Agnès Varda (and later written about by Rosalind Krauss) for French television in 1983.

For this blog (and their assignment), students in Niku Kashef's photography classes are asked to select a photograph (that they did not make) that inspires or intrigues them in some way and to speak about it for exactly 1 minute (roughly 150 written words). Students post their name, the artists' name, title of the photograph, year the photograph was made and the medium along with their ~150 words.

In the second part of the assignment, students are asked to either use the image they chose to speak to OR a new image and make an inspiration image based on the photographic/2d design aspects of that image (eg direction/type of light, perspective, depth of field, focus, color palate, etc).

To add to this blog and contribute a post, please contact niku(at)csun(dot)edu