Ryan McGinley, "Red Beetle"
2015
Ryan
McGinley's work carries a recurring theme on youth and rawness. He
captures young subjects who live free with no boundaries. There is
movement and a story within each photograph. He travels to desolated
lands and takes in each scenery so well, it seems almost magical and
fantasy-like.
This photograph is one of my favorites, mainly because of the narrative. The paleness of the model's skin presents the highest contrast in the image, bringing the eyes directly to her body draped onto this rusted red beetle. . . in the middle of a swamp. The environment is bundled up in muddy green, blue and brown hue that melts together harmoniously. When viewing this image, the audience can look around at the setting, from the dead trees in the swamp to the live trees in the mountain, but no matter where you look, your eyes automatically advert back to the subject and the beetle. As a film major, I love art that evokes thoughts and a story-line. How did the car get there? How did she get there? At the end of the day, it leaves the audience to conjure up their own story and plot. That to me, is admirable.
This photograph is one of my favorites, mainly because of the narrative. The paleness of the model's skin presents the highest contrast in the image, bringing the eyes directly to her body draped onto this rusted red beetle. . . in the middle of a swamp. The environment is bundled up in muddy green, blue and brown hue that melts together harmoniously. When viewing this image, the audience can look around at the setting, from the dead trees in the swamp to the live trees in the mountain, but no matter where you look, your eyes automatically advert back to the subject and the beetle. As a film major, I love art that evokes thoughts and a story-line. How did the car get there? How did she get there? At the end of the day, it leaves the audience to conjure up their own story and plot. That to me, is admirable.
