Katie

Revised WIP Artist Statement "Fashionable Palettes"

The commercial and formal artistic duality of fashion photographs steadfastly held my attention this past semester. Fashion images are most easily identified in the context of glossy sartorialist publications yet many have the formal artistic qualities worthy of gallery showcases. It is my belief, and others, that the paramount difference between high art and fashion photography lies more upon the context and overall process rather than the artist’s intention and final presentation of the work.

For this body of work, I choose to place models in less than conventional settings as I feel this allows the clothing to become the focus of the images. By giving the models an opportunity to style themselves an underlying relationship between the model and garment is manifested therefore adding another layer to the narrative. The concept of narrative is furthered by using a variety of field depths and off-kilter points of view to display subtle details illustrated formally. In order to intensify the narrative qualities of my work a strong emphasis is placed on natural lighting and the creation of a tableau. Influenced heavily by those photographers of the past two decades, it was my intent to create broken narratives enticing the consumer by fashioning open ended scenarios presenting the viewer with all the necessary tools for an imaginative ending.

Rough Artist Statement "Voga"

One of the main drivers propelling me through the past few months was the argument over fashion photography's artistic merit. I am very interested in the commercial and formal artistic duality of fashion photographs as adapted during the past two decades. According to artist Camille Vivier "the difference between the two [art and fashion work] depends more on the context and the process of realization than the intention." The artists of this era were able to cinematically create broken narratives enticing the consumer by creating an open ended scenario presenting the viewer with all the necessary tools for an imaginative ending. For this body of work, I choose to place my self-styled models in unconventional settings as I felt this allowed the clothing to becomes the focus of the images. Each of the models wore their own clothing as I felt this added another layer to the narrative, particularly with some of the more unique pieces. Inspired by the works of Juergen Teller, Irving Penn, Annie Leibowitz, and Scott Schuman, I have an affinity for dramatic lighting, detailed perspectives and tableau compositions. fashion

Joshua

Improved Ridiculousness

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WIP

Keely

Alex[andra] Revisited

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New

In light of recent critiques, I have decided to retract my previous artist statement. As is the case with most bodies of work, a few revisions must be drafted before the work and the statement can cohesively work together. While I will not be immediately replacing my "flawed" statement with a more accurate description of the series, I will be moving in a more definite direction.

My previous statement declared this body work of work as a representation of people and their identities as conveyed by their dress. While this somewhat coincided with the idea in my head (combining real people with personal style aesthetics), I found myself trying to emulate yet disassociate the Sartorialist's style of "photojournali-ng" his fashionable subjects. While it is true Sart has been known to shoot runway and editorials, he is most famous for his photojournalistic approach in displaying his images, almost a daily fashion commentary to be likened to a daily periodical such as WWD (Woman's Wear Daily).

Therefore, I have decided to change a few things... 1) I will continue to utilize some of the urban, eclectic settings as the backgrounds for my shots 2) I'd like to focus more on the editorial/fashion campaign styles of professional fashion photography 3) Rather than happening upon a shot or subject, I'd like to take a more methodical and meticulous approach to directing my shoots.

Catherine

Alexandra

People as Palettes