Génesis Victoria

Graphic Design 

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Chema Madox (Madrid, 1958)

Chema Madox is a famous Spanish photographer, known for his photography compositions that are surrealistic and even poetic. His illusionistic compositions feel well balanced and very well done. Once I started looking at one of them, I could not get enough. His compositions made me feel intrigued and I anxious (in a good way). The imaginative way in which he portrays his work is very creative, and his compositions are unique and original. I enjoyed going through his work, and I believe it serves as a awesome source of inspiration.

http://www.chemamadoz.com/b.html

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What if feels like to live during a Pandemic  Week 6

We went to Dry Creek Park at 5:30 am.

We went to have a walk to talk and reflect on what was yet to come.

Irma, that’s the name of my boss; Josh, that’s the name of the web designer.

We got to see the beginning of a new day together. It is the beginning of something good for us.

The sun rays were inspiring our conversation and our walk.

We were talking about the big opportunity that Josh has now. He was exhausted, but exciting at the same time.

I enjoyed looking at the floor and all the colors it had. Live leaves and dead leaves, along with yellow flowers. It was a nice mixture.

The sound of the water hitting against the rocks was very relaxing to hear while we were walking.

This is Irma, taking a video of the creek which she will probably post on her social media.

Then, we left. This are Irma and Josh walking to their cars.

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I left my job as a cashier at the supermarket some weeks ago, and I started working for another company as a Graphic Designer. This photos were shot with my team: my boss (the blonde woman) and the web designer. We went to the park in the early morning to reflect on what we are planning to do.

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What it feels like to live during a Pandemic Week 5

On Sunday, my boyfriend turned 27. I bought him a customized cake of the corona virus character. I think he liked it.

His family came over to celebrate. This is a picture of him with his nephews Andy and Michael.

For me, his two nephews look very similar to him. Specially Andy, the oldest one.

This is my boyfriend Carlos, after he “bit” the cake. 

With the family staying with us at our little apartment, we needed ways to entertain ourselves. We played this game called “Luisa.”

My nephew Michael was sad because we did not have a dice to play, so he created his own dice with tape and paper.

This is Michael, my boyfriend’s nephew, playing with his tablet after he got bored of playing “Luisa.”

With the family at our little apartment, we had to place another bed in our living room. This is Michael on the bed.

I also went to the laundromat. Only 10 people were allowed to be inside. Today it was empty.

Challenge: Find the Lizard! In between all these things that were happening, my water dragon Liza decided to take advantage of the bed in the living room.

This week I had visitors at home because of my boyfriend’s birthday. I could not take pictures of all the family members, because they don’t like pictures, but I wanted to show the few pictures I could shoot of them.

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Vivian Maier (American, born in 1926)

Vivian Maier was a street photographer born in New York City in the year of 1926. Her art work was focused on documenting the world around her, using her photography work as a window to see the American life, and she did so for over five decades. Her artwork consists of black and white pictures, as well as colored. Her images were street images that showed the regular life of an American in a daily basis. Her high contrasting and sharp images are very eye catching, and most importantly, they all tell a story.  I personally found myself caught in these images. I liked the fact that she not only photographed people of one race, but she worked her way around to really show the world as it was and with the different people that were surrounding her. Not only the street photos are great, intense, compositions, but her self-portraits as well. 

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Alice Boughton

Alice Boughton was born in 1865, in Brooklyn, NY. She became known for the portraits she made of theater figures, and also nudity’s. Her work during the 20′s was focused on showing the “New Woman,” which emerged after the WWI. Her images are intense, and they certainly convey a feeling of nostalgia. I personally think that their images are very realistic and more to the point. Boughton conveys an idea of beauty in a different way. The portraits she made are very sensitive, and although photography technology was starting at the time she worked, her art work shows professionalism, good lighting, and excellent compositions.

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Cindy Sherman (American, born 1954)

Cindy Sherman is a photography known for the way she portrays women stereotypes in her art work. The bright colorful images that she creates become into something not as bright and not pretty when you look closer to them and realize that what she is trying to portray is how society portrays women in her own extreme and realistic way. As Cindy states, “It seems boring to me to pursue the typical idea of beauty, because that is the easiest and the most obvious way to see the world. It's more challenging to look at the other side.”  Personally, her images are hard to see once the audience gets the idea of what is the hidden message. I think that it is really interesting that in most of the pictures, she uses herself as the model, which makes her artwork even more personal, even more when she applies make up to her own self and she makes herself look like a clown. Overall, I think this images are very valuable because they send a message that is very controversial in our society, and I think it is incredible that an image alone can convey so many feelings and ideas. 

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Hannah Hoch

eHanna Hoch is a German photograph and artist known for her photomontage compositions. She worked with other artists in making compositions after the war in 1920, and later she also was part of the Dada movement with her compositions. Hoch’s compositions differed from the ones made by other artists because her emphasis was to portray the “New Woman,” which was a more independent, working, and that could make her own choices. She was also interested in representing women as products of mass consumption or as manipulatable objects (like dolls and puppets) in a way to express her concern for women’s role in life. I found this information at Encyclopedia Britannica.

Personally, I enjoy looking at her artwork, and the way in which she portrays women in her collages is very peculiar and interesting. I definitely find myself caught in the strange and unique photomontages that Hoch made. Looking at this kind of artwork inspires me to try my work in different ways as she did. She is an inspiration for artists, but specially for women artists.

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What it Feels Like to Live During a Pandemic

Week 4

Special Edition

"Quarantine. Solitude driving us mad."

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What is Feels Like to Live During a Pandemic

Week 4

This week I feel more motivated to do my homework and to work. I think painting helped me feel inspired again.

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What it Feels Like to Live During a Pandemic

Week 3

This week was not as productive as the other two, but it was Spring Break. Be safe out there guys 

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Week 2

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Week 1

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Alessandra Tarantino

Today, during my research time looking for the work of other artists, I found this picture by Alessandra Tarantino. This picture was shot in Rome, Italy, on March 22nd, after the governor said the lockdown of the country was going to be tightened. Through this picture, one can feel the isolation that people in Italy are living due to COVID-19. Also, the silhouette of the lonely man in the picture conveys a feeling of melancholy, as well as the dark colors against the greys in the picture helping to transmit the sadness and the worries that these people are going through. The emptiness of this picture makes me feel into solitude, it also creates an atmosphere of fear and doubt on what our future is going to look like.

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A Mixture of Cultures in Intipucá, El Salvador

This picture was taken for a project by Anita Pouchard Serra, Koral Carballo, and Jessica Avalos. In this project, they wanted to portray how life looks like for the residents of the town of Inticupá, in the Central American country, El Salvador. In this town, they show us how migration has changed the way people see and build their lives. This picture, for example, shows the Statue of Liberty placed next to a Mayan ornament, all in front of the house o a Salvadorean from Intipucá. This picture by itself conveys the mixture of both cultures, American and Salvadorian, without it having to explain it with words. Something that caught me in this image was the use of color. The colors green and yellow stand out in the image and contrast with the white window and the textures around. The photographer uses the rule of thirds to create emphasis in the image so that the viewer’s eyes go directly to the Statue of Liberty, and then guide itself through the image with the help of the textures and the intensity of the colors. I enjoyed looking at this image because of the meaning that it conveys. I feel like it is saying a lot of things at the same time about the people from Intipucá. It is a great shot that leaves me wanting to learn more about this community.

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Joana Avillez

In between all these sad colors and emptiness of the last posts, I wanted to talk about a little bit of color and craziness. This illustration was made by Joana Avillez, an illustrator from New York. She created this album cover for Lola Kirke, an English-born American actress, singer, and songwriter. In this album, Avillez manages to convey the essence of Lola Kirke through the colors and her drawings. She created a radial composition and use multiple colors all around, and still created a compelling and harmonious composition. The style in her line art is very authentic and it definitively makes her drawings stand out. 

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The Border is Closed

This picture, taken by the photographer David Mercado at the international bridge between Peru and Bolivia on March 17, 2020, shows the emptiness of the streets of Bolivia, due to the closure of the borders between Peru and Bolivia, in an intent to avoid the entrance of the contagious disease of COVID-19. In this picture, space, movement, and line are being presented to draw the viewer’s eye and guide it through the image. The perspective with a single point drew my attention directly to the center of the image, and then dragged me back to appreciate the catching landscape in the back. I feel that the opaque colors in the image convey sadness, and emphasized the feeling of a dead street. 

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Joe Raedle. March 16, 2020. Miami Beach.

Today, during my research, I found this picture by Joe Raedle, taken in Miami Beach. This picture was taken after the beginning of quarantine due to COVID-19. This picture impressed me and drew me into it almost instantaneously. The feeling of emptiness went deep into my bones and I just felt how deserted the beach is, and how the world is changing due to this pandemic. The colors in the picture, as well as the contrasting and appealing textures of the sand and the ocean, make it a great shot. This picture feels very harmonious and it definitively leaves you with this feeling of abandonment.