#formal element

[rajpatelcreations]

One of the formal element in this photograph is shape. The big shape visible is rectangle. You can see the big garbage container and even the wall behind the garbage container looks like a rectangular. Another shape in this picture is the main subject. There is a round shape white container in front of the garbage container. Another element in this photograph is the value. The colors in the photographs are very bright. All things in the photograph looks very bright including the main subject and the background.

[noraarnesenphotoblog]

 On the right side there are towering green trees. Further down, there is a winding green grass pathway entering into the other side of the forest preserve. The colors of brown, green and somewhat golden leaves cover the ground. The sunshine that seeps down in the tall, big, green leafed tree that causes shadows to appear on the ground. 

[noraarnesenphotoblog]

I took this photo at Herrick Lake, near the sandy shoreline. I used the mason jar with the green leaves and red berries along with some water in the jar on this grainy texture to be very interesting. I found out that it is interesting that the mason jar is contrasting the smoothness of the jar to the grainy sandy ground and that it contrasts what is around the mason jar. The water within the jar makes it look semi-full of green water. This project helped me see that I should be more aware about the compositions and how the textures and the formal elements that are within the whole photo.

[richie-ray]

This piece is titled Spots and was painted by Lorraine Shemesh.  This was the most expensive piece I saw at the art expo and it cost $150,000.  I truly do believe that price is justified, this piece is just magnificent.  It looks like someone just printed the photo, but it's an oil painting.  It must have taken so much time and care to get it that amazing, and time and care deserve to be rewarded.

[richie-ray]

This was a piece created by Hans Hofmann, and was a piece that I didn't enjoy as much at the art expo.  While I know a lot of people enjoy abstract art, I just don't get it personally.  To me it just looks like scribbles in crayon.