Liam Drury's ART 240 Blog

 Christian Vogt, a Swiss photographer known for his portraits catches my attention with rather strange images. The way he captures the human form rather than the human being itself is something very unique that I haven't seen before. His images sometimes come across as very surreal, and somewhat outrageous, or even just outright strange.  This image features a man holding a rock to his face, blocking the viewer from seeing the model. The positioning and angle of the arms looks like a natural rock formation if you aren't paying attention, which I think was Vogt's intent. He turns the human body into shapes, and things by obstructing the familiar parts, making the viewer disassociate the body as a person. Compositionally the image is very nice. The slight off centered positioning adds a bit of drama to the shot, and the perfect timing of the cloud, similarly shaped to the rock in the top left corner really helps fill the frame. This next picture features a portrait with hands...

 Yousuf Karsh's portraits are some of the most iconic ones known to date. He has a distinct style, and use of posing. He seems to have excellent control, as well as understandings of his subject's personalities. He portrays them all with their own aura in a sense.       This first image of Salvador Dali is one of those iconic pieces. Dali is portrayed as a rather silly and whimsical person, as he should be. Being known for his surrealist works, Karsh makes Dali look surreal himself. The wide eyed stare, and the show of his rather crazy mustache gives off the impression that Dali wasn't a very norm conforming man. The simple white background contrasts the sort of funny look of insanity on his face, as well as the suit and tie, contrasting Dali's very colorful personality. The piece truly has a conversation with the viewer about who Dali is.      Karsh's portrait of Albert Einstein is also an extremely iconic image. The choice of positioning, the us...