Making normal things 'special'

"Ellen Dissanayake (1995) points out that art creation is taking ordinary things and making them special."

I have taken these flowers and branches of a tree, and made them something special. I have created intrigue.

Perceptions

http://movies.yahoo.com/photos//gallery/1864/alice-in-wonderland-stills#photo47

I wanted to share an image from the new Alice in Wonderland, because many people are saying its not a good adaptation, I think this is because the director is challenging the viewer to alter their perceptions. But as an artist, is this the directors intention? And that, I believe, is the reason some people dislike the new version from the original Alice in Wonderland. Their perceptions are altered.

Trees and Views

These trees were taken in Clent, by my friend Beckie.The images look brilliant, and the trees look like the sort of environment I want to take my pictures.
Thanks Bec.

Some More Kolehmainen

Ola Kolehmainen

"These works could be seen to demonstrate an interest in surface, an exploration of light and space, perception and reality and an interrogation of our relationship to the world. Whilst capturing a unique moment in time, they also create a contemplative space in which the vastness of existence is held in a single detail." (Exhibition Statement)

I love Kolehmainen's work.

Keeping My Eyes Open

Keeping my eyes open for related projects has become one of the most useful tools in my artistic toolkit. It is very useful and I do it without realising, and so did Rachel. She sent me a text about the Smirnoff advert being "fairytaley." When I looked into the advert, I did notice that the characters were of a fairytale quality and they were all in a forest. The advert is below. As you can see, it is very 'extraordinary' as it states.

Hatter's Summer Nigh..
Watch the ad...

Interesting Items

Being true to my 'Photohappy' title, here is a picture of my Russian dolls. Not for any artistic purpose, but just because they look lovely.

These lights look beautiful. Taken on 'Night Mode' on my camera. I love using this mode when I want to create the same effect using other lights, such as the moon.

I went to a gig - one of my ultimate favourite bands, and this is a picture I took. I just liked the movement of the stage lights, the band on stage, and all the fans moving.

Alternate Ending

I was browsing through blogs, when I came across the blog "Boys Who Blush."


I was initially intrigued due to the bloggers beautiful way with words, and the interesting imagery, but as I scrolled through to the older posts, I noticed a piece entiltled 'Alternate Ending.'

Click Here See Marisa's Blog

The alternate ending is yet another brilliant piece of art that challenges your original perceptions.

Thank you Marisa for letting me use your image.

The House of Fairy Tales

These are some images from the House of Fairy Tales exhibition. These are the images that intrigued me. It fascinates me how people interpret fairy tales in different ways, ways that I would never have even thought of. Very eye opening,

Fictional and Fantasy Worlds

I have just come across artist Anna Gaskell who creates a fictional world, loosely based around Alice in Wonderland. The work also reminds me of The Jackson Twins, who combine elements of mythology, and well known stories about twins or alter egos. The Wolverhampton Art Gallery 'Hungry' pamphlet explains;



"The (Jackson Twins) work displayed in this exhibition shows their unique ability to manipulate images, photographing scenes which have a filmic quality and creating a fantasy world through their bold use of colours and dramatic content."



I love the way these photos are manipulated, and will be looking into creating a similar effect when I get round to taking my pictures.


I may have uploaded 'the echo of footfalls heightened her flourishing hysteria' photograph that I took at the exhibition in an earlier post, but it is one of my favourite images, so here it is again.

I love this. As I have always maintained that the poets I studied at GCSE and the artists that people try and understand did not even consider the 'connections' people make. I love that Bob and Roberta Smith and the Epstein archive have made these connections, as their work is inspired by the newly acquired Epstein Archive. It is all very surreal, as I see these art works as their perceptions, when is that the message the original artist wanted to convey? Confusing!

I do love the idea that nobody will actually know the connections that were ever meant by the artist.