Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Contemplation, Mediation and The Landscape.


Landscape is traditionally thought of a pretty trees, and skies. There often delightful pictures in which draw in the attention of the viewer, predominantly used as house décor to brighten the room and create a sense of bliss.

Clearly inspired by the work of Ansel Adams, photographer George DeWolfe has a series of photographs titled “Contemplative Landscape”; although his photographs appear in every way to be an ordinary when the image has your full attention unknown aspects of reality are recognised. The tight frame of some of his shots draw you in but make you feel slightly on edge or uneasy. His images have a strong tonal range and a strong contrast between dark and light. Dependant on the environment of the finished print alters the way in which you view his work. For example, if his work was in a dark room, the images would have a darker meaning to the innocence and beauty they’d have if placed in a bedroom as décor for example.   





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