Monday March 28th: Artist Entry: Chase Jarvis

Chase Jarvis

website

I came across his work searching for cell phone photography. He had a blog post or it may have been a facebook entry where he was giving away his iphone. He asked people to post their cell phone photographs. There was 3k posted in the first week. The images are striking, some don't even look as though they are cell phone photography. Some even have a holga look. 

This is the image that won his iPhone: 

Image by Omar Shine

Melissa Lyttle

Jaclyn Turner

 a few others that were in the gallery. amazing. gallery

Christopher Jerard

After searching his site for more information about this project and himself, I found his work. He has portfolio of work called " Iphone As Art."   In his artist statement he wrote,

"These images remain a visual journal, but gathered together this collection becomes a stake in the group. With it, I hope to underscore - perhaps help legitimize - the idea that an image can come from any camera, even a mobil phone. Inherently, we all know that an image insn't measured by its resolution, dynamic range, or anything technical. It's measured by the simple - sometimes profound, other times absurd or humorous or whimsical - effect it can have upon us. If you can see it, it can move you. "

I was drawn to his work for the simple fact of the cell phone art. But it grew to more interest in his visual journal. These are images of his artist thoughts and how he processes the world creatively. 

BUt to continue this research. Not only did he take his photography to publish it as a book. 

He then made this contest. He then teamed up with developers and made the Best Camera APP for iPhone. Also, the website http://thebestcamera.com/   which is a community of images taken with the BestCamera App.  Best Camera App Blog

Smart business man or just a guy interested in furthering the idea of camera photography being art? ...I'm still interested in figuring this one out and researching further.....







site mentioned previous exhibitions
 

not a post: REcovering research One Note files

Old entries Fall 2010 Research : Sites

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http://www.art-dept.com/artists/wojcik/
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http://mocoloco.com/art/archives/005481.php

Second Artist Statement

I have been struggling with maintaining my physical and mental health for a long time. As long as I can remember, I have always been sick in some sort of way, my weight fluctuating, and my stress levels were never on an even plane. Recently, I have noticed how these components have actually altered my food consumption and doctors visits in a negative way. Doctors visits have been more frequent and the foods have become destructive to my body.

I have tried to just document the food as I am sitting down to eat it. This gives the story of the day and my choices. These dull meals are repeated at least once a week. The accumulation of imagery shows the passage of time and the overwhelming nature of the process of the reoccurring components

I have created a visual diary of the foods I choose to eat, work, evidence of the doctor visits, and the medications. As I have created the invitation into my world through this visual diary, the documentation has become a coping mechanism to my monotonous health issues. 



Notes on statement:  Consider the medium!  CELL PHONE !

                      

First Artist Statement

I have been struggling with maintaining my physical and mental health for a long time. As long as I can remember, I have always been sick in some sort of way, my weight fluctuating, and my stress levels  were never on an even plane. Recently, I have noticed how these components have actually altered my food consumption and doctors visits in a negative way. Doctors visits have been more frequent and the foods have become destructive to my body. Instead of following doctors directions, I have been using food to just feed myself and not actually strengthen or medicate. 

I have tried to just document the food as I am sitting down to eat it. This gives the story of the day and my choices. The foods are a lot related in colors and nutritional value - they lack both. These meals are repeated at least once a week. The format is only to help relay the overwhelming  nature of the process of repeating the food mistakes and stress is shown  in my face every day. 

I wanted to document the reoccurring components that make up my days and why I have been struggling. I have created a visual diary of the foods I choose to eat, the stressful schedule, evidence of the doctor visits, and the medications. I try to incorporate any piece of my everyday that could help the viewer see a view into my world.

 As Anne Frank stated, "I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains." 

                                                                Angela Hall  - Artist Statement

not a post: REcovering research

http://www.selu.edu/news_media/news_releases/2010/sept/cell_phone_exhibit.html

Idea entry

Cell Phone Photography vs. Digital SLRs
I came across this blog post while researching cell phone photography. It is by Patrick Keough. Here is a biography that was on him:

About Patrick Keough

Teacher / Writer / Artist / Photographer Patrick Keough has been designing and teaching internet courses since the Spring of 1997 and has taught art history, photography, and graphic design for the North Carolina Community College System since 1979. Keough has been teaching Art Appreciation for Carteret Community College, Pitt CC, Wayne and Southwestern Community College over the past 12 years, in addition to conducting professional development workshops on all phases of online course development and methodology for the Community College System of North Carolina. He’s conducted photography workshops for the Society for Photographic Education regional conferences at East Carolina University, Hampton Va., Savannah School of Art and Design and Appalachian State. He’s also conducted distance learning training during the Distance Learning Alliance conferences in July of 1999 – 2008 in, addition to presenting at the NISOD Excellence in Teaching Conference in Dallas Texas, April 2000 and 2001 and the NC Community College Conferences from 1997 – 2008 and NC3DLA Conferences from 2006-2010


Anyway, what he wrote was about Cell phones vs digital SLRs. He was saying that he considers using his SLR when doing "serious photography."  He said, "You normally think of people taking pictures with cell phones as just making “snap shots”. Sure…you can take snapshots with a high end digital SLR as well, but my question is…”with the right mindset, creative thought process, concern for content and subject framing can you consistently make unique and dynamic photographs that rise above “snap shot” mode with a cell phone?"    
It made me think about my work. You don't typically think about cell phone shots being so dead pan. THey are normally for snapshots of people - smiles - animals - skylines...etc.
And what is "serious photography" anyway? Wouldn't a beautiful sunrise over the mountains  be considered serious when considering landscape photography?

one of his cell phone photographs

"Serious photography" ?

Artist Entry: Pieter Claesz

                                           Pieter Claesz 

Breakfast-piece
1646
Oil on wood, 60 x 84 cm
Pushkin Museum, Moscow

Still-life with Turkey-Pie (detail)
1627
Oil on wood
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Still-life with Herring
1636
Oil on panel, 36 x 46 cm
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

"Pieter Claesz, who lived and worked in Haarlem between 1621 and 1660, was one of the most important Dutch still-life painters of the 17th century.  Claesz pioneered the development of monochrome table-top still lifes (the so-called monochrome banketjes), quietly restrained works imbued with an extraordinary sense of naturalism.  The exhibition will showcase 25 of Claesz's still lifes from all phases of his career. The paintings of mincemeat pies, breads, lemons, olives, nuts, fruits, and wine are visual feasts that delight the eye and whet the appetite. Claesz reveled in capturing the effects of light and the different textures of objects through his varied handling of paint.  He also included objects infused with symbolic implications, indicating that the viewer should reflect upon worldly transience and spiritual truths."
Bio from National Gallery of Art -  http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/claeszinfo.shtm - His work was showcased at the National Gallery of Art back in 2005.

I never thought about classical work until it was pointed out to me. The artists for inspiration were supposed to be current artists but these paintings can definately be related. Claesz had done all still lifes of table settings. Although he has symbolic meanings with the food and dishes chosen, I am more interested in the layout and technique. I find it very interesting the subdued lighting and texture of the paintings. It is almost comparable to the unique lighting provided by my camera phone. It has a blurred almost glowing affect on some images.

More of his work can be viewed at  http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/claesz/