Although my favorite artists are the Impressionists, it seems in my photography I'm drawn to the abstract. While enjoying the contemporary art exhibit at Boston's Fine Arts Museum, I discovered a wealth of modern art to photograph and in essence create some modern art of my own. I'm sure the artist's won't mind my dabbling with their works a bit.
The entry way to the museum's modern art wing boldly displays a neon sign which reads, "All art has been contemporary." And interestingly enough, some of those pieces on display have certainly become dated. The cultural and social fears and triumphs of the eras in which they were created are now thirty to fifty years past. And yet, in some ways, all art is also timeless. If it speaks to some emotion or memory within you, it is no longer bound to one era, it is bound to you.
I was thankful that photography was allowed in the museum (as long as it was for personal use). I failed to photograph the name plate for this piece, but it was placed within a grouping of similar urns and vases. The black and white glazing really lent itself to playing around with the exposure. I wanted to blend the piece into the background as much as I could but still retain its sense of shape. I'm pleased with the results. I did no extra processing on this- it's sooc.
That's a great shot.... perhaps shooting the abstract you can create your own shot, whereas with the impressionists you get a shot of what they have already created?
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Thank you Sally, Phil, Dione, and Carole! Yes, I'd rather use modern art as a photographic subject than view it for artistic merit- haha!