The Art Professor by taffy

The Art Professor

Taken at the Art Institute of Chicago, who is currently hosting a Rodin exhibit that brings together classic sculptures (e.g., The Thinker) and related paintings - the one pictured is a portrait of Rodin in his studio. I went with some visiting friends, one of whom is a professor in philosophy of art. I thought he looked the part!
Thanks for your kind comments on the fellow strolling through the city!
Beautifully composed!
March 15th, 2018  
Excellent composition!
March 15th, 2018  
Love this composition. It really draws your attention!
March 15th, 2018  
I love the composition!
March 15th, 2018  
Very effective, I love the composition.
March 15th, 2018  
I just love this! It reminds me of my days as a Fine Arts student- studying all those wonderful paintings. fav
March 15th, 2018  
Aptly titled!
March 15th, 2018  
Wonderful capture
March 15th, 2018  
Fabulous shot. I love Rodin.
March 15th, 2018  
Super on Black! You can still see the whole painting past the professor so your POV was well chosen! fav
March 15th, 2018  
This is a wonderful capture...love the light and indeed looks special on black.
March 15th, 2018  
I like the ambience of this shot very much. I feel like I'm right there looking over the man's shoulder.
March 15th, 2018  
Awesome picture.
March 15th, 2018  
I like your use of space so much.
March 15th, 2018  
This is great - I want to keep looking at it - just like the professor!
March 15th, 2018  
Great composition and title.
March 15th, 2018  
Nice street photo. Museums are great places to get photos of people.
March 15th, 2018  
Fav, this is a stunning shot! It really demands a long look.
March 15th, 2018  
Love how you have composed this with the use of the black space to further concentrate the eye. Fav
March 15th, 2018  
Beautiful composition - love the rise in heights followed by the negative space, which seems to send you back to the beginning..
March 15th, 2018  
Wonderful composition Taffy! Sounds like a great exhibition! Fav!
March 15th, 2018  
That's a really nicely composed image - and represents, for me, perfectly The Thinker. Nicely done. Sounds like a really interesting exhibition.
March 15th, 2018  
Lovely painting and nice composition too. This would be suitable for the negative space challenge too I should imagine.
March 15th, 2018  
I like the negative space. This is so evocative of the silence and contemplation of an art gallery. I think your prof does look the part!
March 15th, 2018  
How did I miss this one yesterday - A lovely painting and a great composition , Love the stance of the Proff and the diagonal line created within the shot , and the negative space making you tarry a while and view the painting once more ! fav
March 15th, 2018  
i couldn't put it better than @beryl. so i'll just quietly give this a fav
March 15th, 2018  
Oh this is wonderful. I know your friends loved seeing this exhibit, I’m sure the professor was especially happy.
March 15th, 2018  
He certainly looks the part. Unusual for paintings to be displayed on a dark wall like this. I really like it. The colours in the whole scene work so well - as does the composition. I wonder if he knew you were taking the shot.
March 15th, 2018  
Excellent. I love the composition.
March 15th, 2018  
Back again !! this absolutely pops when viewed on black and it has given me the yen to go to visit an art gallery soon !
March 15th, 2018  
Excellent composition and tells a great story.
March 15th, 2018  
@helenhall You're right, Helen...not likely to find a black wall in a museum! In fact, this one was gray, and looked beautiful in person, but when I saw it on my screen, I thought the gray was 'meh' and just used the contrast slider to darken it to black.
March 15th, 2018  
A study of observation!
Awesome on black!
March 15th, 2018  
Fantastic photo and great idea.
March 15th, 2018  
Great shot.
March 16th, 2018  
Peaceful shot. Great use of negative space. Fav!
March 16th, 2018  
Awesome shot!
March 16th, 2018  
Great atmosphere in this capture.
March 16th, 2018  
Such a wonderful capture and processing to make an impactful scene.
March 16th, 2018  
Learning a lot about negative space. I love this
March 17th, 2018  
Tom
Instant fav wonderfully composed and great processing to create a thoughtful and evocative image
March 17th, 2018  
Lovely composition.
March 18th, 2018  
Love this, great comp, but most of all it makes me wonder what he is thinking! Absolute fav!
March 19th, 2018  
Perfectly captured, Taffy. FAV
March 23rd, 2018  
....and we're looking at the man looking at the painting. Very artistic.
March 26th, 2018  
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