Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Redemption



Artist: Zhang Jingna

A.K.A.: Zemotion

Country: Singapore

Type of Art: Photography

Limelight Content:
     The art piece (above) shows the exact limit of a good photography - limitless. The presence of a long white dress (with its loose parts) and the effect of the model's hair are great elements in showing the defiance of gravity. The use of the nearly black and white tone captures and widens the expression of the model giving it the rightful drama that this piece has to offer. In overall assessment, the photo has been given the right ambiance through the use of simple yet productive colors. The piece won't look as valuable and as dramatic as it is if it has been treated with the usual bright colors.
  
Beyond the Usual:
     Redemption is an image that you should not miss. It gives us the idea of how we should think as an individual. The piece gives us the opportunity to explore with our own creative thinking in producing magnificent art that would change the usual perspective of those people seeing our own piece. 
     The other lesson that I'm getting from this piece is our ability of defying anything. We humans are weak in nature and we sometimes become weaker when obstacles come into our way. The piece should tell us how we should defy every problem that would cross our path towards success. Imagine if gravity would be the problem that we should face in an everyday basis. By thinking so, one might see himself or herself drowning from his or her lack of initiative in thinking possible ways that would let him or her overcome the dilemma that he or she is facing. 
     If ever we encounter a highly-difficult and nerve-breaking situation, let's just think of "Redemption" and the message it gives us - To think creatively as if we are trying to reach for our imagination's limit; and, To defy elements of obstacles the would allow us to survive from the misfortunes of time.    

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Monday, May 3, 2010

Deeply Inside



Artist: Priscila Santos

A.K.A.: Eclipsy

Country: Brazil

Type of Art: Photo Manipulation

Limelight Content:
     This piece has something to do with stealing someone's attention. Those branch-like thorns are so eye-catching. It has the power of convincing us that fantasies can sometimes make us feel a little bit of what reality has to offer. The bloody tear and the soft but expressive look of the model supports the idea of a dark, emotional, and realistic atmosphere. In overall assessment, the art piece (above) has this ability of making us feel the heavy emotion that it tries to portray. 

Beyond the Usual:
     Deeply Inside is a piece that lets us feel the agony when we try to keep our negative feelings deep within our own.  It supplies our emotions with the heaviness and real value of heartaches. It gives us the realization that keeping burdens on our own will only make us suffer more. Because a simple load (problem) that we try to carry on our own has a tendency of becoming heavier and more aggressive each day. And when the right time comes, that simple-turned-huge and complex load will eventually burst out from us. The process will make us feel so helpless. So helpless that we turned into emotionally-blind individuals that are searching for great benefits that our previous life has to offer. With this, the lesson that I can extract from this piece is the idea of sharing. 
     Sharing a problem to a companion will help ease the burden because every time we share the load, the more it becomes lighter. By doing so, it will relieve us from too much pain and suffering. I believe that the method will definitely work for each and everyone of us because a problem being shared to others will give us the assurance that someone or somebody (whether friends or family) is out there waiting and willing to help and guide us in our most difficult and troubled times. We will not become and  we will never experience extreme defeat as long as we seek for someone's help and comfort.  
  
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