Medium: Spray paintArtist: Banksy
Location: England
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Critique 3
This image is called “Peace and Love” by Sunset Drive. The Medium of this picture is a photograph taken in black and white. The subject matter is two key chains, one is a peace sign and the other one is a heart. They are placed next to each other which shows peace and love and how they unite. I thought it was interesting how this picture is very shaded but it draws your attention by the lighting towards the middle and the right. I also liked how you can’t really tell it’s a peace sign but then you look more into detail and see that it is a peace sign and a heart next to each other, they just made it more tilted so you focus more on the photo. The hue in this photo is how the background is darker than the whole picture but the front and center is lighter with a shade surrounding it. The value of both light and dark is used and makes the photo more noticeable. The juxtaposition and harmony of peace and love is noticed by when the two key chains are placed next to each other but in different positions so they are not exactly the same. By the shades and placement of the objects this photo is subtle because at first not everything is obvious but it makes you more interested to see what the image consists of and what it means. There is no tone in this picture, it is just black and white, but I think that makes this darker but it has more meaning of how peace and love can be spread around the world through people and places, and how it hasn’t throughout the years. The focal point of this image would be the light shining down in the center that leads up to the peace sign and heart. This caught my eye first because it is the most obvious part of the picture and your eyes are attracted to the front before the back. The content of peace and love would be how people are trying to make others feel for it, and believe in it. I believe that everyone should have faith in peace and love and it should be spread throughout people everywhere. I enjoyed the form of this picture because I like how the examples are not centered but you still notice them very quickly. It almost looks like the photographer went underneath to under eye level and took this photograph which also makes it very unique and different. The emphasis of this picture is not very noticeable at first after noticing the lighting you notice the peace and love and how it is placed next to each other with importance and it shows a good meaning. When looking at this image the first thing I thought of was the realism that was put into this and how all the effort is shown when he was taking the photograph. This photo to me is very real and when I focus on it I understand what it means and why this person shared this photograph with others.The focal point in this photo is the bright white lighting that is the first thing you notice then you focus more on the black background that surrounds it with the objects. My first thought of this image was how it was black and white with all different values that compliment peace and love. The obvious narrative of this photograph is peace and love because there are two key chains and one is a peace sign while the other is a heart which represents love. They are also placed next to each other which shows relation and how the photographer is trying to explain the meaning of peace and love. The pigment of this photo makes this picture very interesting and eye catching. I believe this photograph is better in black and white than it would be in color just because with the compliments of the shading makes this picture more real and appealing.
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