NIGHT LIGHTS

I wanted to try and play with the use of light at night and somewhat abstracting them. I like the motion blurs and I think the more abstracted ones are interesting.

Feminine

Bert Stern
Marilyn Monroe
Net veil
http://www.staleywise.com/collection/stern/collection/stern_collection.html#

I like the affect that the veil gives this portrait of Marilyn. I like how it somewhat abstracts the face.

Ruven Afanador
Escuela Flamenca La Farruca
2009
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 in.
http://throckmorton-nyc.com/

This photo seems very dramatic and the alternative process used seems very interesting and adds depth to the photo, looks sort of scratched or dusty.

Joseph Mills
Untitled, Inner City #1330, 1985
Varnished silver gelatin print of expired photo paper
http://www.amadorgallery.com/Millseximage9.html

I like the yellowish tone that this photo has it makes it seem old and distressed.

Something a little different

I enjoyed this photo because of the use of light and that is the only thing you see in the photo

i liked this one because of the weather. it sets a different mood in the photo and since its snowing shows the dedication of the car owners and that they still want to take their cars out even if its snowing!

i like the use of line and color within this photo.

Plain Vintage

Shane O'Donnell
American Greaser Photo Collection
June 3, 2009

I was instantly drawn to this photo because it was taken at night so use of light was very important, the blurry quality it has to it and the fact that through all the blur you can still see the car.

Dan Winters
Photo Booth
constructed and photographed in Austin
September 2003

The thing i like about this photo is that certain color it has that makes it look like a vintage photograph.

Dan Winters
Lonnie Blankenship
outside Glenrio, Texas
March 26, 2002

I like the fact that this photo is in a field and there is nothing in the background that distracts from the focal point.

ROCKABILLY N RODS

This was a car show i went to a few weeks ago in pueblo, co and it was snowing and so cold but the love for this and my car made it a fun adventure. This band i shot is called Mad Max and the Wild Ones, they are a rockabilly family and they play music together for fun. I like the fact that these photos are all so different and show this particular trip.

3 interesting artists!!!

Mariah Robertson
I am Passions
Untitled, 2009, unique c-print
20 x 24
http://www.marvelligallery.com/IamPassions01.html

I enjoyed looking at the whole series of prints! The colors and different effects achieved were amazing!

Robert Frank
St. Petersburg Fla, 1956
11 x 14 silverprint
robertmann.com/exhibitions/2009/frank/image_05.html

Robert Frank has always been a favorite but this particular photo is intriguing. I really enjoy the background bc it relates to the old people in the foreground...in a sense, the cars now are old and that is how some people view them.

Norman Mooney
Carbon Drawings Series
7, #1
sashawolf.com/exhibition_norman.html

these carbon drawings were very interesting to me i like the simplicity it has and the sort of blurry effect.

Shane O'Donnell
American Greaser Photo Collection
Published June 3, 2009

James Owens
Furious
16x20

Un Dunz

For this series I photographed my car club cruising down Colfax for the Colfax Cruise in Sept. 09.

Metalflake Vinyl

Mitch O'Connell

"Since We've Been Married"
Acrylic on cradled board
30" x 30"

This particular low brow artist popped out to me because I found him to be a very talented artist. This illustration is very detailed and I liked the collage feel it has to it.

Dale Sizer
"Faster Pussycat"
Acrylic on metal flake vinyl
18" x 24"

I really enjoyed this painting because it was done on metal-flake vinyl. I like how the metal-flake adds a certain sheen to the piece (the glitter showing through).

Marilyn Davenport
Modern Jackpot
Digital C Print, 2006

This photo jumped out at me because it was odd to see these old signs, possibly from Las Vegas, just sitting in a parking lot like they have no use for them anymore.

DLUX

Jess Martinez, DLUX, 2009.

These three photos i took are capturing flaws and beauty together in an abstract way. I am really enjoying working with abstraction and creating beautiful compositions.

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS I FOUND INTERESTING

Benno Graziani, Jean Pierre Aumont et Marisa, Hollywood, 1956. Gelatin Silver Print, 60x50cm

I chose this photo because i liked the lighting and how it sets a certain mood.

Richard Avedon, Dovima, evening dress by Fath, Paris, August 1950

I liked this fashion photo because of the dramatic way the model is standing and the fact that her whole body is in the photo.

Allen FRAME, Paola, Mexico City, 2007, Chromogenic color print, 30 x 35 1/2 inches

I also like the lighting in this photo. i like the fact that only certain parts of the woman are highlighted and the background is the only color showing.

EDSEL ABSTRACTS - 3 PHOTOS OF MY OWN

Jess Martinez, Edsel Abstracts, 2009.

I chose these three photos because I was trying to create abstract compositions within the photo and still having the subject matter deal with vintage cars. This one in particular is my 59 Edsel.

3 SWELL EXHIBITONS!

Thomas Allen: Epilogue, Blinded, 2009, 24 x 20", Chromogenic Print
foleygallery.com

This series is definitely one of my favorites! Allen creates these scenes by cutting imagery out with an exacto knife and then photographs it. I particularly liked his work because it deals with the 1950's era that i am drawn to.

Nocolai Howalt: Car Crash Studies, Untitled #1, 2009, Digital C-Print, 71 x 86.5"
brucesilverstein.com

I found the Car Crash Series to be very interesting because Howalt takes a certain part of what has been in a crash and he focuses in on it...I like the fact that he is focusing in on what many people would not find pleasing.

Victoria Ryan, Down the Mississippi, Hand-manipulated gelatin silver, 14 x 14" johnstevenson-gallery.com

I chose this photograph because I like the soft lighting throughout the photo and how this gives the whole piece a dream like feel.

3 photos of my own

I took this photo in the evening and i just fell in love with the calm lighting and colors in this photo. My favorite part is the distress on the paint of the hood i find it very nostaglic.

I chose this photo of a plant because I tend to shy away from anything that has to do with nature and for some reason i took this photo while out watching the Hillbilly Hellcats play at the Tambien, I thought it was a beautiful image.

This photo i took at a recent car show at Krazy Kreations. I chose this one because I enjoy the 50's era, and these ladies in the photo are those of the pin up/50's era of today and it interests me how a certain point in time is in a sense being re-lived.

Large City Exhibitions

Paul Sietsema. Film still from Figure 3. 2008. 16mm film (black and white and color, silent), 16 min. The Museum of Modern Art. Fund for the Twenty-First Century. © 2009 Paul Sietsema

In this black and white photo I was immediately drawn to the high contrast and abstracted forms within the piece. although the photo is not clear, that is what makes it beautiful.

Rob Nypels, Desoriëntatie 4763 -Auvergne, Massif Central, France 2006 - 2009

I really enjoyed this particular photograph because i do not usually like landscapes and the abstract approach used really gives this photo great depth and contrast.

Burk Uzzle Woodstock: 40th Anniversary. Laurence Miller Gallery Exhibition. July 7 - August 20, 2009

I like this photograph from a Woodstock exhibition because it has the sense of nostalgia that i admire and it is really truthful.