-www.toddhido.com
- Understanding this image without knowing who Eggleston is would be basically impossible. Aspects that are the foundation of color fine art photography created by Eggleston are prevalent through Hido's work. Especially the way Hido takes extremely ordinary objects in common lighting and makes amazing images. Similar to the way Eggleston photographed seemingly boring things in even more common light and made amazing images as well. There are aspects that differ in this photo from Eggleston's but I think they appeal more to my liking. The quality of light Hido deals with is soft, eery, and magical and the colors he deals with have similar qualities.
Dougie Boy
-http://www.dougdubois.com/portfolio/avella/avella.html
- Seeing the world as color and color as a part of the world is what makes Doug very special and this photograph. Doug Dubois also takes a similar view to his family and the world as Eggleston does to the southern world he lives in. It would seem like Dubois is following his family around possibly making them miserable and driving his family nuts- but what difference does the camera really make? If he didnt have a camera in his hand he would still be amongst his family and observing the things they do, he just wouldnt be recording them. So, similar to Eggleston, Dubois shows us himself by pointing the camera at others. All these pictures of his family give us insight on the choices he makes with a camera. However his family isn't in this specific photograph, so what does this shot tell us about Dubois? It tells me that this is a photographer who sees a world of color and color as a world in itself.
Alec Soth- Alekany Recreation Center
This photograph not only relates to Eggleston's color work but also to color as punctuation. I think one thing that relates to Eggleston's work i the composition of this photograph. Not so much the amount of interior space but more the division of space. Soth uses color to divide the composition and and also create relationships between complimentary and muted complimentary colors. The color that seems to stand out or be punctuated is the blue around the text. Without a doubt the word itself draws attention but the fact that it is surrounded by a compliment of the rim seems to bring attention to the color and not the word.
Raphael Soldi- Photograph from the series The Point at Which
This image relates to the subject matter in which Eggleston explores thoroughly. Common household objects that relate to a specific culture or type of person. Soldi photographed this icon as it relates to his ethnic background, which is slightly different than Eggleston's reasons, but nevertheless I think the way they view these household objects are similar as is their quality of color. The relationship in this photograph between the dull muted colors of the painting and the bright prismatic colors on the wall is very interesting because it is two completely different worlds of color together. Also the warmth of the whole painting and frame versus the coolness of the rosary and wall paint surrounding it fully speaks to the different worlds of color as well. I met this guy at MICA a few years back he is cool and very successful now.
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