RONI HORN
This piece of art work was done by Roni Horn. She was born in September 25, 1955 in New York. Horn has been making work since the 70's . This particular work done by her is called " Cabinet of 2001". The pieces of work are photographs, and they were made to be on Flashart magazine. I have choosen to analyse this piece of work because I have been studying shutter speed and this piece of work done by Roni Horn is a perfect example of how to use this little technique and create very quirky and unique photographs.
The technique used to create this piece of work was using the shutter speed. Making the subject of the image move and then using a slow shutter speed to capture it. This effect is quite effective because it gives the impression of the clowns make up to appear smeared and also makes the images very blurry. There also seems to be a downward light source shinning on the tops of the persons head as it seems to be the lightest part, this then in turn casts dark shadows on the eyes making them seem sunken into the face. She also choose very simple background and also the clowns face match this with only the red nose and mouth making them the subject of the image.
The technique used to create this piece of work was using the shutter speed. Making the subject of the image move and then using a slow shutter speed to capture it. This effect is quite effective because it gives the impression of the clowns make up to appear smeared and also makes the images very blurry. There also seems to be a downward light source shinning on the tops of the persons head as it seems to be the lightest part, this then in turn casts dark shadows on the eyes making them seem sunken into the face. She also choose very simple background and also the clowns face match this with only the red nose and mouth making them the subject of the image.
To get a better understanding of her work I looked at a website which showed other of her exhibitions to see what other types of work she also does.
I think that the theme for this piece of work was irony, because, she took something that is supposed to bring you joy and make you laugh and turned it into something that looks quite scary and unsettling to look at. The tile of the piece of work doesn't really help me to make a decision about what the work is about, I had to come to my own conclusion about it.
I have choosen to look at this piece of work because of the use of shutter speed and how the movement of clowns was captured creating that scary distorted image effect. My first reaction to the work was one of shock because of how scary the images looked, but then on the same hand I thought it was a very subtle way of making an image look quite scary. What I like about the image is how the person in the image cannot be identified therefore it leaves you wondering who the person actually is. What I dislike about the image, isn't the image itself but the fact that you can't tell what the image is about. The work has inspired me to try and do more images using the shutter speed technique because not only can you get images of actual ,movement but also to create something quite scary.
I have choosen to look at this piece of work because of the use of shutter speed and how the movement of clowns was captured creating that scary distorted image effect. My first reaction to the work was one of shock because of how scary the images looked, but then on the same hand I thought it was a very subtle way of making an image look quite scary. What I like about the image is how the person in the image cannot be identified therefore it leaves you wondering who the person actually is. What I dislike about the image, isn't the image itself but the fact that you can't tell what the image is about. The work has inspired me to try and do more images using the shutter speed technique because not only can you get images of actual ,movement but also to create something quite scary.
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