Week 4.

George Tice. 
Water Tower, Rahway, New Jersey, 1994.
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As soon as I saw this picture I was immediately attracted to the  contents. The first thing I noticed was the perspective and the composition. The composition is absolutely brilliant, and I love the way the tree mimics the shape and flow of the water tower. I also love how they are both alone, but in that loneliness both of these things come together in the way that they are placed. The water tower and the tree are also brought together because water is one of the elements that helps a tree grow and remain alive, and the fact that they are photographed together in this way is amazing and sheds an entirely new light on the picture, even if the photo may seem simplistic; in it's simplicity, it is beautiful.

Karl Blossfeldt
Urformen der Kunst.
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This is one of my favorite photogravures that Blossfeldt produced. The symmetry of this is absolutely wonderful, and the shapes that the flowers make on the background that the plant is placed. The way the flowers curve lead your eye around the picture, and I love the abstract quality about this as well. The design aspect of this is incredible also. The way the light reflects on the stem and leads your eye up the plant and around it's curves is a wonderful way to lead the viewer into the picture.

Catherine Opie. 
Icehouses.
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I came across Catherine Opie's work at the library, and I loved the simplicity but emotion that came across in her landscape photography. This series of icehouses intrigued me the most. There is so much empty space from the sky and the land, but the empty space matches perfectly and meets as one in the middle where the icehouses are located. The spacing and composition of this photograph are incredible, and I love the simple colors that contrast against the white that takes up the majority of the photo.