There are a lot of different reasons for creating art, but I believe the biggest reason, for me, is expressing emotion with out using words. Arts meaning to me is way deeper than just a picture or a song. Every single art form tells a certain story and reflects the way the artist was feeling when they created that art, but in order to tell that story, something needs to inspire the artist first. Things that inspire can range from my family to various nature scenes. The way i usually express my inspirations is by creating a song on the piano relating to it. Up till now, most of the art i make is musical. I did take photography in my sophomore year, but that was only for a semester. The type of work i want to make this semester is something that can be visual, meaning i want to take pictures and edit them on a computer.
The artist i choose to analyze is Ralph Clevenger. He uses digital photography and takes pictures that mostly have to do with nature and many different forms of it. For example, he takes pictures of landscapes, animals, humans ect...
I personally like the pictures he takes, especially the ones that are of the earth. These are the types of images that inspire me and make me want to capture the true beauty of nature and show really how important nature is to the world. The picture to the left is one of my favorites because he takes an object that is so small in the world and makes look as if it could rule the world, showing that nature is truly more important that people view it. The website below is Ralph Celvenger's website, which shows he history and many different pictures he has taken.
