week 1 pt 2

Considering the entire frame and seeing the bigger picture

Some months ago i went to an exhibition of Julian Schnabel's polaroids
I also bought his book because i was really impressed by some of his images
Here are two of my favorites



* i like the geometry in this image: the perpendicular triangle of the chimney and the floor, the parallel lines of the mantelpiece on the left, leading me out of the frame, the black and white tile squares, the straight white line leading me from the center of the image to the right, out of the frame through the letters  

* i like the contrast between the straight lines & stark monochrome shades and the curves and subtle shadows of the painting and the mantelpiece on the left

* i like it that there is so much to see in this image, and that somehow it all seems to coagulate into an organic whole

* i like the surreal perspective in this image, with the chairs and tables being dwarfed by the walls, the painting and the big white letters

* i simply love the triangle of billiard balls in the foreground!

* i like the way everything is centered and ordered symmetrically, the big painting in the middle between the two windows, the four chairs lined up along the wall
* i like the way everything is contained within the frame, almost nothing leads out of or away from the frame
* i like the contrast between the horizontal lines of the wood and in the picture, and the vertical rectangle format of the photo
* this image also has an interesting surreal perspective, the seating figure almost disappears under the ' weight' of the looming face in the painting
* there is also a tension between straight horizontal and triangular lines and the curves in the painting, the bedspread, the seated figure and the chandelier, but the curves are rather rigidly contained within the center of the frame