Crewdson: I found Crewdson’s use of dark blues and deep greens in his landscape work to be very effective. Traditional colors grow old after seeing them so often, and the new tones really breathe new life into the images. I especially found the one image of the woman laying on the ground bleeding to be extremely successful whilst disturbing. Even the image of the house with flames pouring out of the windows with its bright orange colors creates a dark feel. I like the decision to leave most of the work untitled, as I believe that this work really speaks for itself.
Hocks: Hock’s work I think is more interesting as a process than the actual work is when completed. I’ve never thought about painting over a black and white photograph to make a painting. While it would definitely make some sizing issues much easier, the process is still one that sounds rather difficult. I think its pretty cool to take the values and add color instead of the opposite that has been done countless times before. His subject matter is interesting, and I really like with the man in the boxes that the skyline buildings matched the shape of the boxes.
Wall: I’ve always thought that working with light was an interesting idea. Ever since I was a kid playing with drawing toys that illuminated from behind I’ve always thought that the end result had a very desirable look to it. In the photographs, people always seem to be the main subject of the image. The people in the pictures aren’t doing anything extraordinary, but rather are going through the same motions of life that everyone else goes through on a daily basis. I especially enjoyed “Milk” as the picture perfectly captures the liquid exploding out from the bottle. I found it interesting that Wall had no idea why he switched from painting to photography.
Sherman: These photographs also revolve strongly around the people that are extremely prevalent. The decision to make all the pictures in black and white not only adds to their appeal, but also connects them in a very understandable manner. While the images focus on the women older style clothing, I find it somewhat odd that none of them are looking into the camera. A good number of the black and white photos it appears in the thumbnails that the women are staring right at you. When you enlarge the image, you can see that while facing forward their eyes are focusing on something to the side.
