Labyrinth and Thread

In class Thursday, we discussed 4 case studies that was analyzed in the Mitchell essay. The case study that I was assigned was Labyrinth and Thread: Camera Lucida by Barthes. It basically discussed the relationship captions and images have with each other with using Barthes' book of photographs of his mother as an example. What really caught my attention is how the photographs that Barthes, used from other photographers, all relates back to his mother. How could random pictures relate back to one's mother? The answer is perception. What one person sees in a picture is different from another one's view of a picture. The captions that Barthes that describes or analyzes the picture is the "thread" that leads the observer through his book of photographs the "labyrinth". If you apply that to all pictures, you can relate that to a number of things.

Walking around Atlanta

I was really excited about taking pictures for our visual essay assignment. There is so much public art in Atlanta that you just have to be inspired by it. I was nervous about taking the pictures with different perspectives and angles because I'm not much of a photographer. In the end, my pictures came out pretty well in my opinion. Here's some of my photos that I took-

The Wonders of Public Art

Public art is all around us. We see it through architecture, gardens, murals, and sidewalk chalk, billboards, etc. I believe that public art is for those who seek public art and those who don't. Public art only has a message if you seek it out. Public doses so much for the community. Public art highlights the surrounding area and attracts new people to the site.

Symmetry

In my biology class, we were studying the process of evolution. In a homework assignment of ours, there was a picture of that showed a bird evolving into a fish; or it could be the other way around. I thought it was interesting and I researched more in the artist who created the picture. M.C. Escher is a graphic artist who is inspired by math to create art. Many of his art is symmetrical. I find that Escher's artwork is fascinating and beautiful.