Richard Learoyd Flamingo 3 Analysis

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Last week I went to Pier 24’s eight exhibition “Collected”. The exhibition consisted on various artists and different styles. From the entire collection I choose three different pieces which I think they got more my attention. Being the first one that I’ll talk about my third favorite, and the last one, the one I loved the most. Two of the photographs have the same artists and the same style : film photography. Robert Frank was born in Switzerland on November 9, 1924. He’s the artist of the first two photographs that I choose. He became a photographer because he didn’t want to continue with his family’s business. His photographs are based on the American politics. Some his art makes fun of politics, and some not. He said that he felt that in the United States people are so lonely, and he tries to show that in his work. He is best known for his photography book collection “ The Americans”. Frank learned photography and film all by himself. He divides his life by living …show more content…
Richard Learoyd was born in England in 1966 and he is currently living and working in London. He’s method is camera Obscura. He creates life size images in he’s own built camera and makes unique images. Flamingo 3 is a really beautiful photograph, with a soft and strong view. The colors are so bright. The concept of the image, from my point of view, a flamingo caught from freedom. To be honest, at the beginning I didn’t see that the flamingo was dead, and until this day, I still choose to not see him as if he’s dead, but most of the people I show the photo they say “ That’s so sad, he’s dead”, but for me he’s not dead, just trapped and kept away from his freedom. It’s such amazing how such a beautiful creature can look so sad and pretty at the same time. It’s like an apparent freedom. The light of the image gives it a three dimensional perspective and soft look. Its such an amazing

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