Analyzing Edward Weston's 'Cabbage Leaf'

The Image I chose is a black and white photograph created by Edward Weston titled “Cabbage Leaf”. Edward was a photographer who started taking photos at the age of sixteen when he was given his first camera. His Artwork is comprised of real people, places and things in photographs. Edward was very talented at photographing an object and putting it in a new perspective to the viewer of his photos. He gave objects in his photos passion and emotions that they were not originally associated with.

Many of Edwards photographs were pictures of a particular person, Scene, or item. His picture “Cabbage Leaf” is precisely what the title states a leaf from a cabbage. He didn't distort the image, he captured realistic in depth pictures and because of this “Cabbage Leaf” Would be considered a representational art piece. By looking at the cabbage leaf you see the veins of the cabbage in depth cascading down the leaf like water. Edward wanted to photograph everyday things in a different light and by doing that they evoke emotion from their viewers. I believe he made this Photograph because he saw something more and beautiful in a normal everyday simple vegetable. I think he saw beauty in the veins that flowed and curved throughout the leaf in beautiful …show more content…
He eventually had actual schooling in Illinois and continued on with photography until he could no longer. In the beginning I would say that Edward was a Folk artist. He hadn't attended school for art and took photographs how he wanted however they were typical portrait type photography which is a common form of photography. Later in his life after attending schooling for only six months he took photos in a way that he wanted to and unlike anyone else however he could no longer be considered an folk artist or even an outsider artist because he gained skills and an education in