Abstraction: Final Project

Piss Christ, Andres Serrano

A photograph of a crucifix in a small plastic submerged with urine of the artist. Then made a cibachrome print mounted on plexiglass.  It is a confrontational piece of art by criticizing the commercializing of religion and how Christian icons are depicted in the contemporary culture. His photograph is demonstrating artistic freedom and freedom of speech. I am related to this piece of art because I am a religious person, and I believe that this art has a reason for being exposed in this way. As we all Christians know we all commit sins and even though you try to avoid them you still keep on committing them. In other words, every time we commit a sin we are pissing Christ in the crucifix. That is why it is called the “Piss Christ”. Meanwhile we do not ask for forgiveness Christ is still their submerged in the urine waiting for us to ask for it. Colors are deeply saturated and each one with its own meaning. Red symbolizes the love that we have for Christ. Where gold and yellow symbolizes royalty and dignity, and brown, which there is few on the top, and the bottom symbolizes humility. In few words, it is about how Christians love Christ and recognize him as their King, and that he is their savior and every time they sin they are not only hurting themselves but Christ too. 

Motion and Sequence

Humans of UTSA

Your happiest moment in life?

- When I got married.

Happiest moment in life?

- My happiest moment was when I finally had a baby.

Your saddest moment in life?

- I honestly didn't expect this kind of questions. I just live day by day.

Your biggest fear?

- Cockroaches.

Biggest fear?

- My biggest fear is to loose my parents.

Color Critic

Color

Critic by Andrea Reyes

Crystal:
  Great Compositional Strategies, and once she has more confidence in the strategies of how to use the camara she will have better focused photographs. Her second photograph is a good example of symmetrical balance.

Anastassia:
 Focused in the Rule of Thirds, converging lines, and exposure. Colors in her photographs were an important aspect like shown in her fourth photograph.

Nora:
 Compostional Strategies, like Frame Within a Frame, movement, converging lines, and colors were involved in her work. Her first photograph demonstrates great composition.

Color

Shutter Speed 1/60 sec;  Aperture f/5.8

Shutter Speed 1/100 sec;  Aperture  f/6.2

Shutter Speed 1/20 sec;  Aperture f/8

Shutter Speed 1/640 sec;  Aperture f/5.9

Shutter Speed 1/80 sec;  Aperture f/6.1

Composition

Frame Within a Frame

Shutter 1/20 sec;  Aperture f/7.6

Curvilinear Lines

Shutter 1/1600 sec;  Aperture f/6.0

Open Frame

Shutter 1/2500 sec;   Aperture f/5.9

Shape

Shutter 1/4000 sec;   Aperture f/8

Vertical Format

Shutter 1/1600 sec;  Aperture f/5.9

Zig Zag Lines

Shutter 1/2000 sec;  Aperture f/3.3

Symmetrical Balance

Shutter 1/1600 sec;  Aperture f/5.9

Movement

Shutter 1/160 sec;   Aperture f/6.0

Rule of Thirds

Shutter 1/80 sec;  Aperture f/8

Converging Lines

Shutter 1/13 sec;   Aperture f/3.2