For your first critical analysis of 2017, you are going to read this New York Times article about artist Nicholas Nixon and his project titled The Brown Sisters. For 40 years, Nixon photographed his wife and her 3 sisters, always in the same order.
WIthin the article, you can viwq all 40 years worth of images of the Brown sisters. Read the text, study the images, and write a 4 paragraph (5 sentences minimum) response to the series of photographs and text. This response should be your opinion—describe what you think about the entire series of images. Also, bear in mind that even though you are responding to a photographic series (more than just 1 single image), you may still treat this in the same way that you would analyze a single photograph:
Here are some things to consider as you respond:
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Good luck!
Eddie Garcia
1/13/2017 06:55:28 am
The photograph we are reviewing today is not a singular picture but rather a collection of pictures. The photographs include the photographers wife and her 3 sisters. All of the these pictures are in black in white, partially because color was not invented in the time the first picture was taken. I believe that the photographer kept using black and white to keep the photographs consistent.
Nick Perez
1/13/2017 07:04:21 am
As young kids in high school, we see the passing of time as being inherently good. We can't wait for the school day, week, and year to be over. We can't wait for our next birthday so that we can be one year older. We just want to be older and ready to take on the world. This series of photos, by Nicholas Nixon, presents the other side of the nature of the passing of time. The side that doesn't get you excited when you are 40 years old. The side that leads to aging and unwanted problems. In this series of images, we see the passing of time and its effects on the lives of these four women. We see moods change but throughout the entire series it is apparent that although we may age, we may get old, and we may change, the one thing that will always remain with us is our family and the love that we have for them as Nixon so brilliantly illustrates in this series of photos. In all of the photos, the subjects are in the same order so that the viewer can pick one and follow them through the years to watch them change. Furthermore, the pictures are in black and white so that there is no distraction from whats important in the pictures; the bond between four sisters. 1/13/2017 07:05:01 am
These images are of 4 sisters standing together. It started out as a random picture, then a graduation picture, and finally became a tradition. These photos use only black and white. The sisters are posing but not smiling in any of the photos. Each image looks to be correctly exposed.
Sarah Marshall
1/13/2017 07:07:39 am
Critical Analysis #11
Harrison Fentress
1/13/2017 07:10:29 am
This is a collage of images of Nicholas Nixon's wife and her sisters all in the same order for 25 photos. The lighting varies in the photos, it goes from lots of shadows and dark to all bright. Besides that, the only other thing that changes is the age of the women. A constant theme is age and the eternal bond of sisterhood. This collage captures those themes well by showing how as they change, their relationship doesn't.
Stow Neilson
1/13/2017 07:11:40 am
The images are of the 4 sisters every year. The colors are black and white to show the darkness of growing older. Some of the photos are studio light while others are in natural lighting. The sisters appear in the same order throughout every picture. As time goes on you see them grow older and change over time.
Mouna Al-Hakeem
1/13/2017 07:16:47 am
These are a bunch of photographs taken over a course of years. Every Photograph has four sisters lined in a row horizontally. He uses natural lighting and every photo is in black and white. Every image changes throughout the years.
Daniel Herrera
1/13/2017 07:17:56 am
In all of these pictures you see the sister as they age to their last few days. In all of these pictures there is very little over exposed light, to show more details and have a brighter image. In this collage of images, all the sister are posing in the exact same spot each time. I believe that this series is successful because its point is made clear, and the photographer succeeded with what he wanted.
Bo Yin
1/13/2017 07:24:09 am
As we can see, this is a series of picture. There are four women in the photos. They are Nixon's wife and her three sisters. They always stand at the same spot in the image. The forty images have the same subject, but they appears to be difference.
roman ruiz
1/13/2017 07:27:47 am
Critical Analysis #11
Karina Samuel
1/13/2017 07:29:18 am
This is one of the most fascinating and interesting series of images I have ever seen. I truly admire the photographer’s commitment and vision for this project. The theme of time is clearly shown through the images. These images show us the beauty of the girls undergoing of what the article stated as “life’s most humbling experiences” which is aging. In especially western society, getting older is seen as such a negative thing. The media has instilled on such a phobia for showing any signs of aging such a wrinkles and loosened skin. However through these images, Nixon shows that not only their is beauty and grace in old age but throughout the course of their lives.
Will Thompson
1/13/2017 07:33:11 am
This series of photograph has a few things that tay constant throughout all of them. The four sisters are always in the same order. This makes it her to tell how time has passed. The lighting is kept close to the same. This helps confirm the relationship between each photo. one of them is always wearing a white shirt. Im not sure if this is intentional, but it kind of highlights that sister.
Peyton Nebens
1/16/2017 07:45:36 pm
This is not just one image this is multiple images. There are 40 images of 4 sisters. Nicholas Nixon is an amazing photographer. These images are all very different that is what I love about them. All of the images are in black and white and I love the lighting. Comments are closed.
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