Today you will be writing about an image from artist McNair Evans' series Confessions For A Son.
Write 4 paragraphs, 5 sentences minimum per paragraph. Remember, refer to your "How to See" handout for analyzing a photograph--Your analyses will be graded on:
Read the Project Statement before you write: Summary Confessions for a Son juxtaposes photographs I made in 2010 and 2011 concerning the lasting psychological landscape of my fathers legacy with images taken by him roughly 40 years ago to explore a complex relationship between father and son and the disappearance of an American, agrarian way of life. Statement There was no man that my father admired more than his father, and no one his father admired more than the man who raised him. With tenderness of heart and warm humor my father met everyone as his equal. Upon his death in November 2000, I was exposed to our family businesses insolvency. Dad faced a series of devastating fires, bad crops, perpetual over-extension and high-interest loans. Five generations of familial and financial stability fractured. While the economic effects were immediately obvious, the emotional implications lingered beneath the surface for nine years. In 2010 I returned home to photograph the lasting psychological landscape of Dad’s legacy. Retracing my father’s life, I used photography to comprehend its events. Visiting the farms where we hunted, his college dorm rooms, and his oldest friends, I photographed his family members and businesses while researching his character and actions. I could not equate these. These photographs narrate my journey between isolation and acceptance. Initially confused and angry, I grew to know him as a teenager, college student, co-worker, life-long friend, and father who lovingly withheld business realities. I witnessed shortcomings and successes and found empathy with a man who faced so much in his life. His sacrifices cost the ultimate price, and accepting that some questions may never be answered, I grew to love him again. These works share my emotions after his death, my search to learn more abut him in recent years, and a journey of acceptance and forgiveness. These pictures are my way of saying its OK. Everything that happened is done and it’s OK. They are my way of taking ownership of everything that I felt, and all the anger and all the shame, and saying, “Yes, I felt that, and it’s OK to feel that, and I still love you.”
Gabby Beck
2/13/2020 11:45:44 am
The image shows a broken windshield of an old car and a book on the dashboard. The colors are sort of dull, but the cracks in the glass reflect the light. There is sunlight that comes from the window and shadows that surround the windshield. The only objects in the image are a book, the windshield, the dashboard, and all the controls for the car. The car seems to have either pelted by something or is just very old.
Jacob Perez
2/13/2020 11:46:04 am
This is an image of a broken windshield with a hole in it. And the book under it is supporting the glass. I think one important color in this image is the book color of blue, this color makes the book stand out. The lighting being used is the one of a sunrise, exposing the book, windshield, and dashboard. I think the only thing happening is the book supporting the broken glass from completely falling.
Andy Cubriel
2/13/2020 11:49:18 am
This photo is of a broken windshield. The windshield has two holes in it, and is shattered almost completely. Underneath the windshield is a book, titled “Church of God Assembly”, and it appears to be supporting windshield. You can also see the name of the car between the windshield, and it is a buick. You can also see part of the radio, and you can see the dashboard and the air vents. The lighting is natural light, and sunlight. This means no man-made lights are being used.
Suly Welsh
2/13/2020 11:50:50 am
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Tomas Espejo
2/13/2020 06:17:12 pm
The colors that are being used for this photo include yellow, black, blue, red, and a little bit of white. Black is being used by the inside car paint. Blue and white is being chopped by the book. Yellow is being used by the reflection through the glass windshield. Finally, red is being used by the bricks in the background.
Alissa Welsh
2/17/2020 10:32:17 am
This picture was created from McNair Evans' series confessions. It looks like it was taken inside a vintage car. The windshield is broken with a book called CHURCH OF GOD GENERAL ASSEMBLY. I can see the control buttons for the AC and radio and the AC. He is using a very shallow depth of field. This image looks like it is using window lighting. Comments are closed.
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