Nikki S. Lee’s artistic agency in senior’s project
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Basic visual components
- Alan Sekula's arguement against the myth of universal photographic truth
- Nikki Lee's process behind the series of projects
- Typical image of Lee's Senior's project
- Views of the article [ti]The Directorial Mode[ti]
- The presence of the Hitchcock poster
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Abstract
Of all the photographs displayed in the Tang's viewing room, nikki S. lee's senior's project (13) was definitely one that I initially overlooked while surveying the set of original photographs the Tang owns. At first glance, the photograph did not seem very compelling, particularly in terms of composition. After learning about lee's artistic process and intent, however, her photograph transformed into one of the most intriguing pieces of the bunch. The lack of strong formalist elements and the striking similarity to amateur snapshot photography suggest that lee is much more interested in conveying a concept, rather than creating a compositionally impressive piece.
Furthermore, while senior's project (13) is a photograph that is in many ways consistent with others in her series Projects-in that it explores issues of identity and self-fashioning-it has certain peculiarities-regarding its size and reference to film director Alfred Hitchcock-that allude to her artistic intentions and processes, thus highlighting her agency as an artist.Some basic visual components of this photograph include the orange date stamp on the bottom right-hand corner, the centering of the subjects, the lack of cropping and proper alignment of verticals and horizontals, the darkness of the background, the brightness of the foreground and the prominent poster of Alfred Hitchcock holding. The composition of this photograph is fairly basic, rather unexciting and seemingly unprofessional. The top of the Hitchcock poster is very noticeably unparallel to the horizontals of the actual photograph.
The image is not perfectly centered, as the sections of dark background on both sides are of unequal width. Because the formal elements of this piece seem rather unimportant to the artist, the viewer is led to wonder: what makes this photograph so unique? What kind of message is the artist trying to convey? The viewer, thus, feels the need to know more about the piece's context and artistic intent in order to derive meaning.
Furthermore, while senior's project (13) is a photograph that is in many ways consistent with others in her series Projects-in that it explores issues of identity and self-fashioning-it has certain peculiarities-regarding its size and reference to film director Alfred Hitchcock-that allude to her artistic intentions and processes, thus highlighting her agency as an artist.Some basic visual components of this photograph include the orange date stamp on the bottom right-hand corner, the centering of the subjects, the lack of cropping and proper alignment of verticals and horizontals, the darkness of the background, the brightness of the foreground and the prominent poster of Alfred Hitchcock holding. The composition of this photograph is fairly basic, rather unexciting and seemingly unprofessional. The top of the Hitchcock poster is very noticeably unparallel to the horizontals of the actual photograph.
The image is not perfectly centered, as the sections of dark background on both sides are of unequal width. Because the formal elements of this piece seem rather unimportant to the artist, the viewer is led to wonder: what makes this photograph so unique? What kind of message is the artist trying to convey? The viewer, thus, feels the need to know more about the piece's context and artistic intent in order to derive meaning.
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