July 31, 2012

Expansion: Christopher Columbus.

Last week I posted work from what I did in my Exploration class. Where I was exploring a topic. I felt like Christopher Columbus, I was pushing forward and conquering new territory for me. This is the second part. I'm now digging into my previous work more and experimenting with layout/design within a photographic image.
image by Tiffany Dyer

image by Tiffany Dyer

image by Tiffany Dyer

July 22, 2012

Expansion: the beginning

Exploring, refining and expanding is all what an artist does. It's what makes us better. It's a learning process and it never stops. I did a study on raw food a few months back and now I am revisiting it but in a different way. I just wanted to show some images from the first time through.

image by Tiffany Dyer

image by Tiffany Dyer

image by Tiffany Dyer

image by Tiffany Dyer

image by Tiffany Dyer

image by Tiffany Dyer

July 19, 2012

fine art: a definition

I feel the term "Fine Art" gets thrown around a lot. I also think that a lot of people don't really know what it means.

Personally I felt that fine art was a genre that held all the left overs. Let me explain further, in photography you have several different genres; culinary, architecture, advertising, wedding, still life, landscapes and so on. Basically any work that didn't fit into those categories I felt was "fine art." This statement could have some truth to it. But let's take a look at some definitions.

Wikipedia: Fine art or the fine arts, from the 17th century on, denote art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept, distinguishing them from applied arts that also have to serve some practical function. It serves as intellectual stimulation to the viewer.

Google: Creative art, esp. visual art, whose products are to be appreciated primarily or solely for their imaginative, aesthetic, or intellectual content.

University of Oxford: Fine Art is the making and study of visual art. It educates and prepares students to become artists and to follow other practices that are aligned to the making of art. The curriculum is centred on the individual student’s potential and imagination.

It seems like my original thoughts were heading in the right direction as well as my work.

Now I leave you with some of my intellectual stimulating, imaginative fine art.

images by Tiffany Dyer

July 17, 2012

insta mugs

elephant
beer
parrot
I'm getting ready to move in a few weeks and I thought I would pull out the good 'ole Instagram and use it to show some of my more interesting mugs I've acquired over the years.

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July 12, 2012

oh, hello blogging world.

I have no idea what kind of journey I'm about to dive into. I'm going to be honest, this blog is a requirement in some of my classes. Another truth, I've always wanted to start a blog but have never actually gotten around to it. The purpose of this blog is to showcase my photography, my thoughts and ideas.

With that being said I welcome all of you with open arms. So sit down with a cup of tea (or coffee) and a puppy in your lap because that's one way to be comfortable.

To fill the requirements of my classes I have to post a couple times a week. This doesn't seem like a difficult task. Be on the look out for new post's showing you the progress of my work and my journey though Blogger land.

Ciao!