Bill Owens Suburbia-
I loved Suburbia! I really enjoy that kind of photography. The artist gives you an insight into these people's lives with a simple photograph and quote. My favorite was the people talking about their pet dog. They had calculated exactly how much money it costs them to keep the dog per year down to the cent, but to them it doesn't matter because they love him. Can you imagine your parents saying that about you? I thought it was funny. Maybe Bill Owens spent a lot of time observing life in the suburbs and wanted to capture it in a creative way.
Electronic Media Gallery-
It took me a while to understand that the video in this gallery was a form of art. It was interesting and a little disturbing to watch. I first thought that it was a video of a mental illness. It was creative to me because it's so different, especially for its time. The author must have wanted to do something very unique and groundbreaking, to film himself speaking was sort of like youtube of the 60s.
I liked what you said...'What if your parents said that about you.' I didn't think about it that way but it's true, our parents must really love us because we are darn expensive!
ReplyDeleteI had the exact same thought, that it was like a video blogger from the 60's. He is probably the one to thank for making video journaling famous.
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