This first piece is a photo of my
dad with his semi after a day of work. He hauls gas and diesel fuel. The idea
for this piece came to me when I was just looking at the original photo of my
dad. I began to think about how dangerous his job really is. He is potentially
hauling a bomb 65mph down the interstate. So with this photo I was playing with
that idea, of how dangerous it is to drive a tanker. Now switching over to more
conceptual thinking. The hidden concept deeper in the work is the interesting
fact that people tend to be fascinated with tragedy, accidents, etc. Whether
its people turning their heads and slowing down to see a crash on the side of
the road, or its someone going to the movies or reading a book that is tragic.
By having this man obviously posed by his truck with a casual and calm look it
brings a sense of a calm environment to the photo. Then adding the explosion
into the scene brings a sense of excitement, and also creates a surreal photo.
It is surreal because a huge explosion is happening yet the man is posed and
calm in the photo. In order to create this photo I used an environment portrait
previously taken, photos of an aluminum can that I cut and twisted, and a
couple photos of explosions from the Internet.
Creative Assignment 2
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