Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Abelardo Morell By: Juliana Moseley


1.HOW DOES THIS PHOTOGRAPHER GET STARTED IN HIS CAREER?
-Abelardo Morell got his bachelor of art in 1977 at Bowdoin College then went to Yale University to get his Master Degree Of Fine Arts in 1981. He received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Bowdoin in 1997

2. WHAT IS THE PHOTOGRAPHER MOST WELL KNOWN FOR?
-Morell was known for creating abstract obscure images from places all over the world. He is also known for black and white images and using shadows to create a mind altering image.

3. DESCRIBE THE PHOTOGRAPHERS PRIMARY SUBJECT?
-Morell turns darkened rooms into obscure landscapes. He loves to take pictures of rooms that have windows with landscapes outside of them.

4. WHAT ABOUT THEIR WORK DO YOU FIND INTERESTING?
- The way that he can make such abstract images using nature and shadows with no editing or image manipulation. I have never really tampered with that idea but looking at his images it is something I must try.

5. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE HIS VISUAL STYLE?
-100% abstract obscura images. Using light to manipulate the image.


1 comment:

  1. I really enjoy how surreal Morrell's images are. His use of a camera obscura is extremely intriguing. It looks like he takes abandoned rooms and turns them into interesting compositions. The use of only black and white adds to the obscurity because there is far less to contemplate when the image is simply black and white.

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