PAM 12/14/17 - Jazz Festival Inspiration
Elmeator Morton, My Mom When She Had a Black Car, 2015, acrylic on canvas board, photo taken
by me on 12/14/17
by me on 12/14/17
This painting reminded me of music because it showed movement in the brushstrokes. The
application of paint also suggests an effortlessness, as if each color was painted without any
thought put into it, connecting to the improvisational nature of jazz. I could translate elements
of this painting into my Jazz Festival photos and poster by using graphic and contrasting colors,
photographing motion and camera shake, and focusing on texture and shape.
application of paint also suggests an effortlessness, as if each color was painted without any
thought put into it, connecting to the improvisational nature of jazz. I could translate elements
of this painting into my Jazz Festival photos and poster by using graphic and contrasting colors,
photographing motion and camera shake, and focusing on texture and shape.
Minor White, Pilaster and Hood Molding, Dodd Building (Southwest Front and Ankeny), 1938,
gelatin silver print, photo taken by me at PAM on 12/14/17
gelatin silver print, photo taken by me at PAM on 12/14/17
This photo inspires me to use shadow and intense lighting for my Jazz Festival photos. I remember seeing many urban photos of buildings, sidewalks, and bridges on album covers and previous examples of poster for the festival. I want to take a photo of an interesting Portland building or location that includes texture and harsh lighting like Minor White’s photo.
